(A) Fees for paper copy. The copy fee for producing paper documents shall be $0.10 for each page of any public record which is not a color copy and $0.25 for each page of any public record which is a color copy.
(1) Page definition. A PAGE shall be one side of a sheet of paper or one side of a record or document. Thus, a sheet with writing on two sides that is copied (both sides) would be treated as two pages.
(2) Reassessment copying. All provisions hereof to the contrary notwithstanding, no fee shall be charged a property owner or the agent thereof requesting a copy of a property record card when the copy is requested and required as part of the appeals process pertaining to an assessment or reassessment on such property.
(B) Fees for electronic or digital copy.
(1) There will be no fee to provide an electronic copy of a public record by electronic mail; provided, however, there is no requirement that a public agency change the format of a public record.
(2) Reassessment copying. All provisions hereof to the contrary notwithstanding, no fee shall be charged a property owner or the agent thereof requesting an electronic or digital copy of a property record card when the copy is requested and required as part of the appeals process pertaining to an assessment or reassessment on the property.
(3) Media charges. Electronic or digital copies shall be provided via email; the person requesting the electronic or digital copy shall provide an accurate email address for sending the requested documents. If the person requesting electronic or digital copies requests that the copies be provided on a compact disc (CD) or other media, the person making the request shall either supply the county government with the media to be used or pay to the county government $1 for each compact disc utilized to provide the electronic or digital copies.
(C) Packaging and shipping fees. Packaging and shipping fees shall be charged at cost.
(Prior Code, § 5-14-3-8) (Ord. 78-559, passed 11-6-1978, 78 COM REC 559–560; Order of 2-6-1984, 84 COM REC 85; Ord. 90-46, passed 1-2-1990, 90 COM REC 45–51; Ord. 90-305, passed 2-21-1990, 90 COM REC 305–310; Ord. 93-809, passed 10-18-1993, 93 COM REC 809; Ord. 94-148, passed 2-21-1994, 94 COM REC 147–149; Ord. 02-607, passed 12-2-2002, 2002 COM REC 607–609; Ord. CC-08-01, passed 1-12-2008; Ord. CC-2019-04, passed 2-9-2019)