The CTC will be responsible to:
A. Compile and maintain pertinent historical and technical
data, create resident surveys for cable television improvement and
the enrichment of the cable television effort.
B. Carry out the day-to-day duties of the cable television
programming and broadcasting effort.
C. Supervise all paid and unpaid staffing in the office
of Cable Television Coordinator to include the EG channel, utilizing
the contractual commitments of the cable television provider.
D. Develop and submit a weekly programming guide for
inclusion on the EG channel to the Township Administrator for review
and approval prior to the production and airing on the appropriate
television channel.
E. Establish and maintain all files for at least one
year, including a tape library of productions.
F. Recommend an annual and, if appropriate, capital budget
to the Township Administrator for Township Committee approval and
execute an approved budget. Prior to presentation to the Township
Administrator, the CTC will review the budget with the CTAC for guidance,
input and comment.
G. Direct the operations in the EG channel production
facility, including supervision of personnel and maintaining all television
and broadcast facilities and equipment in accordance with acceptable
standards.
H. Keep abreast of all federal and state legislation
and regulations affecting local televising to insure compliance with
applicable laws and regulations.
I. Search and develop grant and other funding requests
to be submitted to appropriate federal, state and private/corporate
philanthropic organizations.
J. Making available a bulletin board and all EG programs
on the Internet for download by non-Cablevision subscribers.
All users of the EG facilities shall operate
under the direct supervision and control of the CTC. With the exception
of paid television consultants, if any, and the CTC, all cast, crew,
producers, directors, etc., will be unpaid volunteers to the fullest
extent possible. Broadcast operators must be at least 14 years of
age and have appropriate employment documentation issued by the State
of New Jersey Department of Labor or other appropriate agency. All
volunteers and access users must undergo and successfully complete
orientation sessions, training workshops and user certification tests
in associate with Cablevision, Inc., training assistance as applicable.
These procedures apply to all users of the EG
channel, including the local public and private school boards. In
the event a PEG channel is made operational, separate procedures will
be instituted for the PEG channel.
A. No program, production or presentation shall be transmitted
which directly or indirectly involves any lottery information or which
involves a lottery gift, contest, commercial enterprise or similar
scheme.
B. No program, production or presentation shall be transmitted
or permitted to be transmitted which involves obscene or pornographic
matter, illicit activity or other unprotected speech, including but
not limited to slander, libel and invasion of privacy. The CTC will
review and approve all material, descriptions and/or dialogue that
will be aired on the EG channel prior to such airing to insure that
these regulations are strictly adhered to.
C. EG channel transmissions will not be used for political purposes except as noted in §
4-5B. Township Committee meetings, and meetings of committees, boards and agencies created by the Mayor and/or Township Committee for the purpose of performing a governmental function, shall not be deemed to be political in nature, nor shall programming involving a public information topic, special presentation topic or forum of special interest to the public, whose primary purpose is not to promote a political idea or candidate.
D. The EG channel will not be used as a medium to promote
the passage or defeat of any legislation or public referendum or act
proposed by the governing body of the Township, boards of education,
local fire districts or any other public entity.
E. No advertising may be sold or accepted for viewing
on the EG channel. This channel is funded through the office of the
CTC. Any material that promotes or is designed to present commercial
fund-raising is prohibited with the exception of nonprofit fund-raising
events by approved IRS Regulations, Paragraph 501(C)3, organizations
which shall be televised on the Community Bulletin Board.
F. The Township reserves the right, in its reasonable
discretion, to reject any notice designed to solicit names and addresses,
which may be used for future commercial fund-raising or gain. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, notices announcing the underwriting funding for a production
shall not be interpreted as a "commercial use" and, therefore, will
be permitted at the end of the televised program.
G. In accordance with applicable law, a support or grant
originator may underwrite the costs of specific program(s), which
can be acknowledged by a brief statement before or after the specific
program stating the names of underwriting entity or individuals for
no more than 30 seconds. Such credit(s) may contain a logo. However,
references to address, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses and/or
Web site information or clearly promotional information other than
a logo or slogan is prohibited.
H. Prior to the transmission of copyrighted material,
all appropriate rights, permissions and clearances for usage must
be obtained prior to transmission. The Township reserves the right
to request evidence of same within its reasonable discretion for record
purposes. The CTC will attach a disclaimer to such broadcasting in
order to protect the Township from any liability.
I. In the event of a question, dispute or complaint regarding
the applicability and/or interpretation of these rules and regulations,
standards, guidelines and operating procedures, the initial referral
shall be resolved by the CTC. Should the matter remain unresolved,
referral shall be to the Township Administrator and thence to the
Township Attorney for review and resolution.
J. All material that is submitted to the CTC shall be
duplicate copy and shall become the property of the Township unless
a stamped, self-addressed envelope is provided for return of the material.
Any material not claimed within 60 calendar days shall become the
property of the Township.
K. A Community Bulletin Board will be televised on the
EG channel on a scheduled basis listing community news, educational
material and events, recreation events and newsworthy items, cultural
happenings and news, public information material, municipal messages
and events, local board of education material and events, school closings,
emergency notifications, etc. Information contained in the Bulletin
Board will be timely, informational and brief. The messages on the
Bulletin Board will be reviewed and purged daily for out-of-date material.
Other information that may be included will be date/time/instructions
for municipal meetings and events, emergency notifications and municipal
news, recycling information and schedules, pertinent information by
the Roads and Grounds Department such as road closings, community
police notices and notices by local churches and nonprofit organizations
of educational and cultural events. All notices must be submitted
to CTC in typed form on the organization's letterhead and signed by
a responsible official not later than two weeks prior to the desired
cable cast viewing. This rule does not apply to emergency notifications,
school closings or other events deemed by the CTC to be aired in advance
of the two-week restriction. The CTC will develop and provide application
forms to be used for Bulletin Board notices. Rules governing the length,
repetition, etc., will be printed on the forms. The CTC reserves the
right to reject notices not filed in accordance with the rules and
regulations of the Township as provided herein or other Township rules
and regulations.
L. Remote access will be provided to the office of the
Chief of Police for emergency notifications of public interest and
safety, the local boards of education for school closing information
and the office of the CTC for control and monitoring purposes. Any
Township organization or affiliate requiring remote access capability
must make application by letter to the CTC justifying the request.