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RESOLUTION NO. ')..C>Oi- l.\l.\
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING FEES
FOR PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS
THE CITY OF ASHLAND RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City of Ashland recognizes and respects the public's right to public
documents. The City provides public records requests to citizens throughout the year as
part of its regular city business.
SECTION 2. The proposed fees were not included in the annual resolution adopting
miscellaneous fees for services. These fees will be reviewed and incorporated into the
next annual resolution when updating miscellaneous fees for services.
SECTION 3. The fees and charges established by this resolution are based on actual cost
for responding to public records requests.
Fees associated with records requests for the Police Department are not included in this
resolution as they have been established previously by resolution.
1. Copies of Public Records.
Standard Black/White letter/legal single-sided
Standard Black/White letter/legal double-sided
11 x 17 Black/White single-sided
11 xI 7 Black/White double-sided
$.20 each
$.40 each
$.40 each
$.80 each
Standard Color Copies letter/legal single-sided
11 x 17 Color Copies letter/legal double-sided
$1.50 each
$3.00 each
AudioNideo/DVD Recordings
$5.00 each
Certified Copies
$2.00 per page/item
2. Copies of Maps and other Nonstandard Documents: Charges for maps, large
documents, shall be charged in accordance with the actual costs incurred by the
City to reproduce them.
3. Research Fees: If a requestor of records requires staff to spend more than 30
minutes searching or reviewing records prior to their review or copying, the fee
will be as follows:
a. Up to 30 minutes
b. Over 30 minutes
Copy cost only
staff hourly rate plus overhead
SECTION 4. Copies of this resolution shall be maintained in the Office of the City
Recorder.
SECTION 5. This resolution takes effect upon signing by the Mayor.
This resolution was read by title only in accordance with Ashland M~
2.04.090 duly PASSED and ADOPTED this /g day of
.
2007.
B bara Christensen, City Recorder
SIGNED and APPROVED this LLday of k~ ,2007.
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