3719 PRA Fee ScheduleRESOLUTION NO. 3719
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF MOSES LAKE, WASHINGTON ADOPTING A
PUBLIC RECORDS FEE SCHEDULE CONSISTENT WITH RCW 42.56
WHEREAS, RCW 42.56, Washington's Public Records Act ("Act") allows the public to request records from the City; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 2653-A, adopted November 9, 2004, specifies the reasons why maintenance
of a current index of all public records. as required by RCW 42.56.070 would be unduly burdensome; and directing that all indexes maintained for internal City use be made available for public inspection and copying; and
WHEREAS, while the Act precludes the City from charging a fee for inspecting or locating public records, it does allow the City to charge a reasonable fee for the copying of records; and
WHEREAS, since the Act's adoption in 1972. the use of technology has resulted in many public records stored in an electronic format for which a copying fee was not expressly authorized; and
WHEREAS, with the passage of Engrossed House Bill 1595 during the 2017 regular session, the Washington State Legislature authorized the imposition of a fee for the provision of records in an electronic format and a customized service charge when expertise is required to compile data when customized
access is necessary to provide requested records; and
WHEREAS, EHB 1595. Section 3, codified at RCW 42.56.120, permits the City to impose a statutorily
authorized default cost; and
WHEREAS. RCW 42.56.120 requires any fee that the City charge be published; and
WHEREAS, the City's public record charges would be included in the published fee schedule as approved and accepted by Council in its annual budget.
BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOSES LAKE, WASHINGTON that the Council hereby establishes the following fee schedule for providing public records as required by
RCW 42.56.120:
$.05 cents/ 4 files or attachments and rovided b electronic delive
Adopted by the City Council of Moses Lake. Washington on F
ATTEST
Debbie Burke, City Clerk
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