(A) Creation. The Tipp-Monroe Cable Access Commission is created in accordance with § 111.08(C).
(B) Appointments. The Commission shall consist of 6 voting and 4 ex-officio members. Three voting members shall be appointed by the Monroe Township, and 3 voting members shall be appointed by the Tipp City Council from among the city residents. One ex-officio member each shall be appointed by the Tipp City Council, Tipp City Exempted Village School Board, the Monroe Township Trustees, and the elected members of the Tipp-Monroe Cable Access Commission. All ex-officio members shall be elected or appointed officials.
(C) Terms. The appointments made by the Tipp City Council shall be for 2-year staggered terms. One of the initial appointments made in 1982 shall expire on March 31, 1983, and the other 2 appointments shall all be for 2-year terms.
(D) Duties and powers. The Cable Access Commission shall establish rules and procedures to be approved by the City Council and Township Trustees. The rules and procedures shall define the nature of the public access station or stations and the use thereof. The Cable Access Commission shall determine the type of programming to be permitted, review specific programs, arrange scheduling, and otherwise maintain primary responsibility for the public access station or stations. The Commission may contract with the city and the township and other entities to secure necessary funding for the provision of public access.
(1974 Code, § 111.19) (Ord. 5-82, passed 2-15-1982; Am. Ord. 25-84, passed 8-20-1984)