HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrdinance No. 739-94 10-25-1994 ORDINANCE NO. 739-94
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHLAND
HILLS, TEXAS, ADOPTING THE GUIDELINES SET BY THE GENERAL
SERVICES COMMISSION FOR REASONABLE CHARGES FOR COPIES OF
PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTED UNDER THE TEXAS OPEN RECORDS
ACT; ADDING A NEW SECTION 23, "COST OF COPIES OF PUBLIC
INFORMATION", TO CHAPTER 1 OF THE RICHLAND HILLS CODE OF
ORDINANCES CONTAINING THE CHARGES ADOPTED HEREBY;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Richland Hills
desires to adopt the guidelines set by the General Services
Commission for reasonable charges for copies of public records
requested under the Texas Open Records Act;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, THAT:
I.
A new Section 23 be added to Chapter 1 of the Richland Hills
Code of Ordinances to read as follows:
"SECTION 23: COST OF COPIES OF PUBLIC INFORMATION
A. The charges to be imposed and collected for readily
available information shall be as follows:
(1) Standard-size copy: The charge for standard-size
(up to 8 1/2" x 14") paper copies reproduced by
means of an office machine copier or computer
printer is $0.10 per page.
(2) Nonstandard-size copy: The charges for nonstandard-
size copies are:
paper copy per page @ $ .50
(larger than 8 1/2" x 14")
audio cassette @ 1.00
diskette @ 1.00
VHS video cassette @ 2.50
computer magnetic tape @ 10.00
(3) The charges in this subsection are to cover the
cost of materials onto which information is copied
and do not reflect any additional charges that may
be associated with a particular request.
B. The charge for information that is not readily available
shall be the materials and personnel cost to the City
plus an overhead charge of 20~ of personnel casts to
cover all direct and indirect costs, plus any other
charges allowed by law."
ORDINANCE NO. 739-94
II.
Severability Clause. It is hereby declared to be the
intention of the City Council that the sections, paragraphs,
sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable, and
if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this
ordinance shall be declared invalid or unconstitutional by the
valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction,
such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the
remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of
this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City
Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such
invalid or unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or
section.
III.
Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage and publication as provided by
the Richland Hills City Charter and the laws of the State of Texas.
PRESENTED, GIVEN FIRST READING AND APPROVED at a regular
meeting of the Richland Hills City Council on the 25th day of
October, 1994, by a vote of 3 ayes, 2 nays, and 0
abstentions.
APPROVED:
C. F. KELLEY, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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R I WI LIS, CITY ECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
UL F. WIENES IE, CITY ATTORNEY