TABLE IV:  FRANCHISES
Ord. No.
Date Passed
Description
Ord. No.
Date Passed
Description
1-10-1955
Granting a franchise to the General Telephone Company of Illinois to construct, erect, maintain and replace lines of poles, anchors, wires and the like to provide a telephone system in the city.
4-16-1963
Granting a franchise to the Central Illinois Public Service Company to construct, operate and maintain an electric light, heat and power system in the city.
032381
3-23-1981
Granting an exclusive franchise to Villa Grove Cablevision Company to install, operate and maintain a cable television system in the city.
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Granting a franchise to the Citizens Gas Company for the purpose of providing gas for public and private use.
062783B
6-27-1983
Approval of merger of Casey Cablevision Co., Village Grove Cablevision Co., Tuscola Cablevision Co., and Marshall Cablevision Co.
072495A
7-24-1995
Granting a non-exclusive franchise to construct, operate and maintain a community antenna television system with the city for a fifteen year term.
081400A
8-14-2000
Ratifying the operation of a CATV system and the grant of a cable franchise to Illini Cablevision of Illinois, Inc. and approving the transfer of control of the Illini cable television franchise from Illinet Communications of Central Illinois, L.L.C. to Mediacom Illinois, L.L.C.
2013-MC03
7-22-2013
Renewing for 20 years an existing franchise to Ameren, Illinois to construct, reconstruct, excavate for, place, remove, extend, maintain, and operate an electric utility system.
2015-MC03
4-27-2015
Addressing the payment of cable television franchise fees in the city.
2015-MC04
4-27-2015
Extending the authorization to Ameren Illinois Company D/B/A Ameren Illinois its successors and assigns to construct, operate and maintain a gas utility system in the city.