810.37   ACCEPTANCE OF FRANCHISE.
   (a)   The franchise herein described and its rights and privileges are conditioned upon the grantee accepting and promising to abide by the provisions contained herein. Such acceptance and promise shall consist of a written agreement, duly executed and acknowledged by or on behalf of the grantee, entered into with the Village, on terms in substantial uniformity with those contained herein, and filed with the Clerk/Treasurer within twenty days after the passage of the ordinance granting the franchise to a specific grantee. The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute said agreement on behalf of the Village.
   (b)   The above-required agreement shall be accompanied by a certified or cashier's check, approved by the Village, in the amount of two thousand, five hundred dollars ($2,500), made payable to the Village of Brooklyn Heights, Ohio, as an acceptance fee. All checks received shall be deposited in an account of the Village and shall serve to recover expenses incurred by the Village in the granting of the franchise. Said expenses shall include, but not be limited to, consultants’ expenses and the reasonable value of services performed by the Village's employees, agent or contractors. Any funds remaining after all expenses have been paid shall be refunded to the grantee. The Village does not guarantee any amounts to be refunded.
(Ord. 16-80. Passed 5-20-80.)