RPU plans $3 fee for credit card payments

RPU plans $3 fee for credit card payments

ROCHESTER — Processing credit card payment cost Rochester Public Utilities roughly $650,000 in 2024. “That is growing as we have more and more people adopting credit cards as the form of payment,” RPU General Manager Tim McCollough told the Rochester City Council on Monday. He said 25% of electricity, water and sewer fees are paid through credit cards, which accounts for 85% of the city-owned utilities payment processing costs. To offset the exp…