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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4030 ORDINANCE # ~/~ AN ORDINANCE establishing a Cable Communications Advisory Committee, Rules of Procedure and duties. SECTION 1 Creation There is hereby established a Cable Communications Advisory Committee hereinafter referred to as "Committee", which shall act solely as an advisory body to the City Council and the Mayor to promote and develop optimal utilization of the Cable Communications system. SECTION 2 Membership. and Terms of Office A. The committee shall consist of 5 members: The Mayor with confirmation of the Council, shall appoint members to the Committee as follows: 1. One member shall represent public access, educa- tional and institutional uses of the system. 2. Two members shall represent the community at at large. B. One City staff person, not sub3ect to confirmation. C. The Council shall appoint one Councilperson. D. Citizen members shall initially be appointed for terms of office of one, two and three years respectively and shall hold office until their successors are appointed. Successors of such members shall be appointed for terms of three years each. E. Staff & Council membership shall be for one year with reappointments each succeeding year by the Mayor and Council respectively. F. Neither Franchisee nor any of its agents, servants, employees or their families, nor any of its subsidiary, parent or affiliate corporations or any of their agents, servants, employees or members of their families, nor any person with financial interest in the system shall be appointed as a member of the committee. SECTION 3. Salaries and Personal Expenses The members of the committee shall receive no salaries or other remuneration for their services in such capacity, and shall not be entitled to personal expenses incurred by them in the discharge of their official duties, except to the extent and purposes and amount such expense is first authorized and approved in advance by the Mayor. SECTION 4. Officers A. The Committee shall elect it's officers by a simple majority of the members of the committee qualified to vote. 1. The officers so elected shall serve for a term of one year. Thereafter annually, new officers shall be elected by committee members and shall serve until their successors are elected. 2. A vacancy in any position of any officer fo the committee shall be filled by a vote of a simple majority of the members qualified to vote. SECTION §. Rules of Procedure Any action to be taken by the committee shall require the concurrence of a simple majority of the members of the committee, qualified to vote. SECTION 6. Code of Ethics The Committee shall comply with the City of Bremerton, Code of Ethics Ordinance #396?. SECTION ?. Duties and Responsibilities The Committee shall have the following specific functions: A. Advise the Council and Mayor regarding general policy relatin~ to the services provided to sub~criber~ and users of the system by the licensee. B. Make recommendations to the franchisee, through the Mayor and Council relating to services provided to subscribers and users of the system. C. Make recommendations to users, through the Mayor and Council regarding utilization of the community service channels and the institutional network. D. Provide advice to the Mayor and Council regarding the performance of the Franchisee. E. Review and critique any plans submitted during the year by the Franchisee for the development of new services. F. Submit an annual report to the Council regarding all activities of the Committee during the reporting year. Maintain knowledge of current developments in cable and related communications technology. H. Submit a budget request to the Council, through the Mayor, as a part of the Executive's Budget, to cover expenses incurred with respect to the performance of the committee's functions. This request may include monies to be used for the development of community service channels, including production grants to users and the purchase and maintenance of equipment not required to be provided by the Franchisee. I. Develop funding proposals for the ongoing development of cable communications in the City. J. Perform such other duties as requested by the Council and/or the Mayor. SECTION 8. Meetings The committee shall establish a regular meeting day and time and shall meet at least once every month. All meetings of the committee shall be held in accordance with City and State Law regarding public meetings. SECTION 9. Operating Expenses All approved operating costs of the committee shall be paid out of revenues derived from cable communications revenue. SECTION 10. Removal of Members Members fo the committee serve at the pleasure of the Coun- cil and may be removed by the Mayor with the concurrence of the Council. A member shall not be absent more than three consecutive meetings. After the absence from three consecutive meetings, the remaining members of the Committee shall vote to retain or recommend to the Mayor that the absentee member be relieved of his duties on the committee. SECTION 11. Vacancies Vacancies shall be filled in accordance with Section 2 for the unexpired term of the member affected. APPROVED by the City Council on the first reading this day of ~~%~-- , 1986. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Wash- ington, signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk in authentication of such passage this ~ day of 1986. GENE I~_ ~Mayor ATTEST: C~emer ton KATHLkn~N L. 1VICL~U~, City Clerk Director of Administrative Services