Fees for access weighed (07/25/05)

What’s a fair fee to charge for county data in digital form accessed via the Internet?

Jay County Commissioners aren’t sure and are hoping that the company which maintains the county’s web site can offer some guidance.

While the Jay County Council established a fund for fees, it had no legal authority to create an ordinance establishing fees and setting limits on how data is used.

Commissioners’ attorney Brad Burkett said this morning he could draft such an ordinance to follow guidelines in state law but added, “I need to be told what the fee’s going to be. I can’t determine that.”

County auditor Freda Corwin will research the issue and come back to the commissioners with a recommendation.

Commissioners learned this morning that a six-month extension has been granted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency on work removing debris and hanging limbs from last January’s ice storm.

In other business, commissioners were informed by the state historic preservation officials at the Department of Natural Resources that window replacement work proposed for the Weiler Building under a recent Community Focus Fund grant is acceptable.

“Given deterioration that has occurred,” wrote deputy state historic preservation officer Jon Smith, “we do not believe that the proposed window configuration is inconsistent with ... standards.”[[In-content Ad]]