A. Fees Established:
1. Inspection Only: When a request has been made for the inspection of an open public record, except as otherwise provided for a reasonable search fee, no fee shall be charged.
2. Copying Fee: For copying any open public records, to include electronic photocopying, computer printout, blueprint, scanning or otherwise, the requester shall be charged the actual cost to the city, including the cost of labor, materials, and equipment, which cost shall be determined by the city manager. No copy fee shall be assessed when multiple copies of the record requested have been prepared for free public distribution.
3. Search Fee: A fee shall be charged for the search of public records if the request is solely for a commercial purpose or if the search clearly would cause excessive disruption of city or department functions. Such fee shall be the actual cost to the city of producing the record, including the cost of labor, materials and equipment, which fee shall be determined by the city manager. A written copy of the fee schedule, including the copying cost set forth in subsection A2 of this section, shall be posted at city hall and filed with the city clerk.
B. Prepayment Of Fees: A record custodian may demand prepayment of a fee whenever the estimated amount exceeds ten dollars ($10.00). The prepayment amount shall be an estimate of the cost of copying, mechanical reproduction or searching for the record. Any overage or underage in the prepayment amount shall be settled prior to producing the requested record or delivering the copy or mechanical reproduction of the record. (2002 Code § 2.64.030; amd. 2013 Code)