[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and City Council of the City of Havre de Grace 7-6-1998 by Ord. No. 803. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Mayor and City Council of the City of Havre de Grace be and are hereby authorized to review and evaluate applications for franchises for cable communications systems suppliers and to award, enter and renew nonexclusive written franchise agreements with providers for cable communications systems in the City of Havre de Grace for the purpose of providing franchises to providers and the setting of franchise fees that the providers shall pass onto the citizens of Havre de Grace as provided for federal law. Any agreement shall contain the legal and technical terms deemed appropriate by the City and which best serve the residents of Havre de Grace, and as agreed by the parties.
Any franchise fee can be no greater than the current rate of 3%, unless a new ordinance is passed by the Mayor and the City Council.