§ 2-18. Charges.

(a)

The city shall charge the maximum amount allowed under the law for one-sided and two-sided copies not larger than eight and one-half (8½) inches by fourteen (14) inches and certified copies.

(b)

The city shall charge the actual reproduction costs incurred for copies of documents larger than the above dimensional limits, multipage volume produced by the city (budget, financial reports, etc.) and multimedia reproductions (cassette tapes, DVDs, etc.).

(c)

Additional labor charges. In addition to the copy charges identified above, the city shall charge an additional labor charge as allowed under state law when the nature or volume of the documents requested to be inspected or copied, uses an extensive amount of staff time to respond to the request. The city hereby establishes that any time in excess of thirty (30) minutes shall be deemed excessive and subject to this additional labor charge. Departments will provide the city clerk's office with the name of the employee(s) retrieving the public records. Departments should select the lowest paid employee capable of efficiently retrieving the documents. The labor cost charged shall include the hourly rate paid to the employee plus the cost of all benefits, which shall be provided by the finance department.

(d)

A receipt for payment of costs associated with public records shall be given to the requestor upon payment of the applicable fees. All fees collected shall be forwarded to the finance department for deposit in the city's general fund.

(Ord. No. 08-20, § 1, 9-23-08)