The purpose of the Board shall be to assist the governing body
in making its determination in the award of cable television franchise
and to monitor the performance during the term of the franchise of
the cable television company that is awarded said franchise and to
receive, investigate, report and follow any complaints with respect
to the service provided by the cable franchise serving the Borough
of South River.
The Cable Television Advisory Board shall be established for
the following:
A. The Cable Television Advisory Board shall act as a cable television
complaint board (complaint officer) with respect to the Borough's
cable television franchise.
B. The Cable Television Advisory Board shall act as a government liaison
between the cable television franchisee and the citizens of the Borough
of South River.
C. The Cable Television Advisory Board shall make suggestions to and
aid TV 35 personnel in developing and coordinating a local access
program system for the Borough of South River.
D. The Cable Television Advisory Board shall act as an advisory committee
for the franchising or refranchising of the CATV system within the
Borough of South River.
E. The Cable Television Advisory Board shall act as a liaison between
the cable television franchisee, the governing body and the citizens
of the Borough of South River. In this capacity, the Cable Television
Advisory Board may make recommendations to the governing body or the
franchisee for the improvement of service by the CATV system.
The Cable Television Advisory Board shall also be responsible
for aiding and making suggestions to TV 35 personnel with respect
to local access programming within the Borough of South River. The
Cable Television Advisory Board shall be authorized to work with the
citizens and Board of Education, as well as other areas of local government
and citizen groups, to help aid in the development and maintenance
of such a system. The Board shall be authorized to hear from interested
persons wishing to utilize the local access channel for education,
culture or entertainment programming. The Board shall exercise no
editorial discretion, except to ensure that all state and federal
regulations are complied with.
The South River Borough Cable Television Advisory Board is hereby
designated as the complaint officer for the Borough of South River
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 48:5A-1 et seq. All complaints shall be received
and processed in accordance with N.J.A.C. 14:17-7.1.