(A) Applicants for a franchise shall pay a non-refundable filing fee to the city of $100 which shall be due and payable concurrently with the request for the bidding information.
(B) Grantees of a franchise hereunder shall pay a one-time franchise fee to the city of $6,000 which shall be due and payable concurrently with the grantee's acceptance of the franchise.
(C) Grantees of a franchise hereunder shall pay to the city a continuing franchise fee to be utilized by the city to offset its regulatory and administrative costs hereunder in the amount of 3% of annual gross subscriber revenues. If the grantee volunteers and the FCC concurs, the grantee may contribute an additional 2% of annual gross subscriber revenues to the programming of the public, educational, and governmental access channels as provided for herein.
(D) All fees set forth in § 111.22 (C) shall be due and payable to the city not later than 3 months after the end of the grantee's fiscal year and are not to be construed as payments in lieu of municipal property taxes.
(E) In the event that the city elects to retain the services of a consultant to advise it in resolving a major dispute or issue between the city and the grantee, the cost of the consultant shall be borne by the grantee.
(1981 Code, § 111.22) (Ord. 5055-73, passed 5-14-1973)