HomeMy WebLinkAbout58 23STATE OF WASHINGTON
County of Jefferson
A Resolution Adopting a Fee Schedule for the
Public Records Requests Pursuant to RCW RESOLUTION NO. 5 8 1 2 3
42.56.070 and 42.56.120
WHEREAS, Jefferson County is a political subdivision of the state of Washington as
provided by Title 36 RCW and the Washington State Constitution Article 11, and may impose fees
to recoup the costs of providing services to the public; and,
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners may impose reasonable fees to defray
the cost of responding to public record requests; and,
WHEREAS, Section 3.80.020 of the Jefferson County Code (`JCC") requires the adoption
of fee schedules by resolution; and,
WHEREAS, the new fee schedule adopted does not change fees; and
WHEREAS, the proposed changes eliminate public records request fees from the chapter
Appendix Fee Schedules, and allow adoption of new fees by resolution is consistent with this
ordinance and chapter 3.80 of the Jefferson County Code.
NOW, THERFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY:
Section 1. The 2023 Public Records Request Cost Fee Schedule attached in the Appendix is
hereby adopted.
Section 2. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption by the Board of County
Commissioners.
(SIGNATURES FOLLOW ON THE NEXT PAGE)
APPROVED and ADOPTED this P- day of W e�h , 2023.
JEFFERSON qDUNTY BOARD OF
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Kate U tt, Me er
Heidi Eisenhour• Member
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Carol (A llawa Date
Clerk of the Board
Approved as to form only:
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Barbara Dykes Ehrlichman Date
Civil Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
(1) County Auditor Fees Ordinance 09/ 19/2023
APPENDIX
Public Records Request Cost Schedule
Customized Electronic Access
Service:
Actual cost
Customized electronic access service charge (in addition to fees for copies — see copying
fees below)
Body Worn Camera
Recording:
Actual cost, including the
Redacting, altering, distorting, pixelating, suppressing, or otherwise obscuring any portion of
reasonable cost of staff time
the body worn camera recording, as authorized by RCW { _ . (f). as in effect now or as
spent
_'_{
amended in the future
Copies,
15 cents/page
Photocopies, printed copies of electronic records (on paper sizes no larger than 8 5" x 14")
when requested by the requestor or for the use of agency equipment to make photocopies.
10 cents/page
Scanned records or use of agency equipment for scanning
5 cents/each 4 electronic files or
Records uploaded to email, or cloud -based data storage service or other means of
attachments
electronic delivery
10 cents/gigabyte
Records transmitted in electronic format or for use of agency equipment to send records
electronically
Actual cost
Digital storage media or devices
Actual cost
Any container or envelope used to mail copies.
Actual cost
Postage or delivery charges
Actual cost
Photocopies, printed copies of electronic records on paper sizes larger than 8 5" x 14"
r Copy charges above may be combined to the extent that more than one type of charge applies to copies responsive to a
request. Pursuant to RCW ; _ .,�f_: _� ,. the costs listed above do not supersede any fees for copying public records authorized
by other statutory provisions other than Chapter ___ RCW
For any individual request, total costs up to and including $2.00 shall be waived