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AGENDA REPORT
City Manager Approval
Item to be presented by:
Andrea.Daroca
CONSENT CALENDER
DATE: August 14, 1990
SUBJECT: Adoption of Resolution 90-152 allowing Citizens to
utilize credit cards for Parks and Recreation fees.
BACKGROUND:
In the City's efforts to offer a wider range of services to its community,
staff would like to begin accepting credit cards for the payment of Parks &
Recreation's registration fees. Offering a credit card service is directly in
line with the City's philosophy to make registration as convenient as possible
to those we serve.
The option to use credit cards would be available to those who wish to walk-in
or mail -in their registration fees. This added option has the potential to
service more people through the mail -in registration, thus saving many of the
City's residents from making a'special trip to City Nall.
There are two main costs involved in offering the credit card service. They
include the monthly bank discount fees and the purchase price of an
imprinter. The imprinter is a.one time purchase and costs twenty.five dollars
($25). The City would also pay a monthly discount fee of 3.5% on all charge
card sales that are deposited to its account. These fees are standard fees
which all banks charge. The City would absorb the full cost of offering this
service rather than charging a surcharge to those who use their credit cards.
Other cities that offer this service also absorb the full or partial cost of
the fees.
Implementing a credit card service would -require very little modification to
our current internal procedures for accepting fees. We will be able to offer
an additional service without the need for any extensive staff training,
procedural revisions, or added staff.
It is recommended that the City Council review and adopt Resolution 90-152
authorizing the acceptance of credit cards.
Aw!opted: %�/ d Agenda Item: J9
RESOLUTION NO. 90-152
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA APPROVING
THE ACCEPTANCE OF CREDIT. CARDS FOR
THE PAYMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
FEES
WHEREAS, The City of Santa Clarita is using Valencia National Bank
as a depository bank, and
WHEREAS, It is proposed to authorize.the acceptance of Mastercards
and Visas for the payment of Parks and Recreation fees for further deposit to
the account of the City of Santa Clarita, and
WHEREAS, Valencia National Bank requires the approval of the City
Council for the acceptance.of Credit Card Sales Slips as depository items, and
the guarantee of chargebacks to its account as set forth in Section 11 of the
Bank Card Merchant Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
CLARITA,
Section 1. That Valencia National Bank, as a designated depository bank
for the City of Santa Clarita (including its corresponding bank) is hereby
requested, authorized, and directed to accept Credit Card Sales Slips for
deposit into the account of .the City of Santa Clarita,
Section 2. That the City guarantees chargebacks to its depository account
as set forth in Section 11 of the Merchant Agreement,
Section 3. That in order to establish the Merchant Account Services,
Andrea Daroca, the City Finance Director and Treasurer, is hereby, authorized
to sign the Bank Card Merchant Agreement and the Bank Card Merchant Agreement
Addendum A on behalf -of the City of Santa Clarita.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this day of
Jo Anne Darcy
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by
the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita, at a regular meeting thereof,'
held on the day of 1990, by the
following vote of the Council:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS
City Clerk