It is the purpose of this article to establish reasonable fees and charges for the provisions of access to or copies of open public records in the possession of the city to avoid the necessity of using general public funds of the city to subsidize special services and benefits to a record requester. The official record custodian shall periodically recommend to the governing body such changes as may be necessary to secure this purpose. Fees may be changed by vote of the governing body.

(Ord. 792; Code 2003)

A reasonable charge, as set out in Chapter 17, may be assessed for the inspection of public records and may be determined by the time involved in producing the records. Charges may be based on the salary, plus benefits, of the employee who provides access to the records.

(Ord. 792)

(a)   A reasonable fee per page, as set out in Chapter 17, may be charged for photocopying records in addition to the hourly rate plus benefits of the employee making the copies.

(b)   For copying cassette tapes, video tapes or compact discs, or any other media readily available to the city, the requester may be charged for all materials used plus staff time required to reproduce the public record.

(Ord. 792)

A record custodian may demand pre-payment of the fees for producing/reproducing public records.

(Ord. 792)

All fees charged under this article shall be paid to the city.

(Ord. 792; Code 2003)