[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Yonkers:
Art. I, at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions,
Art. I); Art. II, at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I). Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted at time of adoption of Code]
A. The
Community Cable Commission of the City of Yonkers is hereby established
in and for the City of Yonkers.
B. The
Commission shall consist of seven members, three members of which
shall be community members appointed as hereinafter stated, and four
members of which shall be Chairpersons appointed as hereinafter stated.
C. The
community members shall be appointed by the Mayor, the majority of
the City Council and the minority of the City Council.
(1) One appointment by the Mayor.
(2) One appointment by the majority of the Council.
(3) One appointment by the minority of the Council.
D. There
shall be a general Chairperson of the Commission as well as Chairpersons
of the following three Committees:
(1) Educational Access Committee.
(3) Institutional Access Committee.
E. The
various Chairpersons shall be appointed as follows:
(1) The majority of the City Council shall designate the general Chairperson
and the Public Access Chairperson.
(2) The minority of the City Council shall designate the Educational
and Institutional Chairpersons.
F. The
Commission members shall receive no monetary compensation for their
services.
G. The
seven members shall be appointed for terms of two years, and there
shall be no restrictions on the number of terms any member may serve.
The objectives of the Commission shall be:
A. To
oversee the franchise between Cablevision of Westchester (hereinafter
called the "company") and the Cable Commission (hereinafter called
the "Commission") as the quasi-governmental representative of the
City of Yonkers.
B. To
oversee community antenna television system operation and recommend
amendments to the terms of the contract as the situation may dictate
or as may be required by the New York State Cable Commission on Cable
Television or the Federal Communications Commission.
C. To
advise the Mayor and City Council regarding questions of public access
to cable television, performance of cable television and methods of
assessing performance.
D. To
identify the needs of the City of Yonkers and its residents as it
addresses cable television.
E. To
recommend to the Mayor and City Council utilization of funds generated
from cable television.
F. To
suggest methods to enhance the use of cable systems by the community
and establish a review process.
G. To
devise methods and recommend ways to ensure that public access is
free from censorship and discrimination and equally available to all
nonprofit users.
H. To
recommend refranchising, franchising, multifranchising or public ownership,
or court action in case of breach of contract.
I. To
recommend possible regulatory activities relative to cable television.
J. To
act as a screening committee for the hiring of consultants to provide
technical assistance to the Commission in order to further its goals
when the hiring of consultants is authorized by the City Council.
K. Generally
to promote and assist in the development of and proper utilization
of the cable system through the development of lines of communication
between the City of Yonkers, franchisers and users of cable television
and to exercise such other powers as are appropriate to the Commission
and not inconsistent with this Code or applicable state or federal
law.
[Adopted at time of adoption of Code]
The following Boards and Commissions shall function in the City:
A. The Grievance Board, as provided in Chapter
5.
B. The Board of Contract and Supply, as provided in Chapter
13.
C. The Licensing Appeals Board, as provided in Chapter
23.
D. The Theater and Show Licensing Appeals Board, as provided in Chapter
24.
E. The Board of Examiners of Motion Picture Operators, as provided in Chapter
24.
F. The Zoning Board of Appeals, as provided in Chapter
43.
G. The Planning Board, as provided in Chapter
44.
H. The Architectural Board of Review, as provided in Chapter
44.
I. The Landmarks Preservation Board, as provided in Chapter
45.
J. The Board of Electrical Control, as provided in Chapter
56.
K. The Examining Board of Plumbers, as provided in Chapter
57.
L. The Fire Prevention Appeals Board, as provided in Chapter
59.
M. The Board of Examiners, as provided in Chapter
60.
N. The Shade Tree Commission, as provided in Chapter
80.
O. The Highway Safety Board, as provided in Chapter
109.
P. The Handicapped Parking Board, as provided in Chapter
109.