[Amended 7-7-1992 by L.L. No. 3-1992; 5-18-1993 by L.L. No.
1-1993]
There shall be a Cable Television Commission consisting of eight
members who shall be appointed by the Mayor with confirmation of the
Common Council. The Board shall have one representative from the Village
or Town of Homer who shall be nominated by the Mayor of the Village
of Homer, and two representatives from the Town of Cortlandville,
one of whom shall be nominated by the Mayor of the Village of McGraw.
The Commissioners shall serve three-year terms with no compensation,
except that the Common Council may authorize compensation for expenses.
The Commission shall, at the beginning of each year, elect one of
its members as Chair.
The Cable Television Commission shall have the following powers
and duties:
A. To receive in writing, examine and duly record complaints, concerns
and suggestions from City residents and/or the licensed cable system
company which relate to local cable television and/or radio services.
B. To recommend appropriate courses of action to the Mayor and the Common
Council on matters of complaints, concerns and suggestions from City
residents and/or the licensed cable system company which the City
is under contract with after direct communications, when appropriate,
between the City resident and said licensed cable system company have
failed to resolve the issue in question.
C. To be knowledgeable of and to review periodically the City's legal
contracts with the existing cable system company(s) for the purpose
of participation in, on the City's behalf, negotiations on future
cable contracts and making recommendations to the Mayor and the Common
Council concerning said contracts.
D. To keep the Mayor and Common Council aware of expanding services,
reception capabilities, etc., which may become available to City cable
subscribers through changes in state and federal regulations as well
as new technology.
E. To annually review the geographic areas in the City which are covered
by existing cable system(s) and to recommend to the Mayor and the
Common Council and to the contracting cable system company(s) any
changes the Cable Commission deems appropriate.
F. To act on any matter on which the Cable Commission is required or
authorized to act by the provisions of this Charter or of any other
ordinance of the City or any general law or by any contract which
the City has with a licensed cable system company or by any action
of the Common Council.