The Cable Advisory Commission shall consist of seven members. One
member shall be an employee of the Information Technology/Data Processing
Department, who shall serve as the Town of Agawam's Cable Liaison
Officer, and six members shall be appointed by the Mayor. Member appointments
shall be for a term of three years, excluding the members of the first
Commission where five appointments shall be comprised of the Cable
Television Advisory Commission members who shall continue to serve
for the duration of their individual term and two appointments shall
be made by the Mayor for terms of three years respectively.
The Commission shall evaluate the compliance by the cable company
with the provisions of the town's Franchise License Agreement,
Massachusetts General Laws and Congressional Cable Communications
Policy Acts. They may conduct investigations into matters pertaining
to the company's performance and shall make an annual report
to the appointing authority no less than one year prior to the expiration
of the contract between the cable company and the Town.
The Commission shall oversee policies regarding the Town's video
production studio and equipment, broadcast equipment in all locations,
PEG access equipment, programming that airs on local access stations
and Town-operated online websites.