(A) Any municipal entity providing cable service within the city shall be required to have a franchise from the city, and the provisions of this section shall apply to the entity.
(B) A municipal franchise entity shall be a corporate entity authorized or established under Kentucky law.
(C) A franchise agreement with a municipal entity shall not contain terms and conditions which, when considered in their totality, are materially more favorable or less burdensome than those contained in an agreement between the city and a privately-owned competitor.
(D) (1) Relative to the television signals to be carried on the system of a municipal entity, that entity shall establish an independent citizens' advisory committee which shall be responsible for selecting the identity of the signals.
(2) Provided, however, the municipal franchisee shall have the right to establish the selection parameters, such as the number of signals to be carried of each general type, and impose cost limits. (1989 Code, § 115.40) (Ord. 1988, passed 11-9-1992)