HomeMy Public PortalAbout1980_10_22_O016 TOWN OF LEESBURG
IN
LOUDOUN COUNTY, VIRGINIA
ORDINANCE NO. 80-0-16
PP~SENTED October 22, 1980
ADOPTED October 22, 1980
AN ORDINANCE:
AMENDING CHAPTER 5.1, CABLE TELEVISION REGULATIONS,
OF THE TOWN CODE BY ADDING ARTICLE XIII, CABLE
TELEVISION ADVISORY COMMISSION
ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg, Virginia,
as follows:
SECTION I. Chapter 5.1, Cable Television Regulation, of
the Town Code is amended by adding thereto Article XIII, Cable
Television Advisory Commission, to read as follows:
ARTICLE XIII Cable Television Advisory Commission
Sec. 5.1-61. Commission established generally.
(a) The Leesburg Cable Television Advisory Commission is
hereby established. The ConmLission shall consist of five members
who shall be residents of the Town. The office of any member shall
be vacated if he or she becomes a non-resident of the town. Any
vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner
as provided herein for original and subsequent appointments.
Members shall serve for terms of four years. The first five members'
terms shall end on June 30, 1983, with ensuing terms ending every
four years thereafter. The Mayor shall appoint three members by
and with the consent of the Town Council and two members shall be
appointed by Franchisee by and with the consent of the Town Council.
No member of the Commission shall have any interest in Franchisee;
be an officer, director or employee of Franchisee or its contractors;
or be an elected official or employee of the Town. Members of the
Commission shall be subscribers of the cable television system
during their terms when service is available to their residences.
(b) Members shall be paid $600 each per year by the Town,
payable in equal monthly installments. Members shall be reimbursed
for actual expenses incurred in the exercise of their functions
subject to the availability of funds appropriated for the purpose
and as approved in advance by the Town Manager.
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(c) The Commission shall elect its chairman annually and
the Town Manager, or his designate, shall serve as secretary.
The Commission shall meet monthly or ~.~. ~ore-often as de~ermined
b~ the Commission.
Sec. 5.1-62. Powers and duties.
The Commission shall have the following powers and duties:
(a) To adopt rules governing conduct of its business and
meetings.
(b) To maintain a continuous oversight and review of cable
system operations and advise ~he._Town'on~E~ranchisee",s~compliance with
the terms of this contract.
(c) To encourage the use of access channels among the widest
range of institutions, groups and individuals and to monitor
Franchisee's access policies and practices, including charges for
these services to insure compliance with S~ion 5.1-42 of the
Town Code.
(d) To make recommendations of general policy to the Franchisee
relating to the service provided subscribers in the operation and use
of access channels with a view of maximizing the diversity of pro-
grams and services to subscribers.
(e) To review Franchisee's proposals for rate revisions and
make timely findings of fact and recommendations regarding rates
to the Town.
(f) To make suggestions to the Franchisee for appropriate
local origination and public access programming, and to resolve
disputes regarding non-commercial use of time on access channels.
(g) To assist public access and other channel users with
grants and other resources made available to the Commission.
(h) To identify and pursue sources of funds for local pro-
gramming.
(i) To review and make recommendations to the Town on pro-
posed annual budgets for Town expenditures related to cable
television.
(j) To review, investigate and make findings of fact relating
to compliance and disputes arising from subscribers and other
users of the system.
(k) To require that Franchisee prepare and make available
to the public its current policies and charges for commercial and
non-commercial use 'of studio and mobile television production
facilities and access to channel time on the cable television
system.
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Section II.
passage.
PASSED this 22nd
This ordinance shall be in effect upon its
ATTEST:
Clerk of
day of October , 1980.
Town of Leesburg