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CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - September 28, 1976 CHARGES FOR PUBLIC DOCUMENTS (Cont'd): Councilman Grabowski moved, seconded by Councilman Brown to adopt the proposed Resolution setting forth fees for copies of public records. Mr. Crowe, referring to Paragraph 2 in the proposed Resolution, stated that his interpretation would be that, when there is normal, routine work that had to be completed, requests for copies would be handled as quickly as possible thereafter. In response to a question raised by Mayor Cheney, Councilman Grabowski noted that there was no provision in the Government Code for the exemptions to any particular body, but that the last paragraph in the proposed Resolution did exempt Council -appointed Committees, etc. Councilman Grabowski also felt that Council should declare those exemptions early -on, so that there would be no questions as to those bodies exempt from the provisions of this Resolution. Speaking from the Floor: Mrs. T. Schick, Weston Road: Questioned what prompted this Resolution, whether to fact, the Xerox mac ne at Town Hall was being abused. If there was problem, as a taxpayer would like to see figures supporting this and felt charge punitive. Also stated that there was a spirit of the law and then the letter of the law. Councilman Grabowski responded by reading Section 6257 of the Government Code, and Councilman Brown supported Councilman Grabowski's statement that Town policy should be brought within the prescription of Government Code. He did not feel the charge of $.10 to be exhorbitant compared with prices for copying in the public sector. Mr. Larr Giller Vinedo Ln.: Did not feel special meeting was place for Council to esta is suc ees; urther, that the Government Code permitted the charging of such fees, but did not require the setting of such fees. Councilman Grabowski again cited the specific wording of Section 6257, "A request for a copy of a public record or information produced therefrom shall be accompanied by payment of a reasonable fee...." He noted that the Care was not permissive, but mandatory. City Attorney Frank Gillio supported Councilman Grabowski's statement and reading of the Code. Mrs. J. Carico, O'Keefe Lane: Felt Resolution was irresponsible, irrational IT tis were app to to omnittees and Commissions who gave up their time and efforts to work for the Town. Councilman Brown reiterated last paragraph in proposed Resolution which particularly exempted such bodies from such charges for materials needed in %W1 the discharge of their duties. -2-