O-2024-027 - 5/9/2024 I ORDINANCE NO. 0-2024-027
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3 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 20, SECTION 20-1, LIBRARY
4 CARDS AND FEES, CODE OF ORDINANCES (2018 EDITION), CITY
5 OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS, BY ADDING CARDHOLDER CATEGORIES
6 AND SERVICES; AND PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND
7 REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS.
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9 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK,
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12 That Chapter 20, Section 20-1, Code of Ordinances (2018 Edition), City of Round
13 Rock, Texas, is hereby amended as follows:
14 Sec. 20-1 -Library cards and fees.
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16 (a) Card required. No person shall be allowed to check out any library book unless that person has been
17 issued a valid library card.
18 (b) Cardholder categories. Cardholders shall be classified as one of the following: (1) a resident
19 cardholder; (2) a nonresident cardholder; or(3) a Texshare cardholder.
20 (1) A resident cardholder is a cardholder residing within the corporate boundaries of the city of
21 Round Rock, and:
22 a. shall be issued a library card for a period of two (2)years at no cost to the cardholder;
23 b. shall be classified as a child, individual, or family cardholder when issued a library card,-
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25 c. shall have full borrowing privileges as set forth in section (c) below.
26 (2) A nonresident cardholder is a cardholder that does not reside within the corporate boundaries
27 of the city of Round Rock, and:
28 a. Shall be issued a library card for a period of one (1) year at no cost to the cardholder for the
29 limited nonresident library privileges set forth in section (c) below; and
30 b. Shall have the option to purchase a membership for a fee set by the library director subject
31 to the approval of the city manager and shall then have borrowing privileges of an individual
32 resident cardholder as set forth in section (c) below.
33 (3) A Texshare cardholder is a cardholder that has been issued a Texshare card, and:
34 a. Shall not be required to pay a library card membership fee; and
35 b. Shall have the limited borrowing privileges of a Texshare cardholder as set forth in section (c)
36 below until the expiration of the cardholders Texshare card.(c) Cardholder services.
37 Cardholder services shall be based on the cardholder classifications as set forth below:
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Resident Child&
Texshare& Individual and
Services included Membership Levels Nonresident Nonresident Paid Resident Family
New(Less than 30
Number of items to check-out days) 5 5 15
Permanent(more
than 30 days 15 15 45
In House Computer Use X X X
Texshare Databases X X X
Adult Programing X X X
Storytimes X X X
Summer Reading Program X X X
Downloadable AV X X
RRPL Databases X X
Holds X X
Texshare Card Offered X X
Interlibrary Loan X X
Take Home Tech X X
Study Room Reservations X X
Meeting Room Reservations X X
Book Purchase Requests X X
Request Reconsideration X X
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2 (d) Late return fees. Fees may be required to be paid by the borrower for failure to return, at the date
3 due, any books or other library materials and equipment which have been loaned to holders of library
4 cards. Any required late fees are as currently established or as hereafter set by the library director
5 and subject to the approval of the city manager. The currently established fees and any changes to
6 the fees approved by the city manager shall be posted at the library.
7 (e) Miscellaneous fees. The miscellaneous library fees charged to the borrower shall be currently
8 established or as hereafter set by the library director subject to the approval of the city manager. The
9 currently established fees and any change to the fees approved by the city manager shall be posted
10 at the library.
I 1 (f) Fees for damaged or lost material.
12 (1) Fees for damaged books shall be as currently established or as hereafter set by the library
13 director, subject to the approval of the city manager. The currently established fees and any
14 change to the fees approved by the city manager shall be posted at the library.
15 (2) Lost and damaged book replacements.
16 a. All materials owned by the Round Rock Public Library will be replaced and the customer
17 charged full replacement costs.
18 b. The customer will be charged the replacement cost (including any unique binding or
19 storage units). Annual standard pricing from professional book review material, grouped by
20 subject area and age level and relevant to public libraries, will be used to determine
21 replacement costs for books other than those listed below that are no longer in print or
22 distribution. The pricelist will be updated annually by the library staff.
23 Exceptions to this procedure for print material shall be as currently established or as
24 hereafter set by the library director, subject to approval of the city manager.
25 (3) Interlibrary loan materials will be replaced at the rate required by the sending library.
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2 (g) Equipment and building use fees.
3 (1) The library equipment fees shall be charged as currently established or as hereafter set by the
4 library director subject to the approval of the city manager. The currently established fees and
5 any changes to the fees approved by city manager shall be posted at the library.
6 (2) Meeting room use and fees.
7 a. Nonprofit users. Nonprofit corporations are defined as entities meeting the qualifications of
8 sections 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code. The organization's legal
9 place of business or a current executive board member must reside within the city limits to
10 receive the nonprofit rate.
11 b. State and county government. The library will waive the fees for state and county
12 government for four hours a month. However, such agencies will pay for kitchen and
13 equipment use at the prevailing rates and will be billed for any damage to the facility.
14 Security deposits are waived for the four free hours a month.
15 C. Cosponsorship of programs. The library will provide cosponsorship of programs with
16 nonprofit corporations that provide similar programs as the library, including but not limited
17 to genealogy training, book sales, and reading programs that expand upon core library
18 services.
19 1. Cosponsorship requires advertising stating that the city public library system or the
20 city is a cosponsoring agency, which will be provided on any advertising done by both
21 parties. Other city departments may cosponsor programs and receive the same
22 benefit. All damage will be paid by the nonprofit corporation using the facility, not the
23 library or other city agencies. However, other cosponsoring city agencies will be
24 responsible for maintaining communication and obtaining such fines or fees from the
25 nonprofit corporation as may be levied for misuse of city property.
26 2. Under no condition will the library cosponsor a program with a for-profit corporation
27 where the sole goal is for the financial benefit of the agency. The library may,
28 however, include for-profit corporations as part of a planned library program where
29 such corporations enhance the library's programming; such programming includes but
30 is not limited to a puppeteer during the Summer Reading Program or a paid trainer for
31 computer training for the aging.
32 d. Setup. Rooms are set up and returned to their original state by the user of the room.
33 Equipment that is leased ahead of time will be set up and operational prior to the reserved
34 time for the room. Equipment that is not leased ahead of time will be leased at a 50 percent
35 surcharge and will be set up and operational at the reserved time for the room. The room
36 rates do not include any form of set up assistance other than that of equipment use. Room
37 rates shall be as currently established or as hereafter set by the library director subject to
38 the approval of the city manager. The currently established fees and any change to the
39 fees approved by the city manager shall be posted at the library.
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43 That "Appendix A: Fees Rates and Charges" to the Code of Ordinances (2018
44 Edition), City of Round Rock Texas, is amended by repealing library fees as follows:
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3 III.
4 A. All ordinances, parts of ordinances, or resolutions in conflict herewith are
s expressly repealed.
6 B. The invalidity of any section or provision of this ordinance shall not
7 invalidate other sections or provisions thereof.
8 C. The City Council hereby finds and declares that written notice of the date,
9 hour, place and subject of the meeting at which this Ordinance was adopted was posted
10 and that such meeting was open to the public as required by law at all times during
11 which this Ordinance and the subject matter hereof were discussed, considered and
12 formally acted upon, all as required by the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas
13 Government Code, as amended.
14 READ and APPROVED on first reading this the 9 day of
15 Jpopu L. 2024.
16 READ, APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this the �day of
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19 CRAIG, OR N, Mayor
20 City of Roun ock, Texas
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i ATTEST:
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a MEAGAN SoqKS,
ity Clerk
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