[Adopted 11-4-1997 as Ch. 2 of the 1997 Code]
[Amended 11-10-2016 by Res. No. 2016-05]
The Administrator of the Town of Buchanan is
designated as legal custodian of the records of the Town pursuant
to § 19.33, Wis. Stats. The custodian shall have full legal
power to render decisions and carry out the duties of the Town under
the Wisconsin Public Records Law.
[Amended 8-17-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-03]
Fees for access and copies shall be established
below but shall not exceed the actual, necessary and direct cost of
the service or collection therefor:
A. Photocopies: the fee per page as set by the Town Fees
and Licenses Schedule or actual cost, whichever is greater.
B. Transcription of audio record or of other records:
the fee per hour of secretarial time as set by the Town Fees and Licenses
Schedule or actual cost, whichever is greater.
C. Photographic reproduction: actual cost, including
but not limited to film, including unused portion necessarily destroyed
by developing process, developing, printing, and other cost.
D. A fee for the actual necessary and direct cost of time of custodian or other Town employee in locating a record, which shall include the time spent in making copies of the record, except as provided in Subsection
B hereof, shall be at the rate per hour as set by the Town Fees and Licenses Schedule; provided, however, that no such locating fee shall be charged to a requestor unless the cost totals $50 or more.
E. Mailing and shipping: Actual cost of all mailing and
shipping involved in providing requestor with a copy of the records
and statements for services.
F. Any fee imposed hereunder exceeding $5 shall be prepaid
by the requestor prior to delivery of copies. A requestor shall pay
other fees at delivery or by return mail.