HomeMy WebLinkAbout89-114 - Fees for Videotape ReproductionRESOLUTION NO. 89 -114
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NEWPORT BEACH ESTABLISHING THE FEES FOR VIDEOTAPE
• REPRODUCTIONS.
WHEREAS, the City of Newport Beach has expended large sums
of money in acquiring the equipment, and hiring personnel,
necessary to film the scene of traffic accidents and other
incidents involving personal injury or property damage;
WHEREAS, the value of videotape production and
reproduction equipment owned by the City is approximately
$250,000;
WHEREAS, the City routinely receives requests from persons
involved in traffic collisions and similar incidents for copies of
videotape depicting the accident scene,
WHEREAS, the cost to the City of reproducing these
videotapes is approximately $160.00 based on the value of the
cassette, time spent by personnel in videotaping the scene and
reproducing the cassette, and amortization of the value of the
equipment involved in producing and reproducing the videotape;
WHEREAS, a private firm would charge $200 to $250 to
reproduce a videotape of an accident or incident scene.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the City Council of the
•City of Newport Beach finds that the current cost to the City of
producing and reproducing videotapes of accident or incident
scenes equals or exceeds $160.00;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the fee for a Police
Department produced videotape of an accident or incident scene
shall be $160.00 per cassette.
ADOPTED this 9th day of October, 1989.
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