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ELECTIONS <br /> We believe the current fee schedule,in Elections is appropriate and should continue for <br /> 1996-97. One modification is that data or programming requests for voter/election files <br /> should be based on the principles mentioned above in the Data Processing Section. <br /> RECREATION AND PARKS <br /> We compared these fees to those charged by other area Recreation and Parks <br /> programs and determined that they are in line with other recreational programs. In <br /> many cases full costs for programs are not recouped, but staff felt that excessive fees <br /> could lower program participation or steer participants to other area programs. <br /> One area in which to pursue a fee increase is Summer Camp. The current fee of$40 <br /> per week per participant does not recoup costs. In the previous year this program was <br /> subsidized by approximately $5,000. We propose a$10 increase in fees that would <br /> generate this amount while keeping the weekly cost per participant below area market <br /> prices. <br /> COMMISSIONERS <br /> Fees charged for copies in the Commissioners' Office recover the costs of <br /> reproduction and are proposed to continue at current levels for 1996-97. <br /> LAND RECORDS/GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) <br /> The existing Land Records fee structure is appropriate, works well, and generally <br /> recovers the cost of the departments data and map products. The public records law <br /> recognizes that GIS data is public information, and that it should be provided to the <br /> public at reasonable cost. However, Orange County can require that persons obtaining <br /> the data sign an agreement that they will not resell the data or use it for trade or <br /> commercial purposes. For these requesters, GIS copies would be provided based on the <br /> cost of reproduction. If the County were requested to provide GIS data to be used for <br /> trade or commercial purposes, and the GIS Director determines that the proposed use of <br /> GIS data would be an appropriate use, we recommend that a reasonable fee,to be <br /> negotiated between the GIS Director and the requester, be charged. Informal agreement <br /> has been reached by all users of Orange County GIS data(including County departments, <br /> Chapel Hill, Carrboro, OWASA)that all requests for copies of GIS electronic data that is <br /> shared by those users will be handled by Orange County Land Records so that <br /> appropriate safeguarding, representation, and disclaimers about the data can be ensured. <br />