04-14-14 Council Agenda & Packet

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are each and all authorized to accept all financial instruments expressly included in Ind. Code Section 36- 1 -8 -11, including but not limited to credit cards and bank cards, and other financial instrument accounts such as PayPal, in payment for goods, services, fees, and other costs charged to the public by such City Departments as part of their regular, ordinary business. This shall include Tax Abatement Petition fees charged by the Department of Community Investment. The acceptance of financial instruments in payment for City goods, services, fees and other costs shall be made under and pursuant to the procedures set forth in I.C. 36- 1 -8 -11, as the same may be amended from time to time. SECTION II. Charge Pass - Through Procedure. If there is a charge to the City and/or its Departments for the use of a financial instrument to make such payments, the City or the affected City Department may collect a sum equal to the amount of the charge from the person, business, or other entity using the financial instrument. SECTION III. Procedures Uniformly Applied. City Departments shall apply uniform procedures for all payments of the same type which are made by financial instruments. SECTION IV. Prior Approval of City Controller and Corporation Counsel. A City Department desiring to accept financial instruments in payment for City goods, services, fees and other costs shall notify the City Controller and the City Corporation Counsel of its intent to do so and shall provide a brief summary of its desired payment program to include the type of financial instrument to be accepted by the Department, the type of payments to be accepted from the public using the designated financial instrument(s), the name of the financial institution offering the financial instrument along with the institution's service costs, and the desired date for commencement of the payment program. Permission from the City Controller and Corporation Counsel, or their designees, shall be obtained by the Department before commencing the payment program.