With little

fanfare or discussion, the Peachtree City City Council gave approval last

Thursday to a system that will allow traffic ticket fines to be paid online.

Courtware Solutions,

Inc., which provides the city's court system software, developed the online

citation payment process, one that's used in several counties around Atlanta,

including Cobb and Clayton counties, said city staff.

The computer

payment option will require that the administration fee for paying traffic

fines be raised to $5, which will cover both the cost and upkeep of the

software and the expense to the city for establishing "merchant"

credit card accounts.

No date has

been set for launching the system.

In other business

Thursday:

·The council

tabled, at the request of the city attorney, a request to make sure the

city is saving all e-mail files sent or received by any elected official.

The archival process falls under the state's open records act, according

to city staff, and would include only those e-mails sent or received using

the elected official's city address.

·Approved

3-2, with council members Dan Tennant and Annie McMenamin opposing, a

resolution lending Peachtree City's support to a statehouse bill allowing

cities to have referendums on MOST, or Municipal Option Sales Tax, a municipal

version of the SPLOST.

Councilman

Steve Rapson, speaking in favor of the bill, said he's "adamantly

opposed" to raising taxes, but "anytime the voters choose to

tax themselves, I'm OK with it."

·Tabled

approving amendments to the city's ethics ordinance after Tennant argued

city residents did not have ample opportunity to examine the final, corrected

version.