Office of the City Clerk and Seattle Municipal Archives
Fee Schedule
Effective Date May 30, 2009
Under Clerk Rule 2009-01, Fees for Reproduction of Records, fees are waived for City staff on official City business. Contractors and/or consultants working for the City are not exempt and must pay in full.
A. Paper Records up to 11"x17" (no fee for requests under 10 pages)
Photocopies of paper records $ .15 per page/side
Digital images (photocopier scans) of paper records $ .15 per page/side
Digital copy of existing electronic record or scan cost of materials*
B. Photographic Records
Photographic prints (from commercial vendors) $ 3.00 plus vendor costs
Photographic reproductions of fragile or difficult documents, maps or drawings $20.00 plus vendor costs
Digital images (photocopier scans) of photographic records
up to 11"x17" $ .15 per page/side
over 11"x17" actual vendor costs
Custom scans of photographic records $ 8.00
Digital copy of existing digital photograph or scan of photograph cost of materials*
C. Audio Records of Council meetings and hearings
From analog to digital, per event recorded $10.00 plus materials*
From digital to digital cost of materials*
From digital to analog, per event recorded $10.00 plus materials*
D. Video Records of Council meetings and public hearings
From analog to digital $10.00 plus materials*
From digital to digital cost of materials*
From digital to analog $10.00 plus materials*
E. Domestic Partnership
Domestic Partnership Registration $25.00
Replacement certificate $10.00
F. Certification of record $ 1.00 per document
G. Postage, shipping
under $5 no charge
$5 and over actual cost to City
H. Returned Checks (insufficient funds, closed account, etc.) $20.00
*I. Materials
CDs $ 3.00 each
DVDs $ 5.00 each
VHS $ 5.00 each
Audio cassette $ 5.00 each
Other actual cost to City