(A) A Cable Television Advisory Board is expressly authorized to provide for related municipal services. The Mayor, with the ratification of the majority of the City Council, shall have the established authority to appoint a CATV Advisory Board consisting of at least five members who shall serve for three-year terms with such terms to be staggered, as its designated representatives.
(B) Interested citizens may attend Board meetings. The Board’s duration and requisite actions shall be under the express control of the City Council and it shall directly advise the City Council of its regulatory jurisdiction and may have the following additional responsibilities and duties:
(1) Offering to mediate disputes or disagreements between subscribers and the franchised company after an investigation, should the subscriber and the company not be able to resolve their view or disagreement;
(2) Reviewing and auditing all reports and filings submitted to the city as required hereunder and such other correspondence as may be submitted to the city concerning the operation of the cable television network and reviewing the rules and regulations set by franchised operators;
(3) Assuring that all rates and rules pertinent to the operation of the CATV system in the city are made available for inspection by the public at reasonable hours and upon reasonable requests;
(4) Reviewing rates subject to regulation;
(5) Recommend programming of a government access nature, to plan for community utilization of the local EG Channels, to encourage and foster local participation in EG channels and coordinate related use with appropriate cable television franchise representatives;
(6) Periodically review and inspect for compliance with the franchise agreement and this subchapter, the operations, service standards and technical systematic capacities of franchised cable operators to monitor for compliance under this subchapter and applicable local, state or federal laws or regulations, in existence, that govern telecommunications providers;
(7) Provide annual review that indicate whether any problematic concerns exist and directly communicate any related difficulties directly with the cable operator. In addition, the Cable Advisory Board will be responsible to coordinate the franchise renewal process whenever a cable operator with a satisfactory performance achievement rating indicates a desire to begin this process and the applicable renewal period is in effect. In all cases, this must occur at a point not less than six months prior to the expiration of a related franchise agreement; and
(8) Other duties and responsibilities that may be additionally assigned or delegated by resolutions or actions of the City Council.
(Prior Code, § 110.071) (Ord. 13-08, passed 6-3-2013)