HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 4653 RESOLUTION NO. 4653
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY
SETTING FORTH A PROCEDURE FOR CHARGING FOR
REQUESTS FOR RESEARCH AND INVESTIGATION
WHEREAS, the City receives requests for detailed research and
investigation, and
WHEREAS, the City wishes for the persons requesting such research and
investigation to pay for the costs of such work.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY DOES RESOLVE
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. When an individual requests a City Department to research
and investigate its files and records for general information, then that
person shall be charged a fee based on the time to conduct such research and
investigation and the compensation costs of an Administrative Clerk II as
determined by the Director of Administrative Services.
SECTION 2. General information is defined as any data contained in
City files or other records.
SECTION 3. The Director of Administrative Services shall determine
the compensation costs of an Administrative Clerk II and provide those costs
to all departments on a regular basis.
SECTION 4. In order to guarantee payment, the City Department
responsible for conducting requested research or investigation shall estimate
the time to complete such work and require a cash deposit to cover its
estimated cost.
`—` SECTION 5. City Departments shall not charge for requests for
research and investigation that involve a minimum amount of time (less than
ten minutes) to obtain. This section can not be used to divide up a large
request for research and investigation into smaller requests for the purposes
of obtaining free research and investigation.
SECTION 6. This Resolution does not affect any existing Resolution
setting forth fees for copies of public documents. Furthermore, a request for
a copy of a document shall not be construed as research and investigation.
SECTION 7. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this
Resolution and provide for appropriate distribution thereof.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 22nd day of October 1985.
Mayor
ATTEST:
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by
the City Council of the City of Downey at a regular meeting hereof, held on
the 22nd day of October, 1985 by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: 4 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Santangelo, Boggs, Cormack, Barb
NOES: 1 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Davila
ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS:
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City Clerk