21-859ORDINANCE NO. 21-859
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON ADOPTING A SCHEDULE OF FEES FOR
THE DENTON PUBLIC LIBRARY; SUPERSEDING ALL PRIOR ORDINANC'ES
ESTABLISHING FEES IN CONFLICT WITH SUCH SCHEDULE; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to establish a Schedule of Fees associated with the
Denton Public Library, specifically for lost or damaged library books and materials, library cards,
utilization of collection agencies, printing and copying, and retail or for the sale of supplies to
library patrons; and
WHEREAS, all fees to be assessed under this Ordinance, as set forth in Exhibit A attached
hereto, have been comprehensively reviewed, are fair and reasonable, and do not exceed a
reasonable cost to the City to provide library services to the public; and
WHEREAS, at the May 13, 2021 meeting of the Library Board, the Board recommended
that the City approve the Schedule of Fees attached hereto by a vote of 5 to 0; and
WHEREAS, after said review and recommendation, the City Council deems it in the best
interest of the City to establish the Schedule of Fees associated with the Denton Public Library as
set forth in Exhibit A; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. The findings and recitations contained in the preamble of this Ordinance
are incorporated herein by reference and found to be true.
SECTION 2. The Schedule of Fees, as set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto and
incorporated herein as though set forth in full, is hereby adopted.
SECTION 3. The provisions of this ordinance are severable, and the invalidity of any
phrase or part of this Ordinance shall not affect the validity or effectiveness of the remainder of
this Ordinance.
SECTION 4. Ordinance 19-2236, which was adopted by City Council to establish fees to
be charged for overdue books and materials for the Denton Public Library, and any other
ordinances that may be in conflict with this Ordinance, are hereby superseded and repealed.
SECTION 5. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage and
approval.
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Mayor Gerard Hudspeth:
Vicki Byrd, District 1 :
Brian Beck. District 2:
Jesse Davis. District 3 :
Alison Maguire, District 4 :
Deb Armintor, At Large Place 5 :
Paul Meltzer, At Large Place 6:
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PASSED AND APPROVED this the t in day of MRq _, 2021.
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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EXHIBIT A
Denton Public Library
2021-2022 Schedule of Fees
Effective May 18, 2021
Lost or Damaged Item Fees Loss or damage
Lost DVD or Music CD case (complete)
Lost Audiobook Case (complete)
Damaged DVD or Music case
Damaged Audiobook case
to library materials
$6.00
$12.50
$1.50
$8.00
$1.00
$0.50
$3.00
Damaged or missing barcode
Lost or damaged RFID tag
Lost or damaged CD/DVD/Audiobook
cover/insert
Lost or damaged audiobook CD
Lost or damaged Discovery Kit container
Lost or damaged ILL Strap
Lost or ruined Discovery Kit components
$10.00 per CD
$ 10.00
$2.50
$5.00, $10.00, $20.00, $40.00, $60.00,
$80.00, or $100.00 per item as indicated in
each Discovery Kit
Cost for item as noted in the item recordLost or ruined materials
Library Cards and Account Fees Fees for replacement cards and non-resident accounts
Replacement card $2.00
Non-resident card $50/year or $25/6 months
Collection Agency Fees Fees for collection agency contacting patron regarding outstanding
charges
Accrued charges between $10.00 and $24.99 $2.95
Accrued charges $25 and over $8.95
Printing and Copying Costs
Black & White Printing
Color Printing
Black & White Copies
3D Printing
Fees for printing and copying
$0. 10/page
$0.25/page
$0. 10/page
$0.75/10 grams
Makerspace Material Costs
Laminating
Miscellaneous Materials
Extra Small
Small
Medium
Large
Extra Large
Fees for makerspace material supplies
$0.50/1inear foot
$1.00
$2.50
$5.00
$10.00
$15.00
XX Large
Retail 8 Sale of supplies to the public
USB drive
Earbuds
+Sales taxes apply to retail sale items.
$20.00
$5.00
$1.00