G-96-05-23-13A - 5/23/1996ORDINANCE NO. — I140- D5-- 3- 13'
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 1, SECTION 1.1902, CODE
OF ORDINANCES (1995 EDITION), CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS,
BY AMENDING THE LIBRARY LATE RETURN FEES; BY ADDING
MISCELLANEOUS LIBRARY FEES; BY ADDING FEES FOR
DAMAGED OR LOST LIBRARY MATERIALS; AND BY ADDING
LIBRARY EQUIPMENT AND BUILDING USE 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, THAT:
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That Chapter 1, Section 1.1902, Code of Ordinances (1995
Edition), City of Round Rock is hereby amended to read as follows:
(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:
- 10C per day per book for young children books (BB, E, ENF, ER) with
a maximum of $5.00.
- 10C per day per book for all other circulating book material and
audio cassettes with a maximum of $8.00.
- 50C per day per videocassette.
- $1.00 per day per framed art print.
(4) Miscellaneous Fees
The following miscellaneous library fees shall be charged:
- Lost card replacement - $1.00
- Book reserve fee - 45C per item
- Videocassette returned unwound - $1.00
- Audio cassette/videotape returned through book drops - $2.00 each
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- Interlibrary loan - postage to send the item from the lender library to the
Round Rock Public Library.
(5) Fees for Damaged or Lost Material
(a) Fees for damaged library materials are as follows:
Torn page (repairable) - 50C per page
Scribbled page (repairable, readable) - 75C per page
- Damaged spine (repairable in house) - $2.00
- Damaged spine (repairable by a vendor) - $6.00
- Damaged plastic cover - $1.00
Damaged or missing book barcode - 75(
Missing or damaged pages (up to 5 pages, black and white image,
if a photocopy can be located - $2.00
Damaged or missing videotape cases - $1.30
Damaged or missing audio cassette cases that hold:
- 1 tape $2.99
- 2 tapes $3.49
- 3 tapes $3.79
- 4 tapes $5.49
- 6 tapes $5.79
- 8 tapes $5.99
- 12 tapes $6.00
Damaged audio cassettes that have been used:
- 1-15 times Full replacement cost
- 16-25 times 1/2 of full replacement cost
- 26 or more times No charge
Damaged videotapes that have been used:
- 1-20 times Full replacement cost
- 21.-51 times 1 of full replacement cost
- 51 or more times No charge
Damaged frame (art print) - Current and reasonable cost of new frame
Damaged print (art print) - Current and reasonable cost of new print
- The borrower will be charged full replacement cost to replace library
materials damaged by the following types of damage (see exceptions
above for damaged audio cassettes and videotapes).
- Water damage.
- Damaged spine (irreparable in house or by a vendor).
- Missing or damaged page and the item cannot be found or its replacement
is a colored page.
- More than 5 pages of an item that are missing or damaged (even if
photocopies can be made to replace them).
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(b) If an item is lost, the borrower will be charged the replacement cost
(including any special binding or storage units), plus a $2.00 handling fee
and any other fees incurred for that item. A receipt will be issued to the
borrower indicating the cost of the item, the handling fee, any other fees,
and if applicable, the cost of any special binding or storage units. If the
itern is found by the borrower after the item and related charges have been
paid, the borrower will not receive a refund. The item paid for will then
become the property of the borrower. However, if the item is found in the
library by the library staff, all previously paid charges will be refunded to
the borrower. If the exact replacement of a lost item cannot be found, the
replacement cost is established as follows:
- Adult fiction
Hardcover $21.95
Paperback $ 5.95
- Adult non-fiction
Hardcover $27.95
Paperback $21.95
- Juvenile fiction
Hardcover $15.95
Paperback $ 6.95
- Juvenile non-fiction $16.95
- Vertical file $ 5.00
- Easy -level material:
Easy Readers (ER) $12.95
Non-fiction (ENF) $15.95
Picture books (E) $15.95
Board books (BB) $ 6.95
- Audio cassettes $15.95
- Videotapes $30.00
- Audio/video kits Replacement cost for similar type of
material.
- CD-ROMS (audio) $18.95 (for single unit).
- Reference materials Replacement cost for similar type of
reference source.
- Software Replacement cost for similar type of
software.
- Interlibrary loan Replacement cost determined by the
materials library which sent the materials.
(6) Equipment and Building Use Fees
(a) The following library equipment fees shall be charged:
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Filmstrip projector (available to civic groups; available to city staff at no
charge; 24 hour checkout period):
$25.00 refundable deposit
$ 1.00 bulb use fee
$ 5.00 per day overdue fee
Slide projector (available to civic groups; available to city staff at no
charge; 24 hour checkout period):
$25.00 refundable deposit
$ 1.00 bulb use fee
$ 5.00 per day overdue fee
- Projection screen (in-house use):
No charge
Cable television (in-house use):
No charge
- Public access computers (in-house use):
15C per page printed, even if paper is suppplied by user
- Typewriter (in-house use):
50C per 1/2 hour
- Overhead projector (in-house use):
No charge
- Photocopies (in-house use):
15C per page
(b) Building Use Fees
- Kitchen area of the old PARD/City Hall building (Friday night through
Sunday only):
$50.00 security deposit
$20.00 per day use fee
II.
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.
Alternative 1.
By motion duly made, seconded and passed with an
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affirmative vote of all the Council members present, the
requirement for reading this ordinance on two separate days was
dispensed with.
READ, PASSED, and ADOPTED on first reading this day
of , 1996.
Alternative 2.
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READ and APPROVED on first reading this the r a day
of — , 1996.
READ, APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this the
day of
ATTEST:
NE LAND, City Secretary
, 1996.
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CHARLES CUL :?ER, Mayor
City of Round Rock, Texas
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 1, SECTION 1.1902, CODE
OF ORDINANCES (1995 EDITION), CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS,
BY AMENDING THE LIBRARY LATE RETURN FEES; BY ADDING
MISCELLANEOUS LIBRARY FEES; BY ADDING FEES FOR
DAMAGED OR LOST LIBRARY MATERIALS; AND BY ADDING
LIBRARY EQUIPMENT AND BUILDING USE 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, THAT:
I.
That Chapter 1, Section 1.1902, Code of Ordinances (1995
Edition), City of Round Rock is hereby amended to read as follows:
(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.
and no fees charged if the books are returned within said grace period. Late fees
are as follows:
10C r`day per book for young children books (313, E. EN'S, ER);wzt
maxiniu n of $ .00
per day per h ok for all other circulating book material and
au zc.) cassettes with a inaxirnurn of $8 00:
$0G per dar per uieocassete..
00: per day per :framed art grant.
(4)
Miscellaneous Fees
The following miscellaneous library fees shall be charged
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' Lost card replace ent
Book'reserve fee . 45 per item
Videocassette returned t nwound $1 00
Audio cassette/videotape returned through book drops $2,00 each
terlibrary loan postage to send the item from the lender li rary to the
Round Rock Public Library,
Fees Edx
atnage yr Dist Material
Fees O damaged l braxy: natertals are folio
>' 7001 pago (f epaYrablei S£1G per page
5crtb aled page (reparrab e, readable} 75C per page
"amaged spine (repairable in house) $2 00
Damaged spine (repairable by ;a vendor} 6 00
Damaged plastic ewer -< $f 00
Damaged ax 00jmg bo0.lc barcode 75c
IS.4. 0 tg or uamaged pages (up to 5 lames, black and hie image,
rf a : pbotoeppy can: be ioeated $2 0
a.maged or rnrssi€ videotape cases $130
Damaged or x ssi xg audio cassette cases that hold;;
tape ; 2 99
tapes
$31:49
tapes $3.79
4 tapes $5 49
6 tapes $5 79
8 tapes $5 99
tapes $6
Damaged :audio ettethati lave been used;;
1 15 times Full replacement :cost
1fi 25 times ` z of full replacement cast
fi ox more tunes loci charge
rnaged videotapes that have been used,
1 20 times Full replacement east
l l trines 1h of full replace rent cost
5l. or more times < No c arge
amaged frame (art print) Current and reasonable cos(of rew fame
amaged print (art pant) Current and reasonable cost of new print
he borrower will be charged ;full replacement cast to replace library
materials darbaged by the. following types of damage (see exceptions
above for damaged audio cassettes and videotapes)',;
ater': damage
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►atnaed spiny (trreparabie in house: or by' a vetidc�r
tissmg or damaged page and tk a item cannot be found or its replacement
is a colored page
More than 5 pages of an item that are missing or damaged (even if
'photo optes can be made to replace them),
(b) If an xteiri as tost,l the tf0.wer wilt be eharge . the replac0.. ent cost
(including any special binding or storage units), plus a $2 QQ handl r g fee
and any other fees ;incurred for that item A. receipt will be issued to the
borrower indicating the cost of the item, the ha.ndlrng fee, any other ;fees,
and if applicable, the cost of any special binding or storage mails Tf the
item is found by the borrower after the; item and related charges have: been
paid, the borrower ;will not receive a ;refund The; item paid for will then
become ;the property of the; borrower However, if ;the hens is found iii the
library by the library staff, all previously paid charges will be refunded .to
the borrower if the exact; replacement of a lost item cannot be found, the
replacement cost is established is foli ws;
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Interlibrary loan
materials.
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lzbrary which sent the atenals
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a) T'he following library equipment fees shall tie charged:
fihihstrip projector (available to civic groups;• available :to city stag at no
charge* 24 hour checkout period)
$25 04 refundable deposit
1. at3;bulbuse %e
$ 5 00 per day overdue • fee
$lide,i;projector (available to civic groups, available to city staff at no
charge, 24 hour checkout period):
2.5 00;refundable deposit
100 bulb„ se fee
00 per day overdue fee
n screen(in bouse use)
No charge
Cable television (i x house
No charge
Public access iconiputer.s (in house use):
1.5.0.per page punted, even if paper is suppphed by user
in house use):i
Sae per z hour.
head projector .(in-house'`use)
p•charge
Photo opts (in house use)
l 5 per page
Building Use >Fees
Kitchen area of the Qld PAR• -• • :fall building> (Friday night thro ugh
Sunday only)
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$50 00 security deposit
$2100 per day use fee
II.
A. All ordinances, parts of ordinances, or resolutions
in conflict herewith are expressly repealed.
B. The invalidity of any section or provision of this
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ordinance shall not invalidate other sections or provisions
thereof.
Alternative 1.
By motion duly made, seconded and passed with an
affirmative vote of all the Council members present, the
requirement for reading this ordinance on two separate days was
dispensed with.
READ, PASSED, and ADOPTED on first reading this day
of , 1996.
Alternative 2.
READ and APPROVED on first reading this the day
of , 1996.
READ, APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this the
day of , 1996.
ATTEST:
JOANNE LAND, City Secretary
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CHARLES CULPEPPER, Mayor
City of Round Rock, Texas
APPENDIX
LIBRARY COMPREHENSIVE FEE SCHEDULE
OVERDUE MATERIALS
Fines: 100 per day with a maximum of $5.00 for young children books (BB, E, ENF, ER)
100 per day with a maximum of $8.00 for all other circulating book material and audiocassettes.
50¢ per day for videocassettes
$1.00 per day for framed art prints
MISCELLANEOUS CHARGES
Lost card replacement: $1.00.
Book reserve fee: 45¢ per item
Videocassette returned unwound: $1.00
Audio/video returned through bookdrops: $2.00 each
Interlibrary loan: return postage
DAMAGED OR LOST MATERIAL
Fees for damaged material is as follows:
Torn page, reparable: 500 per page
Scribbled page, reparable, readable: 75¢ per page
Damaged spine, reparable in house: $2.00
Damaged spine, reparable through a vendor: $6.00
Damaged plastic cover: $1.00
Damaged/missing book barcode: 75¢
Missing or damaged pages, up to 5 pages, black and white image: $2.00 if a photocopy can be
located.
Damaged or missing video cases: $1.30
Damaged or missing audio cases to hold:
1 tape: $2.99
2 tapes: $3.49
3 tapes: $3.79
4 tapes: $5.49
6 tapes: $5.79
8 tapes: $5.99
12 tapes: $6.99
Damaged audiocasettes:
1-15 uses, full replacement cost
16-25 uses, 1/2 full replacement cost
26+ uses, no charge
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Damaged videotapes:
1-20 uses, full replacement cost
21-50 uses, 1/2 full replacement cost
51+ uses, no charge
Damaged frame (art print): Cost of new frame (Costs vary too much to set a standard rate)
Damaged print (art print): Cost of new print (Costs vary too much to set a standard rate)
Materials owned by RRPL will be replaced and the customer charged full replacement cost for the
following forms of damage (see exceptions above for damaged audiocasettes and video tapes):
Water damage
Damaged spine, irreparable (including binding by a vendor)
Missing or damaged page and item cannot be found or replacement is a colored image
More than 5 pages of an item that are missing or damaged, even if a photocopy can be made
Lost, cannot be found: Replacement cost (including any unique binding or storage units) plus
$2.00 handling fee and any related fines. A receipt will be issued indicating the handling
fee, fines, cost of item, and cost of special binding, storage units, etc. There are no refunds
once an item and related charges have been paid and then found by the customer. The book
becomes the property of the customer. However, if the book is found in the library by the
library staff, all of the previously paid charges will be refunded to the customer.
If the exact replacement cannot be found, the replacement schedule is:
Adult fiction
Hardcover $21.95
Paperback $ 5.95
Adult non-fiction
Hardcover $27.95
Paperback $21.95
Juvenile fiction
Hardcover $15.95
Paperback $ 6.95
Juvenile non-fiction $16.95
Vertical file $ 5.00
Easy -level material:
Easy readers (ER) $12.95
Non-fiction (ENF)$15.95
Picture books (E) $15.95
Board books (BB) $ 6.95
Audios $15.95
Videos $30.00
Audio/video kits Replacement cost for similar type of material
(Varies too much to schedule a single cost)
CD-ROMS (audio) $18.95 (for single unit)
Reference materials Replacement cost for a similar type of reference source
(Varies too much to schedule a single cost)
Software Replacement cost for a similar type of program
(Varies too much to schedule a single cost)
Interlibrary loan materials will be replaced at the rate required by the sending library.
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EQUIPMENT AND BUILDING USE
Room Reservations
The kitchen area of the old PARD/City Hall building may be used from Friday night through Sunday.
There is a $50.00 security deposit and a $20.00 per day use fee.
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DATE: May 21, 1996
SUBJECT: City Council Meeting—May 23, 1996
ITEM: 13.A. Consider an ordinance revising Library fees. (Second Reading)
STAFF RESOURCE PERSON: Dale Ricklefs
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
For the past 15 years various fees have been collected to defray costs of maintaining
certain services, equipment, and materials. While overdue and lost book fines and non-
resident fees have been in ordinance form, the other fees such as photocopying and
materials repair have not been included. The attachment includes the fees we are
currently charging for all services.
It is recommended that the Council approve the ordinance as attached.