Earlier editions: 2026-09
Chapter II — ADMINISTRATION›Article III — DEPARTMENTS, OFFICES AND BUREAUS
Alameda Municipal Code § 2-33 Payments of Debts Owing to the City
Alameda Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Alameda
Cite as: Alameda Municipal Code § 2-33 · Text as of 2026-10-04
2-33.1 - Authorization to Accept Negotiable Instruments.¶
Any officer of the City may, in his or her discretion, accept negotiable paper in payment of any assessment, license, permit or fee or other obligation owing to the City.
(Ord. No. 2688 N.S. § 1)
2-33.2 - Negotiable Paper.¶
As used in this section, negotiable paper means bank checks and drafts and express and post-office money orders.
(Ord. No. 2688 N.S. § 1)
2-33.3 - Effect of Acceptance of Negotiable Paper.¶
The acceptance of negotiable paper constitutes payment of any amount owing to the City as of the date of acceptance when, but not before, the negotiable paper is duly paid.
(Ord. No. 2688 N.S. § 1)
2-33.4 - Payment of Unrolled Coin.¶
Any officer of the City may refuse to accept unrolled coins in payment of any assessment, license, permit, fee or other obligations owing to the City if, in the reasonable judgment of such officer, the amount or number of unrolled coins presented in payment is burdensome or unreasonable.
(Ord. No. 2688 N.S. § 1)
2-33.5 - Payment by Credit Card.¶
a. Purpose. The purpose of this section is to authorize payment by credit card of any assessment, license, permit, fee or other obligation owing to the City, and to implement the provisions of Government Code Section 6254.5.
b. Authorization to Accept Credit Cards. Any officer of the City may accept credit cards in payment of any assessment, license, permit, fee or other obligation owing to the City.
c. Effect of Acceptance of Credit Cards.
The honoring of a credit card pursuant to this subsection constitutes payment of the amount owing to the City as of the date the credit card is honored provided the credit card draft is paid following its due presentment to a card issuer or draft purchaser.
If any credit card draft is not paid following due presentment to a card issuer or draft purchaser or is charged back to the City for any reason, any record of payment made by the City honoring the credit card shall be void. Any receipt issued in acknowledgement of payment shall also be void. The obligation of the cardholder shall continue as an outstanding obligation as though no payment had been attempted.
d. Authorization to Impose Fees by Resolution. The City Council may impose by resolution a fee for the use of a credit card, not to exceed the costs incurred by the City in providing for payment by credit card. These costs may include, but shall not be limited to the payment of fees or discounts (including payment fees to the card issuer or draft purchaser). The payment of any fees or discounts to the card issuer or draft purchaser shall be deducted or accounted for prior to any statutory or other distribution of funds received from the card issuer or draft purchaser to the extent not recovered from the card holder.
(Ord. No. 2688 N.S. § 1)
2-33.6 - Payment by Debit Card.¶
Any officer of the City may utilize debit cards in payment of any assessment, license, permit, fee or other obligation owing to the City. For purposes of this section, "debit card" means any credit card, automatic teller machine (ATM) card, or any other card or device which permits the immediate transfer of funds from an account of the card holder to an account in the name of the City.
(Ord. No. 2688 N.S. § 1)
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