G-08-03-27-7A1 - 3/27/2008 ORDINANCE NO. 05-:2 7AI
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES (1995
EDITION), CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS, CHAPTER 1,
SECTION 1.1902 AMENDING THE LIBRARY CARD FEE
SCHEDULE AND THE TYPES OF CARDS OFFERED TO NON-
RESIDENTS, ELIMINATING CERTAIN FEES, PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND REPEALING
CONFLICTING ORDINANCES OR RESOLUTIONS.
WHEREAS, the City of Round Rock Public Library wishes to
provide for a seasonal variance -in its card fee schedule for
certain non-residents, and
WHEREAS, the City of Round Rock Public Library wishes to
provide convenient options for access to library services to
certain other non-residents; and
WHEREAS, the Round Rock Public Library wishes to eliminate
certain miscellaneous fees currently charged, Now Therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND
ROCK, TEXAS:
I.
That Chapter 1, Section 1 . 1902 (2) , Code of Ordinances (1995
Edition) , City of Round Rock, Texas, is hereby amended to read
as follows :
(2) Library Card Fee
(a) No library card fee shall be charged to a resident of the city or to a non-
resident who owns real property within the city according to the records
maintained by the city tax office, provided that the non-resident also has no
delinquent property taxes due at the time the card is issued.
(b) No library card fee shall be charged to a non-resident full time employee of the
City of Round Rock.
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(c) TexShare Cardholders
No library card fee shall be charged for participants in the TexShare Card
System, established under the Texas Government Code, Chapter 441. Libraries
and Archives, Subchapter M. Texshare Library Consortium.
(d) Non-Resident Library Cards
(i) Any person who lives outside of the corporate limits of the City of
Round Rock and who is not otherwise covered by subsections 2 (a) -
(c), (e), or (f) may obtain any of the following non-resident library
cards. All non-resident cards issued pursuant to this section shall allow
the holder to make use of the complete range of library services while
valid.
1. An annual non-resident library card for a single user may be
purchased for a non-refundable fee of twenty-five dollars
($25.00). The card shall be valid for one (1) year from the date
of issuance.
2. An annual non-resident library card for a family may be
purchased for a non-refundable fee of forty dollars ($40.00).
The card shall be valid for one (1) year from the date of
issuance.
3. A quarterly non-resident library card for a single user may be
purchased for a non-refundable fee of seven dollars ($7.00).
The card shall be valid for three (3) months from the date of
issuance.
(e) The library card fee shall be waived for persons who reside within the Round
Rock Independent School District (RRISD) and meet the requirements for the
National School Lunch Program, as set out in Title 7 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, Part 210.
(f) Temporary Library Cards During Summer Months
(i) This subsection applies only to children aged 5-18 years who live
outside of the corporate city limits of Round Rock, but within the
Round Rock Independent School District and who attend school in the
Round Rock Independent School District.
(ii) Persons covered by this subsection are eligible to obtain a temporary
library card free of charge for use from May 15 through August 15 of
each year.
(iii) The holder of a library card issued pursuant to this section shall be
entitled to make use of such library services as are defined in writing
by library staff, from May 15 through August 15 of each year.
II.
That Chapter 1, Section 1 .1902 (5) (b) - (e) and Section 1 .1902 (6) ,
Code of Ordinances (1995 Edition) , City of Round Rock, Texas, are
hereby amended to read as follows:
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(5) Fees for Damaged or Lost Material
(b) Lost and Damaged Book Replacements
(i) Materials owned by the Round Rock Public Library will be replaced
and the customer charged full replacement costs for the type of
damages listed below, with the exception of damage costs provided in
(a) above:
- Water damage.
- Damaged spine, irreparable (including binding by a vendor).
- Missing or damaged page and item cannot be found.
- More than 5 pages of an item that are missing or damaged.
- Lost, cannot be found.
(ii) The customer will be charged the replacement cost (including any
unique binding or storage units). Annual standard pricing from
professional book review material, grouped by subject area and age
level and relevant to public libraries, will be used to determine
replacement costs for books other than those listed below that are no
longer in print or distribution. The pricelist will be updated annually
by the City of Round Rock Library staff.
Exceptions to this procedure for print material:
Juvenile paperbacks: $6.00
Board books: $5.00
As a similar listing for audiovisual material does not exist, such
material that is no longer in distribution will be replaced at the
following default prices:
Audiobooks (Books on Tape)
Single cassette, unabridged: $10.00
Single cassette, abridged: $10.00
Set, unabridged: $60.00
Set, abridged: $30.00
Books on CD
Single CD, unabridged: $18.00
Single CD, abridged $18.00
Set, unabridged: $85.00
Set, abridged: $35.00
Music CDs
Single CD: $18.00
2 disk set $30.00
3 or more disk set $45.00
VHS tapes
Per tape $18.00
DVD
Per disc $18.00
(c) Other Library Materials in Book Format
Interlibrary loan materials will be replaced at the rate required by the sending
library.
(d) Lost and Damaged Audio Video CD and DVD Cases
Damaged cases are considered cases that no longer protect the contents of the
items enclosed due to damage and not to normal wear and tear. Damaged
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cases will be replaced with new cases; they will not be repaired. Prices below
reflect actual case cost and processing fees:
- Video cases: $5.50.
- Audio cases to hold the following:
1 tape: $ 7.00
2 tapes: $ 7.00
3 tapes: $ 8.00
4 tapes: $ 9.00
6 tapes: $10.00
8 tapes: $10.00
12 tapes: $11.00
- CD cases to hold the following:
1 CD: $10.00
2 CDs: $11.00
4 CDs: $11.00
6 CDs: $12.00
8 CDs: $13.00
10 CDs: $14.00
12 CDs: $15:00
14 CDs: $16.00
16 CDs: $18.00
20 CDs: $19.00
- DVD Cases: $5.00.
(e) Lost and Damaged Audios Videos CDs and DVDs
Damaged items will be treated as lost, as these media formats have little use
when damaged.
(i) Audiocasettes:
- Unabridged materials: $10.00 per damaged or missing cassette. This
pricing is for materials damaged or lost and we have a single cassette
replacement agreement with a distributor or manufacturer. For
unabridged materials that do not have this agreement, one damaged
audiocassette will result in full replacement cost for the entire set.
- Abridged materials: In most cases abridged materials will be
replaced at the current replacement cost for a complete set.
- 1-15 uses, full replacement cost
- 16-25 uses, lh full replacement cost
- 26+ uses, no charge
(ii) Videotapes:
- 1-75 uses, full replacement cost
- 76-150 uses, 1/z full replacement cost
- 151+ uses, no charge
(iii) CDs:
- 1-25 uses: Full replacement cost
- 26-50 uses: Half replacement cost
- 51 and above, no charge
(iv) DVD's:
- Full replacement cost regardless of age of material
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(6) Equipment and Building Use Fees
(a) The following library equipment fees shall be charged:
- Public access computers (in-house use):
10C per page printed, even if paper is supplied by user
- Paper - 5 sheets for 10C
- Photocopies (in-house use):
IN per page, black and white
$1.00 per page, color
III.
A. All ordinances, parts of ordinances, or resolutions in
conflict herewith are expressly repealed.
B. The invalidity of any section or provision of this
ordinance shall not invalidate other sections or provisions
thereof .
C. The City Council hereby finds and declares that
written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of the
meeting at which this Ordinance was adopted was posted and that
such meeting was open to the public as required by law at all
times during which this Ordinance and the subject matter hereof
were discussed, considered and formally acted upon, all as
required by the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas Government
Code, as amended.
READ and APPROVED on first reading this the {p day of
2008 .
READ, APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this the 2-�' '
day of �l/12(�- 2008 .
NY L, Mayor
ATTEST:
Cit of Round Rock, Texas
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SARA L. WHITE, City Secretary
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DATE: March 20, 2008
SUBJECT: City Council Meeting - March 27, 2008
ITEM: *7A1. Consider an ordinance amending library fees. (Second Reading)
Department: Library
Staff Person: Dale Ricklefs, Library Director
Justification:
Consider the following ordinance amendments adjusting library fees:
• Provide free temporary cards to all youth inside the RRISD boundary under 18 years
of age from May 15th - August 15th, 2008. The staff of the library feels that as these
children do not have access to a library during this period of time, the Round Rock
Public Library System should provide some options for these children to maintain
reading and learning skills during the summer months.
• Eliminate processing fees for lost or damaged materials. No longer needed as the
costs associated with processing lost material is adequately covered through
technological improvements such as sending out notices by email. We also charge
customers the retail, not discount, cost of materials (a 20 - 40% increase over the
actual cost of the book). Finally, the library has eliminated processes over the years
that were costly and were not justified based on an improved effectiveness in
obtaining library materials. Additionally, the library is filing more charges with the
Municipal Court, with part of the court fees going to the City.
• Provide a three-month library card for the cost of$7.00 for non-residents; many of
the library's customers are temporary residents and don't require a year-long
membership.
• Eliminate specific charges for items sold in the library. The Friends of the Library will
be the source for such supplies, with the Friends stating the appropriate charges.
Funding•
Cost: None; however, eliminating the processing fees with reduce the
amount of income currently received from lost books.
Source of funds: N/A
Outside Resources: N/A
Background Information• N/A
Public Comment: N/A