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Date: 05/20/02 Item: V.B. Report on Proposed Photo Policy At your April 15, 2002, meeting, by a 5-0 vote the City Council directed me to study and report back about a proposed photo policy for the City Council. Background Mayor Kysylyczyn has proposed that the City of Roseville adopt a photo policy similar to that of the Minnesota Senate. Under the Senate's policy, pictures taken by Senate photographers can be used by state senators for any purpose, including personal political campaigning. Under the Senate's policy, senators are required to pay the following fees for copies of pictures taken by Senate photographers when the senator will use the photo/s for political campaign purposes: 4x5 black and white print........$4.00 per print 5x7 black and white print........$6.00 per print 8x10 black and white print.. „ ..$8.0 0 per print Under the Senate's policy, when state senators propose to use photos for official state business, they need not pay for the photos. Issue Can/Should the Roseville City Council Allow Themselves to Use Photographs Taken by City Employees for Political Purposes Upon Payment of a Fee, or Can/Should the City Council Prohibit Councilmembers from Using City Photos for Political Purposes? Considerations & Principles A. Legal: Can the City Council regulate the use of city photos? The City Council must comply with all laws, including the State Data Practices Act. B. Enforceability: Would a City Council policy respecting use of city photos be enforceable? The City Council should enact policies binding itself and others that stand a reasonable chance of being successfully enforced. C. Financial: Are taxpayers being fairly reimbursed for copies of the pictures? Taxpayers ought not subsidize personal or political use of pictures taken by city employees. D. Ethical: Is it ethical for Council Members to use photographs for political campaign purposes that were taken by city employees to 1