(A) Any person requesting a copy of a public record shall pay in advance to the Clerk-Treasurer of the city, the actual cost of copying the record which is determined to be $0.25 per page for standard size copies (8-1/2 x 11 or 8-1/2 x 14) and $0.50 per page for non-standard copies.
(B) If the city does not have mechanical means for copying a requested record, the person requesting the record shall be entitled to inspect and manually transcribe the record. The city shall not charge to inspect a public record to determine whether the record may be disclosed.