[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Orange 9-12-2001,
effective 11-19-2001. Amendments noted where applicable.]
There shall be an Orange Government Access Television Committee (the
Committee).
A.
The Committee shall be responsible for assuring the day-to-day
operation of the Orange Government Access Television Station, known as "Orange
Government Access Television (OGAT)."
B.
Furthermore, in order to maintain said station, the Committee
shall act as the oversight authority for all employees, contractors, vendors
and volunteers needed to operate the station and may delegate to the OGAT
Coordinator the day-to-day responsibilities of said oversight authority. The
Committee shall make recommendations to the First Selectman on station personnel
selection, appointment, employment, and personnel matters. The Committee shall
also be responsible for maintaining and enforcing the OGAT Policies and Procedures
as approved by the Board of Selectmen and assure OGAT is in conformance with
the policies and procedures of other controlling governmental entities and
creations and cable service providers, by recommending changes to the Policies
and Procedures as needed.
C.
Furthermore, the Committee shall also be responsible
for drafting the annual budget request for the station in accordance with
Town of Orange budget process and maintain an oversight and approval role
in the management and expenditure of approved funds for the management of
the station.
D.
The Committee is further charged with assuring that government
programming consistent with its Policies and Procedures is made available
to the citizens of Orange.
E.
The Committee shall also maintain a liaison with the
appointed representative from the Town of Orange to the Cable Advisory Council
Area Two in order to stay abreast of the dynamic public/education/government
(PEG) environment and to provide the representative with the Committee's
concerns.
A.
The Committee shall consist of seven voting members appointed
in accordance with the Town Charter and one nonvoting student representative.
B.
The nonvoting student representative member shall be
appointed annually by the First Selectman with the term beginning 30 days
after the November election date. The voting member terms shall consist of
staggered four-year terms except as described below for the initial members
of the board appointed following adoption of this chapter. The First Selectman
shall appoint three members to serve until 30 days after the 2003 municipal
election and four members to serve until 30 days after the 2005 municipal
election. Thereafter, all terms shall be for four years.
