There are a myriad of reasons that people might have bills to pay at the Warren County Courthouse.

The Warren County Commissioners spent the bulk of Monday’s work session discussing a proposal to bring an ATM into the courthouse as a means of customer service.

Treasurer Denny Munksgard has shepherded the proposal up to this point.

He told the commissioners that the only cost to the county would be electricity and a phone line to run the machine.

He said users will pay a $2.75 fee — not atypical for ATM machines — but said the company wants to keep the entirety of that at this point. “Ownership is concerned we’re only open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (and their) return on investment is going to be extended.

“I’m not looking to make money,” he said. “(I’m) looking to provide a service.”

It’s difficult to predict the number of transactions but Munksgard emphasized that the purpose is to provide a “convenience.”

Commissioner Tricia Durbin proposed that the company keep the fee “until they meet their investment threshold.” Then part of that fee, as would be typical, could be returned to the county for hosting the machine.

Commissioner Jeff Eggleston said his only issue is that he doesn’t “want it to be taxpayers subsidizing a business to make money in the courthouse.”

Munksgard and Solicitor Nathaniel Schmidt will work to hammer out language and the contract could be before the board for consideration as soon as Wednesday.

The commissioners, Commissioner Ben Kafferlin said, will also consider on Wednesday a resolution ending the declaration of emergency from the COVID-19 pandemic.