Legislative Matter

Miami-Dade Legislative Item
File Number: 073552

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File Number: 073552

File Type: Resolution

Status: Adopted

Version: 0

Reference: R-66-08

Control: Board of County Commissioners

File Name: UNIFORM COUNTY PUBLIC RECORDS FEE STRUCTURE

Introduced: 11/30/2007

Requester: NONE

Cost:

Final Action: 1/10/2008

Agenda Date: 1/10/2008

Agenda Item Number: 11A24

Notes:

Title:

RESOLUTION DIRECTING COUNTY MAYOR TO STUDY AND PROPOSE A UNIFORM COUNTY PUBLIC RECORDS FEE STRUCTURE TO BE UTILIZED BY ALL COUNTY AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS

Indexes:	FEE SCHEDULE
	PUBLIC RECORDS

Sponsors:

Sally A. Heyman, Prime Sponsor

Sunset Provision: No

Effective Date:

Expiration Date:

Registered Lobbyist:

None Listed

Legislative History
Acting Body	Date	Agenda Item	Action	Sent To	Due Date	Returned	Pass/Fail

Board of County Commissioners	1/10/2008	11A24	Adopted				P

Budget and Finance Committee	12/11/2007	2L	Forwarded to BCC with a favorable recommendation				P
REPORT:	Assistant County Attorney Jess McCarty read the foregoing proposed resolution into the record. It was moved by Commissioner Sorenson that this proposed resolution be forwarded to the County Commission with a favorable recommendation. This motion was seconded by Commissioner Diaz. Special Assistant to the County Manager Jennifer Glazer-Moon noted, for the record, that Administrative Order 4-48, outlined the fee structure for public records; and that she would meet with Commissioner Heyman to review that fee structure. Hearing no other questions or comments, the Committee proceeded to vote.

County Attorney	11/30/2007		Assigned	Budget and Finance Committee		12/11/2007

County Attorney	11/30/2007		Assigned	Kenneth B. Drucker		11/30/2007

Legislative Text

TITLE
RESOLUTION DIRECTING COUNTY MAYOR TO STUDY AND PROPOSE A UNIFORM COUNTY PUBLIC RECORDS FEE STRUCTURE TO BE UTILIZED BY ALL COUNTY AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS

BODY
WHEREAS, Miami-Dade County is required under the Public Records Law to make available for inspection and copying materials made or received in connection with official business which are used to perpetuate, communicate or formalize knowledge; and
WHEREAS, in order to comply with the Public Records Law, in many instances the cost associated with this compliance is significant; and
WHEREAS, along with making available public records, Miami-Dade County may expend significant resources and costs when determining whether certain records are exempt from disclosure under the Public Records Law; and
WHEREAS, under the Florida Public Records Law Miami-Dade County is entitled to impose fees for inspecting and copying public records; and
WHEREAS, currently there is no standardized policy and fee structure in place throughout the various agencies and departments of Miami-Dade County to deal with these obligations under the Public Records Law; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of Miami-Dade County to have a uniform system in place setting a county-wide policy as to the criteria and amount of fees to be charged to inspect and copy public records,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that the County Mayor is directed to study and propose a uniform County public records fee structure utilized by all County agencies and departments and report back to this Commission within 60 days from the adoption of this resolution.