(a) Within forty (40) days of receipt of the application(s), or receipt of the report and recommendations by the Committee, if applicable, the Council shall hold a public hearing to take evidence and hear argument on whether to grant a cable television franchise to one or more of the applicants in the form proposed by the Committee. The Council shall base its determination hereunder on the criteria contained in Section 4-187. Notice of such hearing shall be given by publication in accordance with I.C., 5-3-1, and if the Council deems appropriate, in one or more trade journals of the cable television industry.
(b) At the time set for such hearing, or an adjournment thereof, the Council shall proceed to hear all written protests and other submissions and to hear evidence and argument from any interested persons in addition to any applicants or potential applicants. A record shall be kept of such hearing and the evidence presented therein.
(c) The Council may propound regulations to govern the conduct of such hearings so as to allow for the orderly and efficient presentation of evidence and argument, and to prevent unnecessary duplication or delay. (Ord. No. 89-12, § 18-26, 6-19-89)