HomeMy WebLinkAbout17123 ORD - 07/14/1982AN ORDINANCE
ESTABLISHING A CABLE COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, PROVIDING
RULES FOR MEMBERSHIP AND ORGANIZATION, AND OUTLINING ITS
DUTIES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That Chapter 2, Administration, Article X,
Miscellaneous Boards, Commissions and Committees, of the Code of Ordinances
of the City of Corpus Christi be amended by adding "Division 8 Cable
Communications Commission" to consist of the following:
Section 2-300. Establishment.
There is hereby created a Cable Communications
Commission for the City. The Cable Communications
Commission shall consist of seven (7) residents of the
City of Corpus Christi appointed by the City Council.
The membership of the Commission shall consist of one
representative of a local governmental entity, one
representative of higher educational institutions, one
representative of other public educational entities
including local public independent school districts, one
representative of religious institutions and three
representatives of the public at large. No person or
employee with ownership interest in a cable
communications franchise granted by the City shall be
eligible for membership on the Commission. Each
Commission member shall be at the time of appointment, or
shall become within thirty (30) days after appointment or
the availability of cable service, a subscriber to a
cable communications system holding a franchise in the
City.
SECTION 2-301. Membership and Organization.
All members of the Cable Communications Commission
shall serve for three (3) year terms or until their
successors are appointed and qualified; provided:
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however, that two (2) members shall be initially
appointed for three (3) year terms. Two (2) members
shall be initially appointed for two (2) year terms and
three (3) members shall be initially appointed for one
(1) year terms.
Immediately upon organization of the Cable Commission,
the City Council shall select from the membership a
chairman, whose term shall be one (I) year. The City
Council shall re -appoint the chairman annually. A
vice-chairman shall be elected by the Commission and
shall serve a term of one (1) year. Such chairman and
vice-chairman may be re -appointed and re-elected. The
Commission shall meet at the call of the Chairman and at
such other times as may be provided by its rules. The
majority of members shall constitute a quorum, provided
that the majority vote of such quorum shall be necessary
for the adoption or approval of any matters before the
Commission. All meetings of the Cable Communications
Commission shall be public except for matters which
qualify for a closed session in accordance with state
law. The minutes of said Cable Communications Commission
shall be available for examination in the office of the
City Secretary during regular business hours. The
members of the Commission shall serve without
compensation.
Section 2-302. Duties.
The Cable Communications,Commission shall have the
following powers and duties:
(A) To advise the City Council on adherence to the
provisions of any franchise agreement approved by the
City Council and recommend regulations not inconsistent
with the terms of such franchise.
(13) To encourage, develop and promote the use of access
channels to cable communications and to assure that
access channels offer a diversity of programming and
. services to subscribers.
(C) To work with access user groups to develop rules and
regulations which are not in conflict with the terms of
the franchise agreement.
(D) To develop sources of funding, including but not
limited to private foundation or federal or state grants
to further community programming.
(E) To conduct evaluations of the cable system and to
review and audit reports submitted to the City by a
franchisee.
(F) To advise the City Council on rate adjustment
requests.
(G) Report annually to the Council in writing giving a
comprehensive and current view of the cable
communications in the City and recommending any
appropriate actions including amendments to the ordinance
or franchise agreement.
(H) To advise the City Council on future applications
for franchises.
(I) To acquaint itself with technological and service
developments in •the cable communications industry and
determine with the franchisee what system enhancements
should be pursued in maximizing benefits to be derived
for the community.
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That the foregoing ordinance wu read for t first timedad passed to its
second reading on this the :ID day of , 190Z— , by the
following vote:
Luther Jones
Betty N. Turner
Jack K. Dumphy
Bob Gulley
Herbert L. Hawkins, Jr.
Dr. Charles W. Kennedy
Cliff Zarsky
That the foregoing ordinance was read for
third reading on this the 7 day of
following vote:
Luther Jones
Betty N. Turner
Jack K. Dumphy
Bob Gulley
Herbert L. Hawkins, Jr.
Dr. Charles W. Kennedy
Cliff Zarsky
the seco
d time and passed to its
, 19 , by the
That the foregoing rdinance wa read for the third time and passed finally
on this the day of , 19 ,by the following vote:
Luther Jones
Betty N. Turner
Jack K. Dumphy
Bob Gulley
Herbert L. Hawkins, Jr.
Dr. Charles W. Kennedy
Cliff Zarsky
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the
ATTEST:
day of
Ci y Secretary
APPROVED:
AY OF
J. BRUCE AYCOCK, CITY ATTO
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THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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