(a) A cable regulatory staff (the staff) for the City will be organized by the Mayor with the assistance, as desired, of the Cuyahoga County Mayors and Managers Association, in order to administer the regulation of basic cable service and equipment rates pursuant to the FCC's cable rate regulations and the 1992 Cable Act, with the aid of counsel and other consultants as may be needed. Council may at any time delegate additional duties to the staff.
(b) In all instances involving the determination of the lawfulness of a cable television service rate or rates, the staff will present to Council a recommended decision based on the record. Council may adopt, amend, or remand for further review a recommended decision of the staff. Council may also direct the staff at any time to investigate issues pertaining to cable rate regulation and to provide a recommended decision. Any adoption by Council of a recommended decision by the staff regarding the lawfulness of a cable television service rate or rates shall be considered a final decision. The staff shall communicate the results of final decisions to the affected cable operators in writing.
(Ord. 93-120. Passed 12-6-93.)