It is the policy of the city to create:
A.
An ad
hoc cable communications advisory committee to advise the city council
as to the granting of any cable communications franchise; and
B.
Cable
communications area advisory commissions for each franchise area to
advise the city council as to the operation, renewal and replacement
of any cable communications franchise.
(County code § 11-1.501)
The city council may create an ad hoc cable communications advisory
committee of such composition as it may choose, to serve at its pleasure,
to advise it on such matters as it may prescribe. The city council
may prescribe advice as to the following:
A.
Whether
to grant a franchise;
B.
Whether
to grant or deny an application for a franchise;
C.
Whether
to issue a request for proposals and as to the contents of a request
for proposals;
D.
The
evaluation of responses to a request for proposals;
E.
Matters
related to the negotiation of franchise documents; and
F.
Amendments
to this title.
(County code § 11-1.502)
The city council may establish a commission for each franchise
area in which the city council grants a cable communications franchise.
The city council may act as the commission, or designate an appropriate
existing advisory board, commission or committee to serve as the commission
for a particular franchise area; otherwise the city council shall
establish a commission as set forth in this chapter.
(County code § 11-1.503; Ord. 90-24 § 1(A))
A.
Five
of the seven regular members of each board and commission shall be
appointed and have the term of office as follows:
1.
Each
member of the city council shall appoint one regular member, subject
to ratification of the city council;
2.
Each
member's term of office shall be for two years commencing on September
1st of an even-numbered year and ending on September 1st of the next
even-numbered year, except that the initial appointment may be at
a time other than September 1st and may be for more than two years
and shall expire on September 1st of the next even-numbered year after
appointment. Subsequent appointments or reappointments by members
of the city council shall be made every two years, prior to September
1st of each even-numbered year.
B.
The
remaining two of the seven regular members of the commission shall
be appointed by the city council for a two-year term commencing on
September 1st of an even-numbered year and ending on September 1st
of the next even-numbered year, except that the initial appointments
may be at a time other than September 1st and may be for more than
two years and shall expire on September 1st of the next even-numbered
year after appointments. Subsequent appointments or reappointments
shall be made by the city council every two years, prior to September
1st of each even-numbered year.
C.
There
shall be no maximum length on the number of terms that may be served
by a single person.
D.
A regular
member of the commission shall hold office unless and until:
E.
A vacancy
on a board or commission shall be filled in the same manner as provided
for the regular appointment of the particular seat on the commission.
A person appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve until the next September
1st of an even-numbered year.
(County code § 11-1.504; Ord. 90-24 § 1(B))
The following general organizational requirements shall apply
to the commission:
A.
The
commission shall organize and adopt rules of procedure to govern the
conduct of its meetings. Such rules shall be consistent with applicable
provisions of the state and federal law and city ordinance;
B.
At the
first meeting of each calendar year, the commission shall elect, by
majority vote, one of its members as chair and one as vice-chair,
each to serve a one-year term;
C.
The
commission, by resolution, shall provide for the time, place and manner
for holding regular and special meetings;
D.
A majority
of the members of the commission shall constitute a quorum of that
commission. Unless otherwise required by law, a majority of the quorum
is required to act on any item.
(County code § 11-1.506; Ord. 90-24 § 1(D))
A.
Each regular member of the commission appointed pursuant to Section 4.32.040(A) shall serve at the pleasure of the councilmember, and his or her successor, who appointed such regular member. Each regular member appointed pursuant to Section 4.32.040(B) shall serve at the pleasure of the city council.
B.
A regular member of the commission appointed pursuant to Section 4.32.040 may be removed from office at any time with or without cause by the councilmember, or his or her successor, who appointed such regular member.
C.
A regular member of a board or commission appointed pursuant to Section 4.32.040 may be removed from office at any time with or without cause by a four-fifths vote of the city council.
D.
A regular
member of a board or commission will automatically be removed from
office if such member has three unexcused absences.
(County code § 11-1.507; Ord. 90-24 § 1(E))
A copy of the minutes of each meeting of a commission shall
be filed with the city clerk.
(County code § 11-1.508)
A department designated by the city council shall have the responsibility
for providing coordination and liaison between any cable communications
advisory commission and the city, and the director or director's designee
of such department shall serve as secretary of each commission.
(County code § 11-1.510)
The duties and responsibilities of each commission shall be
to make recommendations to the city council concerning the following:
D.
The operation of any independent body established to administer community use programming as provided in Section 4.20.300;
H.
The production or elimination of educational and entertainment services pursuant to Section 4.20.060;
N.
Any
matter upon which a recommendation is sought by the city council.
(County code § 11-1.511)
