Resolution 2000-244
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RESOLUTION NO. 2000. 244
RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER
COUNTY, FLORIDA, MODIFYING COLLIER COUNTY PUBLIC
LIBRARY POLICY REGARDING FINES AND FEES
WHEREAS, the Collier County Public Library policies of November, 1993,
provide for fines and fees to be established for the use of Collier County Public
Library; and
WHEREAS, Collier County Ordinance No. 93-86 provides that the Collier County
Library Advisory Board shall furnish budget recommendations to the Collier County
Board of County Commissioners for the forthcoming fiscal year for the operation of
the Collier County Library system; and
WHEREAS, Collier County Ordinance No. 93-86 provides that the Collier County
Library Director shall prepare the annual budget of the library system in accordance
with the recommendations of the Collier County Library Advisory Board; and
WHEREAS, the Collier County Library Advisory Board has recommended the
Collier County Board of County Commissioners modify library fees and fines; and
WHEREAS, Collier County Public Library now circulates materials not included
on the previous list of fines and fees; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners has adopted the Fiscal Year
99-00 general fund budget of the Collier County Public Library; and
WHEREAS, the revenue projections of the Collier County Public Library
considered the implementation of this revised fine and fee schedule; and
WHEREAS, Collier County does incur certain costs and expenses in providing
facilities and services to the library patrons of Collier County.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY FLORIDA, that:
1. The following fine and fee schedule is hereby approved and required for
all users of the Collier County Public Library:
a. Overdue fines for hardback books, audio books, compact disks, and CD-
ROMS shall be 10 cents ($0.10) per day, with a maximum charge of five dollars
($5.00) per item; Overdue fines for paperback books in collections and non-
current periodicals shall be 10 cents ($0.10) per day, with a maximum charge of
two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50); Overdue fines for videocassettes, DVD-video,
and filmstrips shall be one dollar ($1.00) per day and a maximum charge of five
dollars ($5.00) per item kept overdue; Overdue fines for films borrowed from the
State Library shall be one dollar ($1.00) per hour, with a maximum charge of
twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per item; Overdue fines for Reference Materials shall
be one dollar ($1.00) per hour with a maximum charge of twenty-five dollars
($25.00) per item.
b. The fee for a replacement or damaged library card shall be one dollar ($1.00);
The fee for a forgotten card shall be twenty-five ($0.25) cents; The fee for
replacement processing shall be two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) per item;
The fee for returning a video cassette to the wrong location shall be one dollar
($1.00). The fee charged for a lost or damaged film borrowed from the State
Library shall be between one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) and fifteen
hundred dollars ($1500), which is the actual cost to repair or replace the item as
determined by the State Library.
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c. The fee charged for a photocopy or laser printer output shall be ten cents
($0.10) per page; The fee charged for a microfilm printout shall be twenty-five
cents ($0.25) per page. The fee charged to repair or replace damaged media
boxes, bags, or book covers shall be one dollar ($1.00) per item.
d. The fee charged for video cassettes which have not been rewound by the
patron shall be fifty cents ($0.50) per cassette; The cost of data base searches
exceeding twenty dollars ($20.00) shall be paid by the patron requesting the
search.
e. Service shall be denied to patrons owing a minimum of five dollars ($5.00).
f. The fee for non-resident library cards shall be six dollars ($6.00) per quarter,
twelve dollars ($12.00) per six month, eighteen dollars ($18.00) per nine months
and twenty-four dollars ($24.00) per year.
2. This Resolution repeals Collier County Library Fines and Fees adopted by
Resolution No. 95-684, approved on December 12, 1995.
3. The fines and fees addressed herein shall be effective on the day following the
adoption of this Resolution.
This Resolution adopted after motion, second and majority vote by the Board of
County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, this I. day of
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DA TED:
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ATTEST:
DWIGHT E. BROCK, Clerk
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Legal'Sufficiency
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Thomas C. Palmer
Assistant County Attorney
FINES AND FEES SCHEDULE
Collier County Public Library
April 26, 2000
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FEES:
Database search Patron DayS chan!es oyer $20
Forgotten library card $0.25 each time
Laser Printer Output $0.10 per page
Lost/damaged Film Fee for State Library Films $125-$1,500 (Set by State Library)
Maximum Fine before Library Service is denied $5.00
Microfilm Printouts $0.25 per page
Non-Resident Library Card $6.00 per 3 months
$12.00 per 6 months
$18.00 per 9 months
$24.00 per 12 mnnths
Photocopies $0.10 each
Repair and/or replacement of damaged media boxes, bags, or $1.00
book covers
Replacement cost of lost or damaged materials Actual cost or default listed under Fines
Replacement of a lost or damaged library card $1.00
Replacement Processing fee for lost or damaged items $2.50 per item
Videocassette rewinding $0.50
Videocassette returned to the wrong location $1.00
FINES:
ITEM LOAN FIN!'; MAXIMUM REPLACEMENT COST UMIT RESERVE RENEW
('ERIOD PER DAY FINE
Books- Fiction 3 weeks 10~ $5.00 Actual or $20 default No limit Yes I
Books-Non-Fiction 3 weeks 1O~ $5.00 Actual or $20 default 3 oer subiect Yes I
8est Sellers & High J week 101t $5.00 Actual or $20 default No limit Yes I
Demand
Readers Express I week 10)t $5.00 Actual or $20 default No limit No No
Paperback Collection 3 weeks lOjt $2.50 Actual or $5 default No limit Yes I
Audio Books 3 weeks IOjt $5.00 Actual or $10 default 6 items Yes I
CDs I week IOjt $5.00 Actual or $5 default 6 items Yes I
CD-ROMs I week 10jt $5.00 Actual or $20 default 6 items Yes I
Video Cassettes 2 days $1.00 $5.00 Actual or $20 default 3 videos No I
A. Feature Films only--
Video Cassettes I week $1.00 $5.00 Actual or $20 default From either Yes I
B. Series, H()w to, A.orB.
Instructional
Juvenile Filmstrips I week $1.00 $5.00 Actual or $35 default No limit Yes I
Periodicals. Non- 3 weeks 10)t $2.50 Cover price 6 items No I
current
(Select locations only)
Reference Materials Over $1 per $25 Actual or $20 default I item No No
(With special night hour
permission only)
Films: (Set by the Set by $1.00 $25.00 Actual Cost No limit Yes No
State Library) State
Approved as to form and legal sufficiency:
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Thomas C. Palmer
Assistant County Attorney