Tomorrow (Thursday, May 19) is the first night of the Fayette Sand Volleyball League starting at 6PM. They are still accepting teams to join - $75 per team for league fees. Everyone is encouraged to arrive tomorrow night a little early to fill out team forms and waivers. There are NEW lights on the volleyball courts this year.

PUBLIC NOTICE

The City of Fayette's Spring Clean-up Day for landfill items will be Wednesday, May 18, 2022. Fayette residents should call Fayette City Hall at 563-425-4316 or stop in City Hall (11 S. Main St.) before Friday, May 13, 2022, to notify City Hall of any items needing to be picked up. Residents will be responsible to pay any costs that the Fayette County Transfer Station charges the city for items picked up.

A list of landfill fees for items needing to be picked up may be accessed online at https://fayettecounty.iowa.gov/departments/transfer-station/ and will also be posted at Fayette City Hall, the Fayette Post Office and Northeast Security Bank.

The Public Works Department will only pick up items that the landfill will take. They will NOT take cardboard, yard waste, liquids, toxic or hazardous waste, lead based paints, dead animals, etc.  They will also not pick up garbage or trash that would be taken by the garbage haulers or that you can recycle.

Please do not set out yard waste or items if you haven’t contacted City Hall.  Thank you.

Fayette County Transfer Station/Landfill, 563-425-3037

Hours: Monday-Friday 8AM-3PM and the 2^nd & 4^th Saturdays of the month from 8AM-11AM

Item - Description – Charge (All loads must be tarped or a $20 fine will be charged)

[Prices subject to change, depending on updated costs from the Fayette County Transfer Station]

Furniture - Sofa & Box Spring - $5.00                Furniture - Chair, Mattress, Table, Dresser - $4.00                      Furniture - Toilet - $6.00
Appliances (must be clean) - Refrigerator, Freezer, Washer, Dryer, Water Heater, Microwave, Stove, Dishwasher, Dehumidifier, Air Conditioner, Humidifier - $8.00
Fluorescent Tubes - 4 Foot - $0.45                  Fluorescent Tubes - 6 Foot - $0.60
Televisions/Computer Monitors - $15.00            Large Television - $25.00
Printer or Fax Machine - $5.00                         Copier - $12.00 - $25.00
Tires - Car Tire - $5.00                                   Tires - Tire w/ Rim - $6.00
Tires - Light Truck Tire - $6.00                        Tires - Light Truck Tire w/ Rim - $7.00
Tires - Large Truck Tire (Depends on Size & Weight) – Starting at $25.00

Tires - Tractor Tire (Depends on Size & Weight) - Starting at $30.00

The Fayette Public Works Department will be flushing the fire hydrants on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 starting at 7AM (weather permitting - rain dates May 12 & May 13). Residents may experience rusty water.

The restrooms at our city parks, including Klock's Island Campground, are now open.

The Fayette Fire Department and Upper Iowa University are teaming up to test the storm sirens in town and UIU will be testing their RAVE alert system for students and staff this Tuesday, April 12^th. They are planning for the test to occur in the morning. This is a great time to think of your closest place to take shelter and to educate your family.

The City Yard Waste Site (located in the 900 block of Washington St., south of town) will open for the season starting Wednesday, April 13, 2022.

The site will be open to Fayette citizens on Wednesdays from 2PM to 4PM and Saturdays from 8AM to 10AM.

Fayette residents will be able to check-out a key to the Yard Waste Site at Fayette City Hall during office hours. The key must be returned to City Hall before 4PM.

The Yard Waste Site is available to Fayette residents due to DNR regulations prohibiting bulk burning of yard waste by cities.

The city asks residents to please only drop off yard waste (leaves, sticks, etc.) and not garbage and to please separate sticks and branches from leaves and grass.

Click here to view the 2021 Water Quality Report for the City of Fayette.

Fayette Utility Customers:

The City of Fayette will be switching our current online payment system to PACE Payment Systems (PACE). This will impact customers using the online payment portal (credit card, debit card or bank transactions) and the monthly automatic bank withdrawal or autopay to pay their utility bills.

On April 20, 2022, the new system, PACE, will go live. Once PACE goes live, you may access it by clicking “Pay Online” on our website, www.fayetteiowa.com. You will then automatically be redirected to PACE.

You will need a username and password to enter the new PACE portal.

Username:  The first four letters of the last name on the account (not case sensitive) and the four-digit water/utility account number. [See example below].

Password:   The same as your current password. [Contact city hall if you do not have a password and would like to sign-up.]

The new fees for online payments (credit cards and debit cards) will be the following:     

                        Transactions up to $50.00 – $1.30 per transaction

                        Transactions over $50.00 – 2.6% of payment amount per transaction

PACE will require autopay customers (automatic monthly bank withdrawals) to pay the following fees:

                        Transactions up to $500.00 – $0.99 per transaction

                        Transactions over $500.00 – 1% per payment amount per transaction

All current autopay customers will need to reapply for monthly autopay withdrawals by completing the “City of Fayette Authorization Agreement for Monthly Auto Payments” form and return it to city hall.

If you are currently not an autopay customer but would like to apply, please complete the “City of Fayette Authorization Agreement for Monthly Auto Payments” form and return it to city hall. Customers that apply for autopay will continue to receive a utility bill, so you are aware of how much will be deducted from your bank account.

Starting in May 2022, the autopay bank withdrawals will take place on or near the 8^th of each month. Customers who have completed the "Auto Payments" form and return it to city hall by April 29, 2022, will have their first autopay bank withdrawal take place on or near May 8, 2022.

Please contact city hall at 563-425-4316 with questions or concerns.

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Why is the City of Fayette switching to PACE Payment Systems (PACE)?

- Our current utility billing software no longer supports the old online payment and autopay system, so we must switch to a company our software supports.

Why is there now a fee for autopay users?

- Our previous autopay system did not have a fee for autopay customers but the new autopay system charges a $0.99 fee for autopay bank transactions up to $500.00. This fee goes to the PACE Payment Systems (PACE) company and not to the City of Fayette. Autopay transactions over $500.00 will be charged a fee of 1% of the payment amount.

I do not want to use autopay once the new fees start. How do I stop the autopay service?

- You do not need to do anything. We are automatically deleting all of the current autopay customers on April 19, 2022. You will still continue to receive your utility bill by email or by mail, however you are currently signed up. Still plan on your auto-payment to come out on April 11, 2022, (with no fees), but that will be your last auto-payment.

I want to continue to have autopay once the new fees start. What do I need to do?

- You will need to fill out a new “City of Fayette Authorization Agreement for Monthly Auto Payments” form and return it to Fayette City Hall. If you return the completed form by April 29, 2022, then you will automatically be re-enrolled with autopay and your withdrawal will take place on the 8th of each month, starting with May 8, 2022.

I am currently not signed up for autopay. How do I sign up as a new customer?

- You will need to fill out a “City of Fayette Authorization Agreement for Monthly Auto Payments” form and return it to Fayette City Hall. If you return the completed form by April 29, 2022, then you will automatically be re-enrolled with autopay and your withdrawal will take place on the 8th of each month, starting with May 8, 2022.

I pay my bill by credit card online. What changes do I need to know about?

- The fees have changed to the following: Transactions up to $50.00 are $1.30 per transaction and transactions over $50.00 are 2.6% of the payment amount per transaction. You will also have a new Username to log in. It will be the first four letters of the last name on the account (not case sensitive) and the four-digit water/utility account number. [See example above in the notice]. The password will be the same as your password you have always used.

I am currently not signed up to make payments online. How do I sign up to do that?

- You will need to fill out an application, “Fayette Utility Application", and make sure you write in a password where it indicates on the application. Return the completed application to Fayette City Hall. It may take a few days to get you into the system.