Menlo Park’s updated Master Fee Schedule takes effect July 1 — what to know

At its April 28 meeting, the Menlo Park City Council approved an updated Master Fee Schedule that takes effect July 1. The schedule sets the fees charged for services provided by City departments, and the update based on a comprehensive cost of services study adds new fees, adjusts existing ones to better reflect the actual cost of service, and eliminates others.

Residents can review the full schedule at menlopark.gov/masterfeeschedule before it takes effect.

A key change is the addition of a payment card processing fee. This fee is intended to ensure that the costs associated with processing electronic payments are borne by the users of those payment methods rather than being subsidized by general taxpayer funds.

A fee equal to the actual processing cost will be assessed on all credit and debit card transactions processed through point-of-sale or online payment systems that support fee pass-through, and any such fee will be disclosed as a separate line item on the receipt.

For payment methods that do not support actual cost pass-through, a processing fee of 2.5% will be applied to credit card transactions only.

If residents have questions regarding the change, they can contact Assistant Administrative Services Director Fenny Lei at FLei@menlopark.gov or 650-330-6679.