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Memorandum
To: Board of Directors
From: Mary Chapman, Administrative Services ManageriF
Date: December 12, 2003
SUBJECT: Authorization to use a third party payer for payment of utility bills and/or deposits
by credit card
1. WHY THIS ITEM IS BEFORE THE BOARD
At a board meeting in September, I presented some options for the board to consider relating to
customers use of credit cards. The board directed me to bring back a resolution which would
authorize us to enter into a contract with a third party payer.
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Board adopt the attached resolution authorizing the general manager and the treasurer
to enter into a contract with a third party payer for the use of credit cards by customers to pay
their utility bills and/or deposits.
Resolution No. 2003-
AUTHORIZATION TO USE A THIRD PARTY PAYER FOR UTILITY
BILLS
WHEREAS, District customers have been asking the District to consider accepting the use of credit cards
for payment of utility bills and deposits; and
WHEREAS,the Board of Directors wishes to provide additional payment options to District customers;and
WHEREAS, there are third party payers who will enter into a contract with the District to accept utility bill
and deposit payments from customers by charging a customer's credit card for the payment amount; and
WHEREAS, the third party payer will charge the customer a service charge based on the amount charged
to the credit card and such third party payer will remit the utility bill and/or deposit payment in full to the
District, and
WHEREAS, the third party payer will not charge the District a service charge or a percent of the amount
charged.
NOW,THERFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the General Manager and the Treasurerare authorized to enter
into a contract with a third party payer who will accept customer payments by charging a customer's credit
card for utility bills and/or utility deposits and who will charge the customer a service charge for providing
such service.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors at a meeting duly called and held within the District on
the by the following roll Cali vote:
AYES:
ABSTAIN:
NOES:
ABSENT:
TRUCKEE DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
By
James A. Maass, President
ATTEST:
Peter L. Holzmeister, Clerk of the Board