707.14 REPORTS AND RECORDS.

   (a)    Upon written request, within three (3) months of the close of its fiscal year, a franchisee must file with the City an annual report that provides any of the following information requested by the City:

      (1)    A summary of the previous calendar year's activities in development of the system, including but not limited to services begun or dropped, number of subscribers including gains and losses, homes passed, and miles of cable distribution plant in service. The summary shall also include a comparison of any construction, including system upgrades, during the year with any projections previously provided to the City.

      (2)    A copy of updated maps depicting the location of all trunks where there was construction in the year of the report.

      (3)    A summary of complaints, identifying the number and nature of complaints and their disposition. Where complaints involve one or more recurrent system problems, the nature of each problem and what steps have been taken to correct it shall be identified. More detailed information on complaints shall be submitted upon request of the City.

      (4)    If the franchisee is a corporation, a list of officers and members of the board and the officers and board members of any parent corporation; and where a parent corporation's stock is publicly traded, a copy of its most recent annual report.

      (5)    A list of all partners or stockholders holding five percent (5%) or more ownership interest in the franchisee and any parent corporation. Alternatively, the annual ownership information required by the FCC for broadcast licensees may be supplied.

      (6)    A copy of all the franchisee's rules and regulations applicable to subscribers and users of the cable system.

   (b)    A franchisee must maintain a complete set of books and records, related to its cable operations as specified in this chapter, the franchise agreement, and State and Federal law, and make such books and records available for inspection by the City during normal business hours. The Mayor shall provide franchisee twenty-four (24) hours notice prior to conducting such inspections. The inspections contemplated herein shall be undertaken by the Mayor or his designee not more than annually, unless reasonable evidence justifies otherwise.

   (c)    Upon written request of the franchisee and approval by the City Law Director, information of a proprietary nature shall be made available to the City for inspection pursuant to this chapter or a franchise agreement.
(Ord. 75-89. Passed 6-26-89.)