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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2 ADMINISTRATION OF THE
FORT WORTH CITY CODE (1964) AS AMENDED BY AMENDING
SECTION 2-9 BY PROVIDING FOR CERTAIN CHARGES FOR COPYING
MATERALS MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR
ORDINANCES REPEALING ALL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE
BE IT ORDAINED OR ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF FORT WORTH TEXAS
SECTION 1
That Section 2-9 0£ the Code of the City of Fort Worth
(1964) as amended be and the same is hereby amended to read as
follows
Sec 2-9 Fees for Copying Materials
When the City Secretary shall make any copy
of any of the records of papers in his office he
may charge the person for whom such copy is made
the sum of fifty-five cents ($0 55) for the first
page copied and fifteen cents ($0 15) for each
additional page copied In addition the following
fees may be charged for the typing of any papers
Type/Size Fee
82 x 11 $2 00 per sheet
11 x 14 $2 50 per sheet
Transcripts $5 00 per sheet
If any of the above papers are to be mailed
by the City Secretary a one dollar ($1 00) handl-
ing fee and a fee for postage will be charged
No charge shall be required of any City
official for copies to be used by him in connec-
tion with his duties as such official
SECTION 2
That this ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions
of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1964) as amended and all
other ordinances of the City of Fort Worth except in those
instances where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct
conflict with the provisions of such Code or other ordinances in
which instances said conflicting provisions of such Code or other
ordinances are hereby repealed
SECTION 3
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City
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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
unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of
competent jurisdiction such 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 unconstitutional phrase clause sentence paragraph or
section
SECTION 4
That this ordinance shall become effective and be in full
force and effect from and after the date of its passage and
publication as required by law and it is so ordained
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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Bac'leground
i le 14 07CN) of the Texas Election Code. states that no charge greater than
that authorized by the State Board of Control can be charged for copies of
State election financial records The State Board of Control s maximum fees that
can be charged for photographic reproduction of election records are $0 55 per
request (includes 1st page) plus $0 15 per page thereafter
Section 2-9 of The Code of the City of Fort Worth Texas (1964) as amended
authorized the City Secretary to charge the sum of $0 25 for one hundred words
per copy provided to citizens and to charge the sum of $0 50 for certification
and seal of the City Secretary Subsequently two regulations were issued
regarding the charge of fees for City services in general Management
Information Letter 56 dated December 21 1976 and Administrative Regulation
No 3-11 dated December 21 1976 In compliance with these two regulations a
cost study was perfox•med and- the results prompted a proposal by the City
Secretary s office to change the method of fee calculation from $0 25 per
hundred words for reproduction copies to $0 25 per page Later the proposal was
verbally approved by a former City Manager
A recent cost study and review of the above policies was conducted by the Office
of the City Secretary and showed that the City Secretary s charge of $0 25 per
page for the reproduction of election recox•ds has been in violation of Article
14 07(N) Also it was found that the calculation method for fee charges as
specified in Section 2-9 of The Code of the City of. Fort Worth ($0 25 per one
hundred words) has not been utilized or updated by the City Secretaryes Office
in the past fifteen years
In an effort to eliminate the discrepancies regarding the assessment of fee
charges for reproduction copies the Office of. the City Secretary is proposing a
uniform fee for the reproduction of both City and state election records .Since
the Office of the city Secretary is bound by the State Board of Control s fees
when reproducing election financial records they have proposed to adopt the fee
allowed by the State Board of Control as the fee schedule for the Office of the
City Secretary Specifically the City Secretary s Office is recommending that
an ordinance be adopted amending Section 2-9. of Chapter 2 of The Code -of the
City of Fort Worth Texas (1964) (see attachment) providing for copying
materials T'he recommended fees for all reproduction as set by the State Board
of Control and hereby proposed by the City Secretary s Office are $0 55 per•
request (including 1st page) plus $0 15 per page thereafter
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CITY CC~~ICI
FEB 1`7 1981
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2J17~81 **G-4864 Proposed Fees For Copying Materials ~or~_
In a fee comparison study of the current fee and the proposed fees it was found
that the City can anticipate a $0 10 to $0 20 average increase per request by
charging the proposed fees These projected increases are based upon the average
number of copies made per request by citizens which is 2-3 pages.
In addition to the proposed copying fee charge the Office of the City Secretary
would like to incorporate the following typing charges into Section 2-9: of
Chapter 2 of The Code of the. City of Fort Worth
current fees
82 x 11 $2 00 per page ($1 50)
11 x 14 $2 50 per page ($2 00)
Transcripts $5 00 per page ($3 00)
$1 00 handling charge plus postage if mailed
Based upon the cost study conducted the current fees for typing that the Office
of City Secretary charge do not adequately cover the cost of the provided
services
Recommendation
It is recommended that an ordinance be adopted amending Section 2-9 of Chapter 2
of Th.e Code of the City .of Fort Worth Texas (1964) as amended providing fees
for copying materials
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DEPARTMENT HEAD• Jack W Green CITY SECRETARY
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
CONTACT Jack W o Green eXt 1. DATE