(A) Those seeking public records shall be charged on the actual cost of making copies. Upon request by the village, the requester shall pay in advance the cost of copying the public record(s). Payment shall be by cash, check, or credit/debit card. The village will furnish a receipt for payments received.
(B) The charge for paper (standard or legal sized) is $.05 per page. Each department is responsible for determining the actual cost for downloading computer files to a storage device, copying photographs or maps, CD's or any other media. The village shall review its actual cost regularly and update this cost as needed.
(C) Requesters may ask that copies of public records be mailed to them. The village shall require payment in advance for the actual cost of postage or the cost of delivery and for the actual cost of supplies used in the mailing, delivery or transmission of public records if the requester has requested the public records be mailed, delivered, or transmitted to him/her. If the village uses an outside copying service to make copies, the requester will be required to pay the cost of the entire copying job, as billed by the copying service.
(Ord. 21-04, passed 3-15-2021)