Current through Register Vol. 22-07, April 1, 2022
(1) Consolidated Technology Services has
deemed the actual calculation of costs to the agency for producing responsive
records to a public records request is unduly burdensome, because:
a) The office does not have the resources to
conduct a study to determine all its actual copying costs;
b) staff resources are insufficient to
perform a study and to calculate such actual costs
c) funds were not allocated for performing a study to
calculate such actual costs and the agency lacks the necessary funds to perform
a study and calculations;
d) to
conduct such a study would interfere with other essential agency
functions
e) through the 2017
legislative process, the public and requesters have commented on and been
informed of authorized fees and costs, including for electronic records,
provided in
RCW 42.56.120(2)(b) and (c), (3) and (4).
As such, Consolidated Technology Services shall charge for
copies of records pursuant to the default fees in RCW 42.56.120(2)(b) and (c).
Consolidated Technology Services will charge for customized services pursuant
to 42.56.-120(3). Under RCW 42.56.130, Consolidated Technology Services may
charge other copy fees authorized by statutes outside of chapter 42.56 RCW.
Consolidated Technology Services may enter into an alternative fee agreement
with a requester under RCW 42.56.120(4).
(2) This fee schedule will be set forth on
the Consolidated Technology Services Agency website and be updated with
subsequent changes to RCW 42.56 or further Consolidated Technology
rule-making.
(3) Consolidated
Technology Services may include a customized service charge for certain public
records requests. Requests that require the use of information technology
expertise to prepare data compilations, or provide customized electronic access
services when such customized access services are not used by the agency. The
customized service charge may reimburse Consolidated Technology Services up to
the actual cost of providing these services.
Notes
Wash. Admin. Code § 143-06-170
Adopted by
WSR
19-06-020, Filed 2/27/2019, effective
3/30/2019
