Resolution 1154RESOLUTION NO. 1154
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, REPEALING
RESOLUTION NO. 1051 AND ENACTING NEW
CHARGES AND FEES FOR THE PHOTOCOPYING
AND TRANSCRIPTION OF PUBLIC RECORDS
WHEREAS, the City of Edmonds has adopted an ordinance which
requires the City Clerk to set fees and charges for the provision of photocopies and
transcriptions of public records, and,
WHEREAS RCW 42.56.120 permits agencies such as cities to impose a
reasonable charge for providing photocopies of public records so long as the charge shall
not exceed Fifteen Cents ($0.15) per page, and,
WHEREAS, the City Clerk has prepared a schedule of fees that relates to
photocopying costs, reproduction costs, and transcription costs to the fees charged to the
public, now, therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON,
HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Resolution No. 1051 and the fee schedule adopted thereby, is
repealed and in its place enacted the schedule of fees set forth in Section 2.
Section 2. The "public records fee schedule," attached as Exhibit A hereto
and incorporated herein by this reference as if fully set forth, is hereby adopted as the
official schedule of fees and charges for photocopying and transcription cost of public
records for the City of Edmonds.
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RESOLVED this 16th day of October, 2007.
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED :
CITY CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
HAAKENSON
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: 10/12/2007
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: 10/16/207
RESOLUTION NO. 1154
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EXHIBIT "A"
CITY OF EDMONDS
PUBLIC RECORDS FEE SCHEDULE
Updates to this fee schedule will be made as new documents become available. Any
records not identified in this index will be charged on a cost basis.
Document Description
Department
Fee
Copies, standard or legal size
All Departments
150 per page
(first 5 pages free)
Business License List
City Clerk
$5.00 per report
Certification Charge (Blanket)
City Clerk
$5.00/blanket
Certification Charge
City Clerk
$5.00 per page
Transcriptions
City Clerk
$25.00 minimum
per hour labor
Citizen/Immigration Letters
Mayor
No charge
Cemetery Deeds
Parks & Recreation
1 free copy
Land Use Files
Land Use Files Relating to Subdivisions,
Conditional Use Permits, Variances, etc.
Planning
Cost per copy
(See Note 2)
Code Books
Community Development Code Book
Code Publishing Co.
$80.00 plus tax
(includes shipping)
City Code Book
Code Publishing Co.
$80.00 plus tax
(includes shipping)
Updates for Code Books
Code Publishing Co.
100 per page
(includes shipping)
Comprehensive Plans
City Comprehensive Plan
Planning
See Notes 1 and 2
Comprehensive Park, Recreation & Open
Space Plan
Parks & Recreation
See Notes 1 and 2
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Pine Ridge Park Master Plan
Parks & Recreation
See Notes 1 and 2
Bikeway/Walkway Plan
Engineering
See Notes 1 and 2
Water, Sewer, Stormwater or
Transportation Comprehensive Plan
Engineering
See Notes 1 and 2
Stormwater Basin studies
Engineering
See Notes 1 and 2
Maps
Aerial
Engineering
$5.00 per sheet
Aerial Base Map Including Overlays
Engineering
$5.00 per sheet
Aerial, Reproducible (Mylar)
Engineering
$5.00 per sheet
Land Use Map
Planning
$5.00 per sheet
Miscellaneous Maps (includes plat maps,
as -built prints and quarter section maps)
Planning &
Engineering
$5.00 per sheet
Customized Electronic Maps
Planning
See Note 3
Reports, Misc.
Traffic collision reports or Investigation
reports
Police
$3.00 per report up
to 10 pages.
150 for each
additional page.
Incident Reports
Fire
$10.00 per report
up to 10 pages.
150 for each
additional page.
Incident Photographs and CDs
Fire
Reimburse actual
cost
Photographs (4" x 6" Size)
Police
$1.00 per print
Photographs (Larger Size)
Police
Reimburse actual
cost
Fingerprint Cards
Police
$5.00 each
Budget & Financial Reports
Annual Budget Book
Admin. Services
$15.00
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Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
Admin. Services
$10.00
Audio/Video Recordings
Public Meeting Audio Tape Recordings
City Clerk
$10.00 for audio
duplication, per
hour minimum of
equipment use,
plus materials
Municipal Court Proceedings Audio Tape
Municipal Court
$10.00 for audio
Recordings
duplication, per
hour minimum of
equipment use,
plus materials
City Council Meetings Video Tape
Council Office
$10.00 for video
Recordings
duplication per
hour minimum of
equipment use,
plus materials
NOTES:
Note 1: Documents are available for review. Copies may be obtained at the per
page cost.
Note 2: If it is determined that staff salaries, benefits, or overhead charges would
cause the per copy charge to be higher than 150 per page, a statement
detailing the actual cost will be prepared. The statement will include the
factors and manner used to determine the actual per page copying cost
or other allowable costs (per RCW 42.56.120).
Note 3: The city may provide customized electronic maps in response to a
request and charge a fee for the customization.
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