[Amended 12-19-2012 by Ord. No. 20-12]
The following schedule of fees is hereby established and adopted
by the Township of Morris for copies of the public records of the
Township of Morris:
A. Copies of up to 8 1/2 inches by 14 inches: $0.07 per page.
B. Large-sized paper documents and maps (larger than 11 x 17):
C. Electronic records.
(1) Copy
of electronic document or database. The following fees cover the cost
of copying existing files to a CD: $0.50. Any requests for software
conversions shall be subject to the special service charge described
below. For security reasons, the use of a CD provided by the requestor
is prohibited.
D. A special service charge shall be imposed, in addition to the actual
cost of duplicating the record, where the nature, format, manner of
collation or volume of printed matter is such that it cannot be reproduced
by ordinary document-copying equipment in ordinary business size or
where such record involves an extraordinary expenditure of time and
effort to accommodate the request. The fee shall be assessed on a
case-by-case basis using the standards and criteria established by
the Government Records Council, as may be amended from time to time.
The requestor shall have the opportunity to review and object to the
special service charge prior to it being incurred.
E. Conversion of records from one medium to another: cost of duplication
plus special service charges as follows:
(1) Conversion of paper record to electronic form: N/C.
F. Applicable postage shall be added for any and all records requested
by mail.
G. A deposit shall be paid prior to filling any anonymous request where
it is estimated that the information requested will cost in excess
of $5 to reproduce. The amount of the deposit shall equal the total
estimated cost of filling the request.
[Amended 2-3-1999 by Ord.
No. 3-99; 12-19-2012 by Ord. No. 20-12]
Floodplain location certification letter: $25.
[Amended 12-6-1995 by Ord. No. 47-95]
The proper Township official is hereby authorized and directed
to collect the fees set forth above, and, upon collection of the same,
said fees shall be forthwith turned over to the Treasurer of the Township
of Morris for deposit to the appropriate account of the Township of
Morris.
Where state law imposes a different fee than that herein set
forth, then the fee established by state law shall be charged in its
place and stead.
This article shall take effect on November 1, 1995.