HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-036-04/19/2005-ESTABLISHING FEE INCREASES CHARGED BY FORT COLLINS POLICE SERVICES RELATING TO RELEASE OF CRIMINAL J RESOLUTION 2005-036
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
ESTABLISHING FEE INCREASES CHARGED BY
FORT COLLINS POLICE SERVICES RELATING TO
RELEASE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE RECORDS
WHEREAS, C.R.S. Section 24-72-306(1) authorizes Fort Collins Police Services to assess
reasonable fees for the actual costs it incurs, including its personnel and equipment costs,to search
for, retrieve, and copy criminal justice records for public inspection; and
WHEREAS,C.R.S. Section 24-72-306(1)also requires that any such fees be established by
the City Council; and
WHEREAS,the fee schedule currently used by the Records Division of Fort Collins Police
Services was last approved by the City Council in 1996; and
WHEREAS, since 1996 equipment costs, supplies, overhead, and employee salaries have
increased significantly, resulting in an increase in the costs to the Records Division to process and
respond to requests for public inspection of criminal justice records; and
WHEREAS,the proposed increases in the Records Division's fee schedule more accurately
reflect the current costs of making criminal justice records available for public inspection.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS, that the following costs and fees are hereby established and shall be applicable for all
requests to the Records Division of Fort Collins Police Services for public inspection of criminal
justice records:
Criminal Justice Records Fee Schedule:
I_ Copy of Report(1-10 pages) $7.50
2. Additional Pages(over 10) $1.00 per page
3. Records Checks $7.50
4. Mail-In Requests $7.50
5. Certified Copies $5.00(plus cost of report)
6. Photographs Attendant Expenses*
7. RMS Searches $7.50
8. Special Searches-requiring the creation $30.00 per hour**
of a new record,additional investigation and retrieval
beyond mere duplication of a record,manipulation of data
or expertise of computer systems personnel
9. Routine Dispatch Tape Recordings-requiring no more $23.00 base fee
than an hour to search and review(includes search fee,
supervisory review of recording,and cost of cassette tape)
10. Special Dispatch recordings- $23.00 base fee/
requiring more than one hour to search and review plus$30.00 per hour
after first hour**
11. Routine other recordings-requiring no more than one $23.00 base fee
hour to search,review and copy
12. Special other recordings-requiring more than one $23.00 base fee/
hour to search and review plus$30.00 per hour
after first hour**
13. General Directives Manual $55.00
*No actual cost except developement.
**All per hour charges are a minimum of 1/2 hour(or$15,00)
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held this 19th day of April,
A.D. 2005.
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