Council Minutes - Town of Cambridge

COUNCIL MINUTESTUESDAY 26 JUNE 2012CR12.832012/2013 REVIEW OF FEES AND CHARGES - CAMBRIDGE LIBRARYPURPOSE OF REPORT:To review the fees and charges structure for the Cambridge Library for 2012/2013.BACKGROUND:The Town of Cambridge reviews its fees and charges on an annual basis. The mostappropriate time to establish fees is prior to the adoption of the Annual Budget so that thesefees can be reflected in the revenue accounts.DETAILS:Current Fees and ChargesBenchmarking analysis as outlined in Table 1 reveals that current fees and charges for theLibrary remain competitive with other libraries.Table 1:2011/2012 - Comparative Analysis of Revised Fees and ChargesService Cambridge Subiaco Nedlands Vic Park Fremantle Scarborough VincentPhotocopyingA4 B/W $0.20 $0.20 $0.20 $0.20 $0.20 $0.20 $0.30A3 B/W $0.40 $0.50 $0.20 $0.40 $0.40 $0.20 $0.30A4 Colour $2.00 $0.50 $0.50 $1.50 $1.00 $2.00 $2.40A3 Colour $3.00 $1.00 $1.00 $3.00 $2.00 $2.00 $3.60ReplacementM/ship Cards$6.00$5.00(if under 2yrs old)$5.00(or free cardevery 2 years)$5.50 $3.50 $6.50 $6.20Flash Drives1 Gigabyte $15.00 N/A N/A N/A. N/A N/A N/A2 Gigabytes $20.00 N/A. N/A. N/A. N/A N/A N/AAudio Ear Buds$2.00 N/A N/A N/A N/A $1.30 $1.00(pair)Library BagsRed $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00Linen $5.00 N/A N/A N/A $2.50 N/A N/AChildren'sReading DoorHangersLost/Damage ofLibrary ItemsPrinting Charges(per page)Local StudiesScanner (per page)Fullreplacementcost $7.50minimum$0.50 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AMin $2.50 Min $2.50SLWA -$2.20 +$3.00 nonrefadminfeeLocal -$5.00 +$3.00admin fee$7.50 $10.00 $5.00$0.20 $0.20 $0.20 $0.20 $0.20 $0.20 $0.30Multifunctional$5.00 N/Amachine - lowusage FREEFREE N/A N/A N/AInternet Training $5.00Onlyoffered toHealthcare/PensionersFREEN/AFREE -seldomheldFREE -seldom heldN/AN/AH:\CEO\GOV\COUNCIL MINUTES\12 MINUTES\JUNE 2012\C CR.DOCX 124