The proper Council members of the Borough of Munhall, in particular,
the President of the Borough Council or his designate and the Borough
Manager or his designate shall be empowered to file any and all complaints
or challenges with the Federal Communications Commissions or any other
federal agency established under federal legislative enactments dealing
with the reasonableness of rates of any cable television service company
operating within the Borough of Munhall with respect to the rates
charged by said company for programming, services, installation and
rental of equipment for said service.
The President of the Borough Council or his designate and the
Borough Manager or his designate are further authorized and directed
to file all necessary certification and application materials with
the Federal Communication Commission and to take all other actions
required to certify the Borough of Munhall as an entity with full
authority under the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition
Act of 1992 to regulate rates and to enforce standards for cable television
service, installation and equipment involving any cable company operating
within the jurisdiction and territorial limits of the Borough of Munhall.
The Borough Council is hereby designated as the body empowered to
regulate said rates and conduct all other regulatory actions under
federal legislation. Further, the Borough Council may function as
a committee of not less than three members subject to final approval
of the full Borough Council.
The aforementioned officers of the Borough of Munhall are further
directed to retain such expert advice and opinion from the Borough
Solicitor or from any other specialist operating in the field to assist
them in carrying out their duties both with regard to the filing of
complaints with the Federal Communications Commissions as to the rates
being charged presently in the Borough of Munhall, as well as to assist
them in establishing the necessary procedures for review and evaluation
of any rates standards that may be imposed by cable television companies
in the Borough with regard to their service, installation and equipment,
and to otherwise carry out the mandate included herein to file the
necessary certification and application materials with the Federal
Communications Commission so as to permit regulation of such rates.
The proper officers of the Borough are authorized, directed
and mandated to carry out the above, and to otherwise comply fully
with all legislative requirements to enable the Borough to regulate
rates, where applicable, and to file complaints, where appropriate,
with regard to matters involving the delivery of cable television
services within the Borough including the rates for service, installation
and equipment.