(A) Pursuant to I.C. 5-14-3-8, the following fee schedule is hereby established for copies of public records made by the town and each of its departments, offices, and boards.
(1) For copies produced in any format, including, but not limited to, standard sized photo-copies, oversized copies, computer tapes, disks, CDs, or microfilm, the fee shall be equal to the direct cost of supplying the information in that form.
(2) For purposes of this section, the term DIRECT COST shall mean the cost of paper, computer diskette, CD, or other medium and the per-page cost for use of copying equipment.
(3) This fee schedule shall not apply in any instance where another fee is specified by statute or ordered by a court. In such event, the fee shall be equal to the fee that is specified by statute or court order.
(B) The Town Manager and Clerk-Treasurer are hereby authorized at their discretion to allow persons to inspect public documents in the Town Office and to allow such persons to use the town copy machine to make copies of public documents during normal office hours when the Town Manager or Clerk-Treasurer are present at the office. In all instances, no copies of documents may be removed from the Town Office until the copy fee is paid.
(C) The funds received for copies pursuant to this section shall be given to the Clerk-Treasurer and deposited into the town’s General Fund.
(Ord. 2006-11, passed 9-5-2006)