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MuniciPAY in the News

02.24.2010

Lysander Office to Accept Credit Cards

The Lysander town office is now accepting credit card payments for the many services provided to area residents.

“I have been asked many times if I can accept a credit card for a marriage license, a passport application, fishing or hunting license or certified copies of official town documents,” Town Clerk Lisa Dell said. “I am pleased that this convenience will soon be available.”

In all, 30 different services are provided by the Lysander Town Clerk’s office for which there is a fee. Lysander joins a growing list of other towns in New York State who accept credit card payments. Last month, the Lysander Town Board approved a contract with MuniciPAY, the principal provider of credit card systems to municipalities. Residents who elect to use a credit card will be charged a fee of 2.45 percent or a minimum of $1.50 per transaction, which will be retained by MuniciPAY. A disclosure of this fee will be provided to everyone prior to the completion of a credit card transaction.

Payment for services of the Lysander Clerk’s office are being added to those of the town’s parks and recreation department who for many years has accepted credit card payments for their year-round programs.

“When I ran for the town clerk’s position last year, I promised to make the Clerk’s office more user-friendly and more responsive to the needs of residents,” Dell said. “I am pleased to announce that this is the first of other changes that I am planning.”

The town of Lysander is exploring the use of credit cards for payment of taxes later this year. Cards that will be accepted are MasterCard, Visa and Discover Card.

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12.14.2009

Nationwide Payment Solutions and MuniciPAY are pleased to announce a new partnership with Freedom Systems Corporation.

Freedom Systems provides Enterprise Software and Systems to local governments within the Mid Atlantic Region. Freedom Systems software solutions are designed for governments and municipal authorities that need a cost effective approach to managing their financial reporting, billing and property maintenance needs.

For more information on our new partnership, please contact Stacy Perry at 877-290-1975 ext. 5214 or sperry@getnationwide.com. To learn more about Freedom Systems please visit their website at www.freedomsys.com
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March 22, 2009
By BOBBY WARREN
Staff Writer

WOOSTER -- Wayne County's treasurer has requested the commissioners amend a resolution authorizing credit card payments by including a third vendor. Because of changes by Visa and MasterCard, Treasurer Beverly Shaw said she would now like to use MuniciPAY as a third-party vendor to process credit and debit cards.

In 2007, Clerk of Courts Tim Neal sought vendors to process credit and debit card payments. The commissioners ultimately approved using Monitor Bank and Ohio Legacy Bank. Shaw told commissioners Scott Wiggam, Jim Carmichael and Ann Obrecht she was not interested at the time because of rules regarding what fees could be charged. Visa and MasterCard did not allow for discrimination among customers using credit, cash or check to make payments. Consequently, a transaction fee charged by the credit card companies could not be passed on to consumers.

But the change in the rules now permits charging a convenience fee when making government-sector payments.

Shaw said if the commissioners decide to use MuniciPAY, there will be no cost to the county. The full amount of taxes collected will be paid, and MuniciPAY will charge a fee to use credit or debit as a means of paying. The fee will be 2.45 percent for credit payments and a flat $3.95 charge for debit transactions.

Obrecht said the commissioners will meet with Prosecutor Martin Frantz on Tuesday to discuss the possibility of amending the original resolution.

"I like this model that you have," Wiggam said, adding he believes the ability to charge a convenience fee benefits the county. "I actually like the model Bev is describing much better."

Larry Strasbaugh, a civilian accountant with the Wayne County Sheriff's Office, said the program offered now was not available when Neal was setting up the system. Because of the changes, the Sheriff's Office is now interested in participating in the program, and Strasbaugh asked the commissioners to amend the resolution to include the office as a participant. Initially, the Sheriff's Office declined because it did not want to absorb the transaction fees, he added.

Shaw also said paying the convenience fee was a better option than a property owner having to pay a late penalty. After Shaw requested the resolution be changed, Carmichael, a former state representative, said, "I don't know how it is done here, but in Columbus I said, 'I move to amend.'" Before the commissioners can make the treasurer's change, they will need to discuss it with Frantz. The Sheriff Office's request is a straightforward one.

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