[Adopted 3-1-1994 by Ord. No. 1014 (Ch. 1, Part 4B, of the
1999 Code of Ordinances)]
From and after the effective date of this article, there shall
be and is hereby created the West Mifflin Borough Cable Television
Board (the "Board"). It shall have the power to review cable television
rates and to enforce standards for cable television service, installation
and equipment as permitted by the Cable Act[1] and FCC rules and regulations. It shall conduct its review
pursuant to the Cable Act, FCC regulations and regulations to be established
by Borough Council.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 47 U.S.C. § 521 et seq.
The Board shall consist of three members appointed by the Borough
Council. Each member shall hold office for a term of three years;
provided, however, that the first person appointed to the Board under
the provisions of this article shall hold office for a term until
the first Monday of January 1997, at which time the term of office
shall terminate; the second person chosen as a member under the provisions
of this article shall hold office until the first Monday of January
1996, at which time the appointment shall terminate; the third person
appointed to the Board under the provisions of this article shall
hold office until the first Monday of January 1995, at which time
the term of office shall terminate. Thereafter, and as each term of
office expires, the appointees shall be reappointed or new appointees
designated for a subsequent three-year term. In the event a vacancy
shall occur in the membership of the Board, the Borough Council may,
by motion, appoint a person to fill the remaining term of the office
thus vacated.
The Board shall conduct hearings pursuant to regulations to
be adopted by Borough Council and is empowered to hold joint hearings
with municipal rate review boards of other communities, provided that
the Borough Council is advised and does not object.
The Board shall meet at such time and place as shall be designated
from time to time by the Board and will conduct its hearings within
the time parameters set by the Cable Act, FCC regulations and the
regulations adopted by Borough Council.
