(A) The actual cost to the city for use of its employees’ time in responding to records requests that require a search beyond a nominal amount of time is equivalent to the rate of pay of the employee performing the search and records production plus the portion of labor additives due that employee for the time period during which he or she performs the search and production functions. Each person making a records request upon the city shall be required to pay a fee equivalent to the rate of pay of the employee performing the search and records production plus the portion of labor additives due that employee for the time period during which he or she performs the search and production functions per hour of employee time spent locating and categorizing responsive records and preparing any written response or data collection in response to the request, in order to reimburse the city for its reasonably expected costs.
(B) The actual cost to the city for reproduction of records by production of paper copies of such records is $1 per page, or other amount deemed appropriate by the Municipal Court. Each person making a records request upon the city and requesting production of paper copies of such records shall be required to pay a fee of $1 per page produced, or other amount deemed appropriate by the Municipal Court, in order to reimburse the city for its reasonably expected costs.
(C) The City Manager is authorized to promulgate and enforce rules and regulations designed to achieve the collection of the fees authorized by this section.
(Ord. passed 11-3-2014)