Transaction fees to be assessed for payments by debit, credit cards

Published on July 01, 2025

Beginning Aug. 1, 2025, the City of Gainesville will begin passing along transaction fees of 2.45% (with a $1 minimum) to customers who pay online by credit or debit card when making certain payments.

Assessed card-based transactions made online include:

• Building and planning permits
• Business taxes
• Domestic partnership registrations
• Gainesville Police Department background checks
• Parking tickets
• Public records charges
• Regional Transit System (RTS) mobile bus passes, including Gator Aider
• Special event permits
• Towing company and vehicle-for-hire franchise fees
• Trespass towing contract fees

Beginning Oct. 1, 2025, the transaction fee also will apply to debit or credit card payments made in person at city government offices.

Exempt from new processing fees:

• Online payments by electronic check (using bank routing and account numbers)
• Payments by physical check
• Cash payments where accepted
• Ironwood Golf Course charges and fees
• Parking fees via the PassportParking® app, the Passport website or any downtown pay station
• Parks, Recreation & Cultural Affairs Department charges