The city shall have the authority and right to regulate the
grantee’s fees or rates, subject to the extent to which this
authority may be preempted by federal, state or local law, rules or
regulations.
(Ordinance 99-28, sec. 1, adopted 6/22/99; 1957 Code, sec. 19-213)
As of the date of this article, the city is certified by the
Federal Communications Commission to regulate the rates charged by
franchisees for the basic service tier in accordance with the commission’s
rules and regulations as they exist at this time and as they may be
modified from time to time.
(Ordinance 99-28, sec. 1, adopted 6/22/99; 1957 Code, sec. 19-214)
(a)
A
grantee shall maintain and keep an accurate account of all amounts
received by reason of all regulated rates. The accurate account should
include all records necessary to determine the rates that each customer
was charged and the amounts that each customer paid during the period
of time for each year.
(b)
A
grantee shall provide the city with either an estimate of the refund
liability, if any, for each year or an explanation as to why there
is no refund liability.
(c)
If
there is refund liability, to make the refunds in a timely manner.
(d)
Provide
reports to the city attorney on an annual basis, showing the records
and data collected as required by the above subsections and actions
taken by the grantee.
(Ordinance 99-28, sec. 1, adopted 6/22/99; 1957 Code, sec. 19-215)
