Edina City Council — Transcript
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Credit Card Convenience Fee Implementation
Votes (1)
Citywide Credit Card Processing Fee Policy
Dissent: None mentioned; the transcript is an informational update from the Mayor.
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The Mayor detailed that the Fire Department alone incurred over $125,000 in processing fees in 2023 from nearly 9,000 transactions totaling $5 million. The 3% fee is designed to shift these costs to the card users rather than the general tax base, while maintaining free options for cash and check payments.
Notable Quotes (2)
under state law cities have the authority to charge convenience fees or service charges when customers choose to use a card in lie of a check or cash
with five different points of sales systems and 10 different merchant processing locations across the organization each department has its own set of logistics to overcome before the fee is in place citywide
Ordinances & Resolutions (1)
State legislation granting cities the authority to charge convenience fees or service charges for card transactions.