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C ITY OF P LYMOUTH
R ESOLUTION N O. 2019-119
R ESOLUTION A PPROVING U PDATED I NTERNAL C ONTROLS FOR P AYMENT P ROCESSING
WHEREAS, the acceptance of credit cards and online payments have become significantly more common
among municipalities; and
WHEREAS, the procedures need to be consistent among all departments; and
WHEREAS, the credit card payments must not exceed $10,000 for a specific service or fee. Customers will not
be allowed to avoid the maximum transaction amount by making multiple payments towards a specific service or fee;
and
WHEREAS, all technology associated with online payments or credit card processing must be in accordance
with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS); and
WHEREAS, merchant fees and online services are considered a cost of providing the convenience to
customers and no additional transactional fee will be charged to customers; and
WHEREAS, the City will continually evaluate fees charged to customers to ensure the processing costs are
offset appropriately; and
WHEREAS, the cost of electronic payment processing will be disbursed to each department based on monthly
activity.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA
that the Updated Internal Controls for Payment Processing is approved.
APPROVED by the City Council on this 23rd day of April, 2019.