(1) No fee shall be charged for the inspection of public records.

(2) The commission shall collect fees, plus postage, to reimburse itself for actual costs incident to providing copies of public records.

(a) Copies produced on copying and duplicating equipment are fifteen cents per page.

(b) Copies of other items such as magnetic tapes and records or other formats will be the cost of the services required to copy them.

(3) Nothing contained in this section shall preclude the commission from agreeing to exchange or provide copies of manuals or other public records with other state or federal agencies. One copy of the implementation manual will be issued to public agencies upon request.

(4) Prepayment of copying costs and postage shall be a prerequisite to copying and/or mailing of public records. However, the public records officer may waive the costs of copying or postage.