Fees for credit, debit, and electronic payments
Seattle Mun. Code § 5.22.020
in effect5.22.020 - Fees for credit, debit, and electronic payments
With approval by the Director as to the type and amount of any convenience fee ("fee"), a City department may apply a fee and add it to each credit or debit card transaction, or to payments made electronically. The fees, which need not be the same for all departments or for all transactions, shall be established by the Director after consultation with the Head of each City Department that accepts payment through credit or debit cards, or through electronic commerce technology, shall be designed to recover no more than the City's overall costs in accepting and processing payments, and shall not exceed any applicable provision of federal, state, or local law. Upon approval by the Director, City departments may be authorized to absorb part or all of any charges imposed by a bank or other commercial provider in connection with the acceptance of credit and debit cards or payments made electronically.
(Ord. 121364, § 3, 2003; Ord. 119283, § 1, 1998.)
Source: City of Seattle, Seattle Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/wa/seattle/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT5REFITA_SUBTITLE_IGERE_CH5.22PAVICRDECAELCO_5.22.020FECRDEELPAFetched: 11/1/2026