§ 114.99 PENALTY.
   (A)   Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is prescribed shall be subject to § 10.99.
   (B)   (1)   In the event the grantee fails to respond to any request for additional material or information, the City Council may direct the immediate reduction of basic rates to 75% of the FCC Benchmark for cable subscribers for a period not to exceed 90 days for each violation. The City Council may also direct the imposition of penalties of up to $100 per day for each day that a violation occurs, to be chargeable to the grantee. The grantee shall be entitled to demand a public hearing before the City Council to contest the assessment of penalties hereunder.
      (2)   In the event the grantee fails to adhere to the rate schedule as established by §§ 114.01 through 114.12, the City Council may impose penalties including, but not limited to, the following:
         (1)   Termination of the franchise and/or filing suit within the Circuit Court for placement of such franchise in receivership;
         (a)   Imposition of fines not to exceed $100 per day for each scheduled item that the grantee fails to comply with;
         (b)   An order directing the immediate roll-back of basic cable rates to 75% of the FCC Benchmark; and/or
         (c)   An order directing that the appropriate refunds be made to subscribers and the means the grantee is to employ in making such refunds.
      (3)   The grantee shall be entitled to a public hearing before the City Council to contest the assessment of penalties hereunder.
(1979 Code, § 2.124)
   (C)   A violation of §§ 114.25 through 114.42, or the terms or conditions of a permit, shall be a violation of the city code and shall be subject to the penalties set forth in § 10.99. Nothing in this division (C) shall be construed to limit the remedies available to the city in the event of a violation by a person of this subchapter or a permit.
(Ord. 118, passed 2-1-1994; Ord. 159, passed 9-16-2003)