Chapter 5.16 CABLE SERVICE REGULATIONS
Section 5.16.050 Duties of the city clerk-treasurer, city attorney and telecommunication commission.
5.16.050 Duties of the city clerk-treasurer, city attorney and telecommunication commission.
A. The city clerk-treasurer shall ensure
notices are given to the public and each franchisee as
required herein and by FCC regulations.
B. The city attorney shall rule on any
request for confidentiality.
C. The telecommunication commission shall
be responsible for administering the other
provisions herein. Without limitation and by way of illustration:
1. The telecommunication commission may
submit requests for information to the franchisee
and establish deadlines for response to them, as provided in Section 5.16.040.
2. For good cause, the telecommunication
commission may waive any provision herein or
extend any deadline for filing or response except as to such matters as are mandatory under FCC
regulations.
3. The telecommunication commission shall
prepare the recommendations to the city council
contemplated by Section 5.16.020 (B) and (C). If the telecommunication commission recommends
that any proposed rate increase be denied in whole or in part, it shall:
a. Recommend a rate and explain the basis
for that recommendation (the telecommunication
commission may also recommend that rates remain at existing levels); and
b. Recommend whether and on what basis
refunds should issue; and
c. Notify the franchisee of its recommendations
at the time they are submitted to the city
council. (Ord. 93-44 § 5, 1993)