(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 FCC's cable rate regulations and the 1992 Cable Act, with the aid of counsel and other consultants as may be needed. The 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 the Council a recommended decision based on the record. The Council may adopt, amend or remand for further review a recommended decision of the Staff. The Council may also direct the Staff at any time to investigate issues pertaining to cable rate regulation and provide a recommended decision. Any adoption by the Council of any 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. 93-246. Passed 12-7-93.)