[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Long Branch 5-13-1980
by Ord. No. 983 (Sec. 27-30 of the 1971 Code). Amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Cable television franchise — See Ch. A350.
The purpose of this chapter is to establish a Cable Television Commission
that shall report to the Mayor and Council on its findings and recommendations,
which findings and recommendations shall be for informational purposes only.
The municipality hereby establishes a Cable Television Commission. The
Commission shall have the following functions:
A.
To solicit comments and recommendations from the public
and other city officials concerning the quality of cable television service
provided by the company[1] and suggestions on how to improve said service and report the
same to the Mayor and City Council.
C.
To review the construction and operation of the local
access studio and the type of programs which may be transmitted to other municipalities
and report any recommendations of the same to the Mayor and City Council.
[Amended 5-23-1995 by Ord. No. 22-95]
A.
The Commission shall consist of 13 Commissioners to be
appointed in the following manner:
[Amended 6-27-2000 by Ord. No. 18-00]
(1)
One Commissioner appointed by the Mayor.
(2)
One Commissioner appointed by the Board of Education
of the City.
(3)
Nine Commissioners appointed by the City Council, with
each City Council member having the right to recommend one appointment to
the Commission subject to the approval of the City Council.
(4)
Two members who shall be members of the City Council.
B.
The initial members of the Commission shall have a term of office to July 1, 1982. Each member of the Council shall initially have an opportunity to appoint one member. After all initial appointments, the term of the appointment shall be for the term of the appointing party. However, in no event shall an appointment be for longer than four years, except upon renewal of an appointment by the party who originally appointed said member pursuant to Subsection A, or one who has filled that party's position.
[Amended 100-27-1998 by Ord. No. 36-98]
A.
The Commission shall review and study the procedures and operation of the company, the local access studio and those programs which may be transmitted to other municipalities. It shall also solicit comments from the public and city officials concerning the quality of the cable television service and recommendations on how to improve it. The Commission shall report all its findings directly to the Mayor and Council of the municipality. The Commission may make recommendations to the Mayor and Council of the municipality. The Commission shall have the power to set its own procedural rules and the power to elect its own officers. The powers of the Commission shall be specifically limited to those powers enumerated herein and as set forth in § 15-1, Purpose. It is the intent of this section for the Commission to be advisory only, with no delegation of those duties, powers and authority to be given to said Commission presently and hereafter belonging to the Mayor and City Council.
B.
In order for the Commission to hold a meeting and conduct
any business, a quorum of no less than three Commissioners must be present.
Once a quorum is established, a majority of those present is necessary for
the Commission to take any action or make any recommendation as authorized
by this chapter.
[Added 6-27-2000 by Ord. No. 18-00]
