Fee added to city’s debit card transactions

If you use a debit card for in-office transactions with the city of Walhalla, you now must pay a convenience fee.  That fee amounts to 2.65%, and it is effective immediately.  According to city hall, the fee was imposed by the card processor, Global.  Previously, only credit cards were charged the fee.  According to the city, “Unfortunately, the card processing company decided to charge debit cardholders the same fee.  We tried working with our billing software company to reach a better solution but fell short.  The city is still looking at other processors that may have lower fees.  Transactions online or pay-by-phone are not subject to the fee.