§ 50.16 METHODS OF ACCEPTABLE PAYMENT.

   (A)   It is the fiscal policy of the town to accept payment of utility rates and charges and user fees by payment in or by:

      (1)   Cash;

      (2)   Check;

      (3)   Bank draft;

      (4)   Money order;

      (5)   Electronic funds transfer (EFT); and

      (6)   Credit/debit card.

   (B)   It is the fiscal policy of the town not to accept payment of utility rates and charges and user fees by bank card or other credit card, as that term is defined by I.C. 36-1-8-11.

   (C)   Checks delivered payable to the town in payment of any debt or other lawful obligation owed to the town or to any unit or department of the town shall be subject to a service charge of $34 if, after deposit of the check in or to any account of the town, the check is returned to the town by the paying institution marked “NSF”, a stop payment order made by the drawer or is unpaid for any other reason necessitation the reversal of a payment entry previously made.

(Prior Code, Title V, Ch. V, Art. II) (Ord. passed 11-3-2004; Ord. passed 2-2-2006)