Atlantic City, NJ Chapter 171 Copies of Documents Maintained by City Clerk

[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Atlantic City 10-24-1990 by Ord. No. 72-1990. Amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Administration of government — See Ch. 4.

City documents — See Ch. 18.

Licenses and fees — See Ch. 170.

§ 171-1 Fees and charges.

A. Except for complete copies of the City Code, the fees that the office of the City Clerk is authorized, pursuant to section 4-27 of the City Code, to charge all members of the general public for copies of public documents shall be in accordance with N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5. Members of the general public may be so charged for copies for any public documents covered by this section and maintained by the City Clerk, including resolutions and ordinances passed by the City Council, but there shall be no charge for copies of City Council agendas and supporting documents that are pending before the City Council. The current fees, which may be changed upon amendments to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5, are as follows:

[Amended 9-17-2003 by Ord. No. 58-2003; 8-8-2012 by Ord. No. 55-2012]

(1) Per letter-size page or smaller: $0.05.

(2) Per legal-size page or larger: $0.07.

(3) Except as otherwise provided by law or regulation, if the costs for duplication of the record exceed the foregoing rates, the City shall charge the actual cost for duplication. The actual cost of duplicating the record shall be the cost of materials and supplies used to make the copy of the record.

(4) Except as otherwise provided by law or regulation, excluding the actual cost of any needed supplies, such as computer discs, access to electronic records and nonprinted materials shall be provided free of charge.

B. City Code.

(1) For complete copies of the City Code and supplements to the City Code, the City Clerk's office shall charge as follows:

(a) Complete copy of the City Code: $200.

(b) Supplements to the City Code: $35 annually.

[Amended 9-17-2003 by Ord. No. 58-2003]

(2) Copies of the City Code and supplements thereto shall be issued through the City Clerk's office.

C. Land Use Development Code.

[Added 9-16-1992 by Ord. No. 97-1992]

(1) For copies of the city's Land Use Development Code pamphlets the City Clerk shall charge a sum equal to the per copy cost paid by the city for such pamphlets, rounded to the nearest dollar. Additionally, the City Clerk shall charge $5 for shipping and handling for any said pamphlet that must be mailed to the requestor.

(2) Copies of the city's Land Use Development Code pamphlet shall be issued through the City Clerk's office.[1]

[1] Editor's Note: Former Subsections D and E, providing fees for copies of audiotapes of Council meetings and yearly mailings of Council agendas, respectively, which immediately followed, were repealed 8-8-2012 by Ord. No. 55-2012.