Avon Lake Cable Advisory Commission

Meetings are held the third Thursday of
September, October, November, January, February, March, April and May
at 7:15 PM in the Avon Lake Community Television Studios
in the Lower Level of the Avon Lake Public Library

CITIZEN MEMBERS

Carol Murphy
John Runyan
Mary Pajak
Kathy Rohn

SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVE

Vacant

COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE

John Shondel

Avon Lake, Ohio Code of Ordinances
Chapter 292 Cable Television Advisory Commission

292.01 ESTABLISHMENT; MEMBERSHIP; TERMS OF OFFICE.

(a) There is hereby established in and for the City a citizens' advisory commission entitled the
Avon Lake Cable Television Advisory Commission. The Commission shall consist of three members
 appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by Council, two members appointed by the Council,
and the members of the Transportation and Public Utilities Committee. A representative from the
Avon Lake School System or Board of Education may serve as an ex-officio member of the Commission
without vote. All members shall serve without remuneration. Appointments to the Commission shall be
made without regard to race, creed, color, sex, national origin, religion or handicap, and appointees
may not be employed by, nor have any financial interest in, the broadcasting, cable communications
or telephone business. Nonresidents of the City who possess sufficient qualifications to perform the
duties imposed herein may be considered for appointment to the Commission. Appointments to the
Commission shall, as far as is practicable, include individuals having expertise or experience in such areas as:

(1) Law;

(2) Science and technology relating to cable communications;

(3) The arts;

(4) Education;

(5) Consumer affairs relating to cable communications; and

(6) Economics relating to cable communications.

(b) Appointed members shall serve for three-year terms.

(Ord. 80-94. Passed 4-25-94; Ord. 47-04. Passed 3-8-04.)

292.02 SECRETARY.

The position of Secretary to the Cable Television Advisory Commission is hereby established.
Such Secretary shall publish an agenda and serve notification of meetings, attend meetings of the
Commission, take minutes of the meetings and publish these minutes, and perform such follow-through
and research as are required by the Commission.

(Ord. 144-82. Passed 11-22-82.)

292.03 POWERS AND DUTIES.

The Cable Television Advisory Commission shall have the following duties and responsibilities:
(a) To advise Council regarding general policy relating to the operation and uses of access channels
with a view toward maximizing the diversity of programs and services to subscribers and users;
(b) To recommend to Council when activation of additional access channels is necessary if the grantee
 elects, under the terms of Section 10(a)(3) of Ordinance 62-94, to initially combine access programming
on one access channel;
(c) To encourage the use of access channels among the widest range of institutions, groups and individuals
within the City;
(d) To encourage cooperation with universities, museums and other institutions located in the City or in
neighboring communities with a view toward utilizing the facilities located therein to enrich the quality and
diversity of access channel programming for the system;
(e) To advise Council of changes in the state-of-the-art of cable technology and the applicability of the
same to access channel programming for the system;
(f) To recommend expenditures within the limits of the Cable Television Improvement Fund;
and
(g) To submit an annual report to Council, including, but not limited to, a summary of the utilization
of access channels, a review of any plans submitted during the year by the grantee for the development
of new services, and a summary report of Commission deliberations throughout the year in connection
with its assigned functions.

(Ord. 80-94. Passed 4-25-94.)

292.04 RULES AND REGULATIONS.

The Cable Television Advisory Commission shall have the authority to submit proposed rules and
regulations for the conduct of its business to Council for approval and, upon approval, shall have the
right to hold hearings and make recommendations to the grantee and to the educational and
governmental communities on the coordination of the education and governmental access channels.
All such actions shall be advisory only.

(Ord. 80-94. Passed 4-25-94.)

292.05 MEETINGS.

The Cable Television Advisory Commission shall meet no less than six times every year. All meetings
of the Commission shall be open to the public. Copies of meeting minutes shall be forwarded to the
Clerk of Council, members of Council and the Mayor.

(Ord. 80-94. Passed 4-25-94.)

Ordinances available at:
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