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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2011-12tic cdy of KENAI, ALASKA CITY OF KENAI RESOLUTION NO. 2011 -12 Suggested by: Finance Department A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, AUTHORIZING AMENDMENT OF THE REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC RECORDS INSPECTIONS TO DELETE REFERENCES TO SPECIFIC FEES AND CHARGES SO THAT THOSE FEES AND CHARGES WILL BE AS SET FORTH IN A COMPREHENSIVE FEE SCHEDULE ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AT WHICH TIME THE FEES CHARGED FOR THAT SERVICE MAY BE INCREASED TO ALLOW FOR CREDIT CARD ACCEPTANCE FOR PAYMENT. WHEREAS, the City Council has adopted regulations governing various fees and other charges imposed by the City for copying public records; and, WHEREAS, the City Code provides for the establishment of a comprehensive fee schedule to establish rates, charges, and fees of the City and the City is in the process of adopting such a fee schedule to create a primary location where all charges, rates, and fees of the City are set forth; and, WHEREAS, the creation of a fee schedule to be approved by resolution of the Council will provide increased flexibility in the City's management of its charges, rates, and fees; and, WHEREAS, it is anticipated that when the Council adopts a comprehensive fee schedule, some of the fees charged by the City for the cost of copying public records may be increased to accommodate for the City's acceptance of credit card payments for those fees; and, WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the City to move the specific charges, rates, and fees of the City to the comprehensive fee schedule rather than in its separate codes of regulation. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, that 1. The Public Records Inspections Regulations, Section 1.01, Copies, is hereby amended as follows: 1.01 Copies. The fee for copying public records including paper documents, audio recordings, cassettes, and compact discs shall be a per copy fee as set forth in the City's schedule of fees adopted by the City Council. [IS AS FOLLOWS:] The first ten (10) copies of paper documents are free. [THERE WILL BE A CHARGE OF TWENTY -FIVE CENTS (50.25), PLUS SALES TAX FOR EACH COPY OVER TEN (10).] New Text Underlined; [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] Resolution No. 2011 -1.2 Page 2 of 2 2. The Public Records Inspections Regulations, Section 1.02, Certified copies, is hereby amended as follows: [COPIES OF AUDIO RECORDINGS TO CD ARE TWENTY -FIVE DOLLARS ($25.00) PLUS SALES TAX FOR THE FIRST CD AND FIVE DOLLARS ($5.00) FOR EACH ADDITIONAL CD FOR EACH REQUEST. CASSETTE TAPE RECORDING COPIES ARE TWENTY -FIVE DOLLARS ($25.00) PLUS SALES TAX FOR THE FIRST CASSETTE TAPE AND FIVE DOLLARS ($5.00) FOR EACH ADDITIONAL CASSETTE TAPE.] 1.02 Certified copies. The fee for a certified copy of a document will be the City's standard certification fee, plus the standard copying fee, both as set forth in the City's schedule of fees adopted by the City Council. [AT THIS TIME, THE CERTIFICATION FEE IS TEN DOLLARS ($10.00) PER DOCUMENT.] Only the City Clerk or Deputy City Clerk will certify documents. 3. This Resolution shall become effective on March 2, 2011. PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this second day of February, 2011. Carol L. Freas, City Clerk 1 Approved by Finance: New Text Underlined; [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] PAT PORTER, MAYOR KENAI, ALASKA "Village with a Past, y with a MUM FINANCE DEPARTMENT 210 Fidalgo Avenue, Kenai, Alaska 99611 -7794 Telephone: 907 283 -7535 ext 221 FAX: 907 283 -3014 To: Rick Koch, City Manager 7 f. From: Terry Eubank, Finance Director Date: January 27, 2011 Re: Resolutions 2011 -09, 2011 -10, 2011 -11, 2011 -12, and 2011 -13. The above Resolutions, in conjunction with Ordinance 2528 -2011, are being presented for your consideration as part of the project to standardize the method by which City fees, charges and licenses are set and amended, and to create a single source for City fees, charges and licenses. This process began with the September 28, 2010 council work session. Step one of the project was completed with the adoption of Ordinance 2520 -2010 on December 1, 2010. Ordinance 2520 -2010 clarified the setting of all fees shall be by the City Manager, unless otherwise provided in the Kenai Municipal Code (KMC) of Ordinances, with approval by the City Council via resolution prior to becoming effective. Ordinance 2520 -2010 also established a City Schedule of Fees, Charges and Licenses. Step two of the project, Ordinance 2528 -2011 and Resolutions 2011 -09 through 2011 -13, is to remove all specific dollar references to fees, charges and licenses within the KMC and replace them with a reference to the City's Schedule of Fees, Charges and Licenses. Ordinance 2528- 2011 will become effective March 2, 2011 if adopted at the February 2 Council Meeting. Similarly the effective date for each of the resolutions has been delayed until March 2, 2011. The third and final step in the project will be presentment of a Resolution to adopt the City's new Schedule of Fess, Charges and Licenses. This resolution will be presented for Council consideration at the February 16` Council meeting. While there will be no change in most fees, minor changes are expected for such things as to accommodate the City's credit card acceptance policy and to adjust fees to reflect actual City costs. The effective date of this resolution will be March 2, 2011 allowing for multiple public hearings at the pleasure of Council.