[HISTORY: Adopted by the Municipal Council of the Township
of Irvington 1-14-2003 by Ord.
No. MC 3210 (Ch. 98, Art. II, § 98-52,
of the 1981 Revised Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
The purpose of this chapter is to set forth the Township of
Irvington's fee schedule for obtaining copies of government records.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any information subject to public inspection which is maintained
by the Township of Irvington in written, audio, video, electronic
or other form and as defined by the Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A.
47:1A-1 et seq.
A charge, in addition to the actual cost of duplicating the
government record(s), which shall reflect the expense associated with
extensive use of Township information, technology or resources, or
the extensive clerical or supervisory assistance by Township of Irvington
personnel necessary to accommodate and as defined by the Open Public
Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5c and 47:1A-5d.
The fees for copies of government records shall be:
B.
Maps.
(1)
Maps that are 32 inches by 32 inches (zoning, historic preservation,
elections, street, flood): $5 per sheet.
(2)
Maps that are 24 inches by 36 inches (tax and other maps): $5 per
sheet.
(3)
Maps that are 11 inches by 17 inches (tax and other maps): $1.50
per sheet; and maps that are 18 inches by 30 inches (tax and other
maps): $14.
[Amended 12-23-2003 by Ord. No. 3247]
(4)
Maps that are 8.5 inches by 11 inches or 8.5 inches by 14 inches maps: Fees per page in accordance with Subsection A.
(5)
Full set of Tax Maps (24 inches by 36 inches): $600.
(6)
Full set of Tax Maps (11 inches by 17 inches): $120.
(7)
Tax Map overlays: $20 per sheet.
(a)
Individual print out of Tax Map overlay, including topographical
information: $7 per acre.
(8)
Topographical maps (24 inches by 36 inches): $7 per acre.
(9)
Digital copies of Tax Map sheets.
(a)
Digital copy of Tax Map sheet (3.5 inch floppy disk) file in
DWG format: $50 per sheet.
(b)
Digital copy of Tax Map sheet (CD) file in DWG format: $60 per
sheet.
(c)
Digital copy of Tax Map sheet (CD or 3.5 inch floppy disk) in
TIFF format: $25 per sheet file.
(d)
Digital copy of Tax Map sheet, including topographical information:
add $7 per acre.
(e)
Additional charge for printout (24 inches by 36 inches): $5
per sheet.
D.
Historic Preservation Commission booklet: $5.
E.
Parks and open space booklet: $3.
F.
Township directory: $4.
K.
Duplicate tax bill (carbon copy): $5.
L.
Duplicate tax sales certificate: $100.
M.
N.
Postage. Postage costs will be added to fees for copies of records
requested to be mailed and will be determined at the time of the request.
O.
Accident reports (with respect to emailed or faxed reports): If copies
of reports are requested other than in person, an additional fee of
up to $5 may be added to cover the administrative costs of the report.
[Added 2-27-2023 by Ord.
No. MC 3817]
A.
A special service charge may be applied by the custodian of records
or his/her designee in the following circumstances:
(1)
When the nature, format, manner of collation or volume of a government
record embodied in the form of printed matter to be inspected, examined
or copied is such that the record cannot be reproduced by ordinary
copying equipment in ordinary business size or involves an extraordinary
expenditure of time and effort to accommodate the request; or
(2)
When the request is for a government record in a medium not routinely
developed or maintained by the Township; or
B.
The special service charge rate for supervisory, programming and/or
clerical services shall be charged per hour and as follows:
(1)
The hourly rate shall be the hourly wage of the employee conducting
the supervisory, programming and/or clerical services as set by the
Township by resolution and/or collective bargaining agreement(s) by
26 (weeks) and then dividing that biweekly pay by the number of hours
worked in a biweekly period.
A.
Public Safety Department.
[Amended 10-14-2015 by Ord. No. MC 3553]