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103 RESOLUTION NO. 99- o 26 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ESTABLISHING A CREDIT CARD PROGRAM AS AN ACCEPTED FORM OF PAYMENT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE HEREBY RESOLVES, DETERMINES., FOLLOWS: CITY OF SANTA ANA AND DECLARES AS WHEREA~S, pursuant to Government Code section 6159 (b), a city'or other public agency may authorize the acceptance of a credit card for the payment of services rendered by the city; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code section 6159 (b), a city or other public agency may authorize the acceptance of a credit card for the payment of any fee, charge, or tax due such city or other public agency; and WHEREAS, a pilot program for the acceptance of credit cards, which proved successful, was implemented within the Planning and Building Agency. Based upon the success of such pilot Credit Card Payment Program, city staff is looking forward to expanding the acceptance of credit cards as an approved and accepted form of payment on a citywide basis; and WHEREAS, an administrative fee is required to be paid by the payee in order to cover the processing of such payment by credit card. The monetary amount of such administrative fee shall be included in the Miscellaneous Fee Schedule as adopted periodically by the Council. The Council finds that the administrative fee to be paid by the payee represents a fair and equitable fee which is reasonably related to the City's cost in administering the Credit Card Payment Program. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA: 1. The Council hereby establishes a Credit Card Program authorizing staff to accept credit cards as a valid form of payment for services rendered, as well as for the payment of any fee, charge, or tax due to the City.