22-1968ORDINANCE NO. 22-1968
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON ADOPTING A SCHEDULE OF FEES FORTHE DENTON PUBLIC LIBRARY; SUPERSEDING ALL PRIOR ORDINANCESESTABLISHING FEES IN CONFLICT WITH SUCH SCHEDULE; PROVIDINGFOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to establish a Schedule of Fees associated with theDenton 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 assessed under this Ordinance 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, after said review, 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,” attached hereto; 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” is set forth in Exhibit “A,” which said exhibit is
incorporated herein, as though set forth in full, and 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 ofthis Ordinance.
SECTION 4. Ordinance Number 2021-859 and all other prior conflicting fee schedules
are hereby superseded and repealed, but only insofar as the portion of such prior ordinance shallbe in conflict; and as to all other sections of the ordinance not in direct conflict herewith, this
ordinance shall be and is hereby made cumulative except as to such prior ordinances or portions
thereof as are expressly repealed hereby.
SECTION 5. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage and
approval.
The motion to approve this Ordinance was made by BrCa/\
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passed and
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approved by the
Aye Nay Abstain Absent
Mayor Gerard Hudspeth:b/
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Vicki Byrd, District 1 :
Brian Beck. District 2:
Jesse Davis. District 3 :/
y‘Alison Maguire, District 4:
Brandon Chase McGee,
At Large Place 5 :/
Chris Watts, At Large Place 6:b/
PASSED AND APPROVED thi, th, Ann day of S,p%\bef . 2022
SPETH, MAYOR
ATTEST:
ROSA RIOS, CITY SECRETARY At\II IIII//
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:MACK REINWAND, CITY ATTORNEY
Denton Public Library2022-2023 Schedule of Fees
Lost or Damaged Item Fees Loss or damage to library materials
Lost DVD or Music CD case (complete) $6.00
Lost Audiobook Case (complete) $ 12.50
Damaged DVD or Music case $ 1.50
Damaged Audiobook case $8.00
Damaged or missing barcode $ 1.00
Lost or damaged RFID tag $0.50
Lost or damaged CD/DVD/Audiobook $3.00cover/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 KitCost 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 $3.25
Accrued charges $25 and over $9.85
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
LaminatingMiscellaneous Materials
Fees for makerspace material supplies$0.50/1inear foot
$1.00, $2.50, $5.00, $10.00, $15.00, $20.00,
or $25.00 per item as indicated on displayed
sample materials
Retail 8 Sale of supplies to the publicUSB drive
Earbuds
+Sales taxes apply to retail sale items.
$5.00
$1.00