G-05-05-26-11C1 - 5/26/2005ORDINANCE NO. 0S -0g- 6-I IC l
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 1, SECTION 1.1902, CODE
OF ORDINANCES (1995 EDITION), CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS,
TO AMEND THE LIBRARY FEES; PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS
CLAUSE AND REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES OR
RESOLUTIONS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK,
TEXAS:
I.
That Chapter 1, Section 1.1902 (3), Code of Ordinances (1995
Edition), City of Round Rock is hereby amended to read as follows:
1.1902 LIBRARY CARDS AND FEES
(3) Late Return Fees
Fees shall be paid by the borrower for failure to return, at the date due, any books or
other library materials and equipment which have been loaned to holders of library cards.
Late fees are as follows:
- 200 per day per book for young children books (BB, E, ENF, ER) with a
maximum of $8.00.
-20C per day per book for all other circulating material and audio cassettes with a
maximum of $8.00.
- 20C per day per videocassette and DVDs with a maximum of $8.00.
II.
That Chapter 1, Section 1.1902 (5)(b)(ii), Code of Ordinances
(1995 Edition), City of Round Rock is hereby amended to read as
follows:
1.1902 LIBRARY CARDS AND FEES
(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 and processing costs for the type of
damages listed below, with the exception of damage costs provided in (a)
above:
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- 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) plus processing fees listed in (iii) below. 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
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.
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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 / A day of
, 2005.
READ, APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this the
A lk day of L/1/flit
/ /16LLr , 2005.
ATTEST:
CHRISTINE R. MARTINEZ, City Secretary
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ayor
of Round Rock, Texas
DATE: May 20, 2005
SUBJECT: City Council Meeting - May 26, 2005
ITEM: *11.C.1. Consider an ordinance amending Chapter 1, Section 1.1902 of the
Code of Ordinances (1995 Edition) amending library fees. (Second
Reading)
Department: Library Department
Staff Person: Dale Ricklefs, Library Director
Justification:
Fees are being adjusted due to the following reasons:
• Video and DVD fees are being reduced to the same rate as the adult -level book
collection. Over the years the library has obtained a large enough audio -video (AV)
collection to treat the AV fine rate the same as the book collection. The rate was higher
to encourage on-time returns of the AV material.
• Standard fines and fees for book and AV materials, regardless of collection type
(children, adult) are being instituted.
• Fines and fees are being increased to cover increased costs in administering later
materials notification and to encourage earlier returns.
• Provide replacement fees for certain print and AV materials that are no longer in print
and are not reflected in annual price lists.
Funding:
Cost: N/A
Source of funds: N/A
Outside Resources: N/A
Background Information: N/A
Public Comment: N/A