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BOOK 22 PiGt 711 4. Charges for Responding to Public Records Requests a. The Public Records Law provides that persons may obtain public records free or at minimal cost. Charges for producing documents pursuant to a public records request shall reflect the actual cost of reproducing the record. b. There shall be no fee for public records made by credential members of the press. c. Copies of materials obtained from the Lee County Library system shall be charged at the library's established fee schedule and in accordance with library policies, d. There shall be no charge for document requests of 5 pages or less for all other requesters. e. For document requests in excess of 5 pages, there shall be a charge of 100 per page for each page (to include the initial 5 pages). L Labor costs shall not be charged for document requests- g. Document requests shall use a backward-rolling sixty day calendar in order to avoid piecemeal requests and encourage efficiency in the workplace. According, once a requester receives his/her "ace" five page record, he/she will be charged 10¢ per page for each page produced thereafter on behalf of the requester within the next sixty days. h. Where the custodian of the record reasonably believes the cost of producing the record will exceed five dollars ($5.00), the custodian shall contact the requestor for permission to produce the record at the estimated cost- Copies shall not be made until the custodian receives affirmation from the requester that he/she is willing to pay the estimated cost of producing the records. i. Requests for waiver of fees may be made to the County Manager on a case by case basis. j. Copies of records shall not be released until the requester pays the copying/production cost. k. Fees for certifying copies of public records shall be as provided bylaw. 3