Increasing demands by persons to examine certain municipal records open
to public inspection and for copies of same and for special services of employees
have placed a burden upon the time of municipal employees and have increased
the use of expensive reproduction equipment and other business machines. Accordingly,
to reduce the resulting added cost of municipal operations, the Council determines
that the Township should be reimbursed for said added municipal costs and
expenses by providing for reasonable copying fees.
The Council may from time to time, by resolution, establish fees to
be charged any person applying to copy any municipal record which he may be
legally entitled to copy, or utilize the services of municipal employees.
Appropriate fees shall be recommended by the Township Manager, and in each
case said fee shall relate to the cost of the Township in providing the services
or materials requested.
No fee shall be charged for any examination or search made by or any
copy of any record or report requested by any local, county, state or federal
law enforcement agency or by the federal postal authorities.