Thursday's Internet Edition, December 04, 2008.
City of Hamilton offers
on-line payment service
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“This is just an added con-venience for our customers,” said City Utility Billing Clerk Erin Craig. “The City charges no additional fee for this ser-vice; however, the company that manages the service charges $3 for up to $100 and addition $3 for each $100 after that up to $500. For any amount above $500 there is a three percent charge.”
To pay your bill online, go to the City’s webpage at hamiltontexas.com, click on our community, then city services and scroll down to on-line payments.
Craig said that a few customers have already taken advantage of the service and that she expects more will as they learn of the new service.
In addition to paying utility bills, including tap and connect/disconnect charges, municipal court fees and fines can also be paid by credit or debit card.
At the last City Council meeting, City Administrator Bill Funderburk told the council that he expects that the service will be appreciated by out-of-town people who may have been issued a ticket here.
“This service will allow them to pay their fines online and not have to return to Hamilton,” explained Funderburk.
Councilman Mike Collett said at that meeting, “From our point, it’s just another convenience for our customers and doesn’t cost us anything.”
The firm that provides the service is Hamer Enterprises and is located in McAllen. It is the same firm that Hamilton County uses.