§ 110.152  FRANCHISE APPLICATIONS.
   (A)   Applicants for a franchise shall submit to the county written applications utilizing the standard format provided by the county, at the time and place designated by the county for accepting applications. The application shall include, at a minimum, the following:
      (1)   Applicant's(s') proper business, corporate, or partnership name;
      (2)   If a corporation, applicant shall also state the corporation's process agent address for service of notice, provide a certified copy from the state Secretary of State of authorization to do business in the state;
      (3)   If a partnership, application shall also contain names and addresses of all partners, and names and addresses of general partner(s) responsible for overseeing the management of the franchise;
      (4)   Financial statement certified by a certified public accountant;
      (5)   Insurance bonds and certificates.
   (B)   In awarding a franchise, the county:
      (1)   Shall allow the applicant's cable system a reasonable period of time to become capable of providing cable service to all households in the franchise area as specified in § 110.093(A);
      (2)   May require adequate assurance that the cable operator will provide adequate public, educational, and governmental access channel capacity, facilities, or financial support, and qualifications to provide cable service.
   (C)   An application fee in the amount of $6,000 shall be paid by each franchise or franchise renewal applicant at the time of application for franchise, which fee shall be in the form of cash, certified check, or money order to defer the cost of studying, investigating, and otherwise processing such application and which shall be in consideration thereof and not refundable or returnable in whole or in part.  To offset the effects of inflation, the amount of the application fee provided for herein is subject to reasonable increase in accord with the annual rate of inflation.
(Ord. passed 12-2-96)