[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Wrentham
as Art. 3.70 of the 2013 Bylaws; amended in its entirety 6-9-2014 ATM by Art. 21. Subsequent amendments
noted where applicable.]
The committee, which shall be appointed by the Select Board, shall
consist of five voting members and one nonvoting liaison from the
Select Board, as follows: one member representing the Wrentham School
Committee, one member representing the King Philip Regional School
Committee, one member nominated by and to represent the Wrentham Cable
Access Corporation, and two members at large, each of whom shall be
a subscriber to the local cable network.
No person shall be disqualified from serving as a member at large
by reason of being a member of Wrentham Cable Access Corporation,
provided that he or she is not an officer or director of said corporation.
Monitor and advise and/or make recommendation to the Town of Wrentham
and to its franchising authority (the Select Board) on matters related
to the current operations of those educational access, public cable
access, or cable network television operations franchised by the Town,
including but not limited to network and local programming, rates/fees,
service and distribution and franchising compliance;
Facilitate communications and activities between the Town's cable
network vendor(s), the Wrentham Cable Access Corporation, interested
citizens and the franchising authority;
Educate municipal and school officials, community organizations and
the general public about the available benefits of, and rights under,
the cable license; and
Such other matters as the Select Board may request from time to time.
With regard to the license renewal process, the Committee shall gather
information and conduct necessary hearings related to system design/upgrade,
consumer protection, expansion of service area, programming and local
programming/access, rates and fees and other such relevant matters.