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Item # 6.5. <br />City of <br />Elk. ,~, MEMORANDUM <br />River <br />TO: Mayor and City Council <br />FROM: Tim Simon, Finance Director <br />DATE: December 12, 201 I <br />SUBJECT: Credit Card Update <br />As part of the 2011 Action Steps, goal A7 (explore and develop new programs and services) included <br />"expand ability to accept alternative forms of payment (credit cards, online payments)." <br />Over the past couple of years, the city has been getting more requests to use credit cards for items such as <br />building permits, miscellaneous licenses, lockout tickets etc. We currently accept credit cards for <br />recreation programs, liquor stores sales, and at Pinewood. A committee was formed representing various <br />city departments that currently do not take credit cards to see what options exist, review fees, and make a <br />recommendation. <br />I will display on the overhead a few of the cities that use a system called I~ev Trak. This will essentially be <br />creating aweb-store with various options. Approximately 48 Minnesota cities currently use I~ev Trak. <br />The 2012 budget includes $5,000 for credit card fees for these types of transactions. Based on the type of <br />permits/licenses/tickets used, we feel that this should be sufficient but staff will re-evaluate annually. <br />rerl;REe rr <br />N:\Public Bodies\City Council\Council RCA\Agenda Packet\12-12-2011\creditcardmemo.docx ~~~ <br />