City of Annapolis - File #: O-14-22

• File #: O-14-22
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 3/23/2022
• In control: Finance Committee
• On agenda: 3/28/2022
• Final action: 4/25/2022
• Title: Debit Card and Credit Card Payments - Convenience Fees - For the purpose of modifying the procedure for assessing convenience fees for payment of City services by debit card or credit card; and generally relating to processing convenience fees.
• Sponsors: Gavin Buckley, Dajuan K. Gay
• Indexes: Finance Committee

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/25/2022	1	City Council	adopt on second reader	Pass
4/25/2022	1	City Council	Cosponsor added
4/25/2022	1	City Council	adopt on third reader	Pass
4/18/2022	1	Finance Committee	recommend favorably	Pass
4/11/2022	1	City Council	declare the public hearing closed
3/28/2022	1	City Council	adopt on first reader	Pass
3/28/2022	1	City Council	refer to Annapolis Education Commission

Title
Debit Card and Credit Card Payments - Convenience Fees - For the purpose of modifying the procedure for assessing convenience fees for payment of City services by debit card or credit card; and generally relating to processing convenience fees.
Body
CITY COUNCIL OF THE
City of Annapolis

Ordinance 14-22

Introduced by: Mayor Buckley
Co-sponsored by: Alderman Gay

Referred to
Finance Committee


AN ORDINANCE concerning

Debit Card and Credit Card Payments - Convenience Fees

FOR the purpose of modifying the procedure for assessing convenience fees for payment of City services by debit card or credit card; and generally relating to processing convenience fees.

BY repealing and reenacting with amendments the following portions of the Code of the City of Annapolis, 2022 Edition
6.04.280


SECTION I: BE IT ESTABLISHED AND ORDAINED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that the Code of the City of Annapolis shall be amended to read as follows:

Title 6 - REVENUE AND FINANCE
Chapter 6.04 - FINANCE AND TAXATION GENERALLY

Section 6.04.280 - Payment by phone or online DEBIT CARD OR CREDIT CARD - Convenience fee.

A. Applicability. This section applies to payment over the phone or online BY DEBIT CARD OR CREDIT CARD of any tax, charge, fee, assessment, or impost of any kind levied or imposed under any law, ordinance, rule, or regulation.
B. Authority. The Director of Finance is hereby authorized to accept payment over the phone or online of local taxes and other fees, fines, penalties, and interest by the use of a debit CARD or credit card. The Director of Finance, OR CITY AUTHORIZED THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDER, shall add to such phone or online DEBIT CARD OR CREDIT CARD payment a convenience fee as established by this section.
C. Collection. If any phone or online DEBIT CARD OR CREDIT CARD transaction tendered for payment of any tax or other fee, fine, penalty, and interest due is not paid by the bank, debit card company, or credit card company, the individual f...