Bel Air Agenda June 4: Public Hearing on Credit Card Payment Fees; Revised July 4th Parade Route; Bel Air High School Bobcat Sculpture

The Bel Air Town Commissioners will hold a public hearing MOnday night on a proposed plan to charge an additional “convenience fee” to those town residents and businesses who pay their tax bills and other fees and charges by credit card.

Resolution 980-12 would impose a convenience fee for credit card payments. The town began accepting credit card payments for real estate taxes and sewer service charges in 2007. However, as the volume of residents and businesses making the payments has increased, the cost to the town for the ability to process such transactions has also increased. The resolution expected to be introduced Monday night would charge a fee of 3.15% of payment plus 25 cents per transaction for real estate payments by credit card and $4.95 per transaction with a maximum transaction of $250 for sewer service charges and Bay Restoration fees credit card payments.

Monday night’s agenda also includes resolutions regarding an FY 2012 budget amendment and the town’s fee schedule, ordinances concerning a building code amendment and parking fees & meter installation, a town policy about General Fund capital reserve and discussion of a revised July 4th parade route.

Also Monday night, the Bel Air Town Commissioners are expected to award contracts for professional auditing services, the George Street culvert, Bel Air High School bobcat sculpture, and fiber installation.

The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. in Bel Air Town Hall.

The full agenda is listed below:

Commissioners of Bel Air
Agenda
June 4, 2012

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

5. PUBLIC HEARING
a. Revised Resolution 980-12 – Credit Card Fees

6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a. Revised Resolution 980-12 – Credit Card Fees

7. NEW BUSINESS
a. Resolution 982-12 – FY 2012 Budget Amendment

b. Award of Contract – Professional Auditing Services

c. Policy – General Fund Capital Reserve

d. Ordinance 751-12 – Building Code Amendment

e. Award of Contract – George Street Culvert

f. Award of Contract – Bel Air High School Bobcat Sculpture

g. Resolution 981-12 – Town’s Fee Schedule

h. Award of Contract – Fiber Installation

i. Revised July 4th Parade Route

j. Ordinance 752-12 – Parking Fees & Meter Installations

8. PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
a. The Bel Air Downtown Alliance is sponsoring the following outdoor movies in Shamrock Park: The Muppets on June 8th and Kung Fu Panda 2 on June 22nd. Seating opens at 6 p.m. and the movie starts at dusk. Free admission.

b. The Summer Concert Series features the Bel Air Community Band on June 10th, Bel Air Community Chorus on June 17th, and Bel Air High School Reunion Band on June 24th. All concerts are held in Shamrock Park at 7 p.m., admission is free

c. The Port City Bass Anglers of MD will hold its annual kids fishing festival on June 9th at Bynum Run Park, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free to kids ages 5-15.

9. PUBLIC COMMENTS

10. COMMISSIONERS’ COMMENTS

11. ADJOURNMENT