[Adopted 10-7-2002, effective 11-2-2002; amended in its entirety by Town Meeting 12-9-2019]
A.
The Town of Ellington (“Town”) hereby
establishes and hereafter shall charge reasonable fees to acquire,
copy, distribute, or otherwise make available data and information
derived from its geographic information system (“GIS”)
in response to a GIS data and information request.
B.
The Town has expended considerable resources to acquire,
copy, distribute, and make available GIS data and information for
public use. Such data and information is increasingly requested by
public and private entities. Therefore, to offset the costs to the
Town associated with providing GIS data and information for public
use, it is appropriate to charge reasonable fees for the use and request
of GIS data and information. This policy is established pursuant to
and consistent with the authority granted to the Town by C.G.S. §
7-148s.
The Board of Selectmen is hereby authorized
to set reasonable fees for the Town’s GIS services and for the
Town’s acquisition and distribution of GIS data and information.
Said fees may be revised by the Board of Selectmen as may be necessary.
In the event that a GIS data or information
request is withdrawn by the requesting entity within a reasonable
time, the Town’s fees shall be refunded.
The following terms and conditions apply to any dissemination
of GIS map data or information by the Town of Ellington (“Town”)
in response to a GIS data or information request by any person or
entity:
A.
The GIS
map of the Town and all underlying map data and information is made
available primarily for assessment and general informational purposes.
Said map data and information is not intended for any official use
or legal use by any person or entity.
B.
The map
data and information may not always represent the most current data
and information. The Town and AppGeo reserve the right to change and
update GIS map data and information at any time without notice. In
addition, some of the data may have been compiled from third-party
sources, and the accuracy of that data cannot be confirmed.
C.
The Town
and AppGeo, respectively, do not make any warranty, representation,
or guarantee as to the content, sequence, accuracy, timeliness, or
completeness of any of the map data or information provided herein,
and in particular accuracy in labeling and displaying dimensions,
contours, property boundaries, and placement and location of any map
features. The user should not rely on the data and information provided
herein for any purpose, including survey and property conveyance purposes.
The Town and AppGeo, respectively, explicitly disclaim any representations
and warranties, express or implied, including, without limitation,
the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular
purpose with respect to this map and the underlying data and information.
Any user of the map’s data or information covenants and agrees
to hold the Town and AppGeo harmless from and against all damage,
loss, or liability arising from any use of the map’s data or
information, in consideration of the Town and AppGeo making said data
and information available to the public for informational purposes.
D.
The Town
and AppGeo, respectively, shall assume no liability for any errors,
omissions, or inaccuracies in the data and information provided regardless
of how caused and for any decision made or action taken or not taken
by the user in reliance upon any data or information furnished hereunder.
E.
The Town
and AppGeo, respectively, shall assume no liability for any alterations,
modifications, or manipulations made to GIS data or information by
any person or entity who has requested said data and information.
