4-280-330 Funding.

   A.   The CAC shall be funded by:

      1.   Payments by the grantee(s), including an initial payment; a percentage of annual gross cable revenues subject to a guaranteed minimum annual payment; and contributions of funds for studios, equipment and technical assistance; in amounts to be agreed upon and specified in the franchise(s); and

      2.   Foundation, corporate, governmental and other philanthropic grants; and

      3.   Payments from the holder of a State- issued authorization to provide cable service or video service in Chicago.

   B.   The Cable Administrator shall direct that two- thirds of all fees paid for public, educational or governmental use by each grantee, pursuant to subparagraph A(1) of this section, and each holder of a State-issued authorization, pursuant to subparagraph A(3) of this section, be paid directly to the CAC. If direct payment to the CAC is not possible, the City shall accept and remit in full to the CAC the amount specified by this paragraph within sixty days of receipt.

(Prior code § 113.1-37; Amend Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 3-18-09, p. 55728, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 4-24-12, p. 23998, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-14, p. 98037, § 7)

Editor's note – Coun. J. 4-24-12, p. 23998, § 1, repealed former § 4-280-330 and renumbered this section, which was formerly § 4-280-370, as § 4-280-330.

4-280-340 Incorporation.

   A.   The CAC shall be incorporated by 50 incorporators, who shall be broadly representative of the city and its diverse cable access constituencies. Seventeen shall be individuals named by the mayor and the others shall be individuals selected by nonprofit cultural, educational, health, social service, civic and community organizations designated by the mayor. Each such organization shall select one incorporator. The incorporators shall conduct their first meeting no later than 90 days after the enactment of the franchise(s). They shall, at the earliest feasible date, take all steps necessary to incorporate the CAC as an Illinois not-for-profit corporation, exempt from federal and state income tax and eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

(Prior code § 113.1-38; Amend Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 4-24-12, p. 23998, § 1)

Editor's note – Coun. J. 4-24-12, p. 23998, § 1, renumbered former § 4-280-340 as § 4-280-300, and renumbered this section, which was formerly § 4-280-380, as § 4-280-340.

4-280-350 Directors.

   Initial directors shall be named by the incorporators, who shall also determine their number. Directors need not be selected from among the incorporators and shall be broadly representative of Chicago and its diverse cable access constituencies. Subsequent directors shall be selected by an electoral mechanism designed by the initial directors to assure broad-based representation and to guard against the directors becoming a self-perpetuating group.

(Prior code § 113.1-39; Amend Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 4-24-12, p. 23998, § 1)

Editor's note – Coun. J. 4-24-12, p. 23998, § 1, renumbered former § 4-280-350 as § 4-280-310, and renumbered this section, which was formerly § 4-390-320, as § 4-280-350.

4-280-360 Powers.

   A.   The powers of the CAC shall be as set forth in the articles of incorporation. They shall include the power to:

      1.   Conduct public informational and educational activities;

      2.   Allocate access channel space and time, and access channel interconnections for nonprofit use, on a reasonable nondiscriminatory basis;

      3.   Provide financial, technical and other assistance for nonprofit programming and other nonprofit uses of the cable system;

      4.   Retain ownership of studios and other program production facilities and equipment; and employ staff;

      5.   Ensure compliance by all access channel users with the provisions of Section 4-280-260 D of this chapter;

      6.   Other acts necessary and appropriate to carry out the purposes of the CAC.

(Prior code § 113.1-40; Amend Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 4-24-12, p. 23998, § 1)

Editor's note – Coun. J. 4-24-12, p. 23998, § 1, renumbered former § 4-280-360 as § 4-280-320, and renumbered this section, which was formerly § 4-280-400, as § 4-280-360.

4-280-370 Restrictions.

   The CAC shall not:

   1.   Exclude any person or organization from use of access channels for any lawful nonprofit purpose, although it may allocate channel space and time on a reasonable, nondiscriminatory basis. Any person or organization alleging denial of this right may petition CAC for redress, petition the cable administrator for review and sue in a court of competent jurisdiction to enforce the right of access herein granted;

   2.   Permit operation of its channels to be subject to direct or indirect governmental interference with or control of program content.

(Prior code § 113.1-41; Amend Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 4-24-12, p. 23998, § 1)

Editor's note – Coun. J. 4-24-12, p. 23998, § 1, renumbered former § 4-280-370 as § 4-280-330, and renumbered this section, which was formerly § 4-280-410, as § 4-280-370.

ARTICLE VIII. CABLE ADMINISTRATOR (4-280-380 et seq.)