A. It shall be the duty of an MCS provider (that has more than three hundred fifty subscribers) to devise and implement a quarterly preventative maintenance program for the multi-channel system in order to ensure that there is no material degradation of the multi-channel system that would affect the citizens' health, safety, and welfare, or negatively affect the quality of multi-channel services being provided.
B. Before the MCS provider implements such a program, it shall be reviewed and approved by the Council/franchising authority. Within forty-five (45) days after the completion of the quarterly preventative maintenance program, the MCS provider shall prepare and submit a written report to the Council/franchising authority detailing the results of the tests conducted, and all items performed or addressed during the quarterly program. Although not exhaustive, the following areas should be included in a preventative maintenance program, and subsequent report:
1. inspection, and repair if needed, of the headend;
2. inspection, and repair if needed, of the antenna tower;
3. requiring weather-proofing and protection of the antenna lead connectors, and on any other exposed fittings;
4. requiring the conducting of signal leakage tests that are in accordance with FCC requirements;
5. removing tree roots, limbs, and branches that interfere with, or come in contact with, the MCS provider's cable;
6. requiring the periodic servicing, testing, and calibration of the MCS provider's equipment including equipment on service vehicles, and field test equipment;
7. employing a status monitoring system to identify problems or situations in which the multi-channel system electronics are operating outside pre-programmed parameters;
8. testing of the emergency alert system to ensure that it will function properly during an emergency situation; and
9. testing of the safety alert system or technology.