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<br />155:1/30/07 <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2007-020 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCil OF THE CITY OF <br />SANTA ANA ESTABLISHING A PER USE ELECTRONIC <br />FUNDS TRANSFER FEE, AND RENAMING THE <br />RETURNED CHECK FEE A RETURN PAYMENT FEE <br /> <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCil OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS <br />FOllOWS: <br /> <br />Section 1: The City Council hereby, finds, determines and declares as follows: <br /> <br />A. The City Council wishes to institute a program through which City <br />residents may receive and pay their utility bills on-line. Said program shall hereinafter <br />be referred to as "Electronic Bill Pay". <br /> <br />B. The City will incur costs for providing Electronic Bill Pay, including bill <br />printing and additional staff requirements. The costs of the program are set forth in <br />"Electronic Bill Pay" Resource Sheet, on file in the Finance Agency, and incorporated <br />herein by reference. <br /> <br />C. A transaction fee will be imposed for each credit card or electronic funds <br />transfer processed. <br /> <br />D. The City currently imposes a "Return Check Charge" of $25 for each <br />check issued to the City and not honored by the bank on which it is drawn. The <br />Council finds that this charge should be imposed for other forms of payment not <br />honored by the institution on which funds are drawn. <br /> <br />E. The Council finds, determines and declares that this transaction fee does <br />not exceed the City's reasonable cost to provide the Electronic Bill Pay service, process <br />the specified payments or administer the Electronic Bill Pay program. <br /> <br />F. A public hearing was held on February 20, 2007. Based upon the <br />testimony, reports and other evidence submitted on this matter, this city council makes <br />the above-specified findings. <br /> <br />G. The City Council incorporates herein, as though fully set forth, the <br />Request for Council Action accompanying this resolution and all background information <br />and studies presented to the City Council at the February 20, 2007 meeting. <br /> <br />Section 2: The City Council hereby increases and establishes the following <br />fees in relation to Electronic Bill Pay: <br /> <br />Resolution 2007-020 <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />