(A) Imposition of fee. A fee is hereby imposed on any holder providing cable service or video service in the unincorporated area of the county, whether by franchise agreement or state license.
(B) Amount of fee. The amount of the fee imposed hereby shall be 5% of the holder’s gross revenues.
(C) Notice to the county. The holder shall notify the county at least ten days prior to the date on which the holder begins to offer cable service or video service in the county.
(D) Holder’s liability. The holder shall be liable for and pay the service provider fee to the county. The holder’s liability for the fee shall commence on the first day of the calendar month following 30 days after receipt of the ordinance adopting this chapter by the holder. The ordinance adopting this (Ord. 2013-4) shall be sent by mail, postage prepaid, to the address listed on the holder’s application notice sent pursuant to 220 ILCS 5/21-401(b)(6) to the county.
(E) Payment date. The payment of the service provider fee shall be due on a quarterly basis, 45 days after the close of the calendar quarter. If mailed, the fee is considered paid on the date it is postmarked. Each payment shall include a statement explaining the basis for the calculation of the fee.
(F) Credit for other payments. An incumbent cable operator that elects to terminate an existing agreement pursuant to 220 ILCS 5/21-301(c) with credit for prepaid franchise fees under that agreement may deduct the amount of such credit from the fees that operator owes under § 72.161.
(Ord. 2013-04, passed 3-20-2013)