In order to ensure that the residents of the village have the benefit of cable service and in order to distribute the costs of regulation, and coordinate regulation and franchising, the Cable Council has been formed under the provisions of the Urban Cooperation Act, M.C.L.A. § 124.501 et seq; MSA 5.4088(1) et seq. The village is a party to the Intergovernmental Agreement for Coordinated Regulation of Cable Television. The village shall select a grantee, but delegates regulating, monitoring, reporting, and complaint processes to the Cable Council including the following functions:
(A) Regulate basic cable service and equipment rates of the cable service pursuant to FCC certification and procedures.
(B) Review cable service rates in accordance with applicable law.
(C) Recommend franchise requirements.
(D) Act as liaison between member municipalities, the grantee, schools, lessees of cable service, subscribers, and citizens.
(E) Hear and decide citizen and subscriber complaints and make recommendations as may be set out in the local franchises.
(F) Advise member municipalities on laws, regulations and technical aspects of cable television.
(G) Enforce the customer service requirements established by the FCC, this chapter or any franchise issued hereunder.
(H) Perform such other functions as may be requested by participating member municipalities.
(Ord. 1 4-05, passed 4-4-2005)