1996-168 NOTE Amended by Ordinance No 99-095
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AI~ ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 8-130 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY OF DENTON TO EXPAND THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE CABLE TV
ADVISORY BOARD FROM FIVE TO SEVEN MEMBERS AND TO REDUCE THE TERMS
OF SAID MEMBERS FROM THREE TO TWO YEARS, PROVIDING A SAVINGS
CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the City Council deems it in the public interest to
expand the number of members of the Cable TV Advisory Board from
five to seven members and to reduce the terms of each member from
three to two years, NOW, THEREFORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I That subsection (b) of Section 8-130 "Authority,
Cable TV Advisory Board" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Denton is hereby amended to read as follows
Sec. 8-130. Authority; Cable TV Advisory Board
(b) A Cable TV Advisory Board consisting of seven (7) members
who shall serve for two year terms, whmch terms shall be
staggered, is hereby establmshed Each board member
shall be appointed and shall serve at the pleasure of the
Council The board shall advise the City Council on its
regulatory jurisdiction and shall have the following
responsibilities and duties at the direction of the
Council
(1) Resolving disputes or disagreements between sub-
scribers and the grantee after an Investigation,
should the subscrmber and the grantee not fmrst be
able to resolve their dmspute or dmsagreement The
declsmon or findings may be appealed to the City
Councml,
(2) Revlewmng and auditing all reports and filings
submitted to the City as requmred mn this chapter
and such other correspondence as may be submmtted
to the City concernmng the operatmon of the cable
television network, and revmewlng the rules and
regulatmons set by the grantee, and
(3) Assurmng that all tarmffs, rates, and rules perti-
nent to the operatmon of the cable system mn the
City are made available for mnspectmon by the
public at reasonable hours and upon reasonable
requests
SECTION II That save and except as amended hereby, all the
sections, sentences, and clauses of Section 8-130 of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Denton, Texas shall remain in full force
and effect
SECTION III That this ordinance shall become effective
immediately upon its passage and approval
PASSED AND APPROVED this the /~7~ day of ~ , 1996
~{< ~ILLER, blAYOR
ATTEST
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
HERBERT L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY
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ORDINANCE NO qq-o95
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS DISSOLVING THE CABLE
TELEVISION ADVISORY BOARD AND REPEALING SECTION 8-130(b) OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO 96-168 AND PORTIONS OF
ORDINANCE NO 88-182 RELATING TO THE CABLE TELEVISION ADVISORY BOARD
AND ANY OTHER ORDINANCE IN CONFLICT WITH THIS ORDINANCE, CONVEYING
THE APPRECIATION OF THE COUNCIL TO ALL CURRENT AND FORMER MEMBERS
OF THE CABLE TELEVISION ADVISORY BOARD, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE,
AND PRESCRIBING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, by Ordinance No 88-182 and Section 8-130(b) of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Denton, the Council of the City of Denton, Texas established a Cable Television
Advisory Board to provide leadership, gmdance, and needed assistance to the City Council in
decisions revolving the disputes between subscribers and the cable telemsion fi'anehise holder, to
rewew filings, reports, rates, tariffs, and rules of the franchise holder, and to adwse the City
Council on its regulatory juns&ctton, and
WHEREAS, through its set, ace to the Council and the c~tizens of Denton, the Cable
Television Advisory Board proved its worthiness for over a decade, and
WHEREAS, as a result of the need to eombme and ehimnate those boards and commissions
that have fulfilled their ftmctions and are no longer needed due to City staff bemg able to advise the
Council on all aspects of their duty and functions, the City Council deems ~t necessary to chssolve
the Cable Television Admsory Board, NOW, THEREFORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I That Section 8-130(b) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton,
which created the Cable Television Adwsory Board of the City of Denton, is hereby repealed,
along w~th Ordinance No 96-168 and those po~ons of Ordmance No 88-182 which create and
define the powers and funetnons of the Cable Telexaston Advisory Board Any other ordinances in
conflict w~th this ordinance are also repealed to the extent of any such conflict only
SECTION H That the Council of the City of Denton, Texas hereby conveys its deepest
appreciation to all current and former members of the Cable Talewslon Adwsory Board for their
loyal and dedicated serwce to the City Council and the cmzens of Denton
SECTION HI That save and except as repealed hereby, all of the sections, clauses,
sentences, and phrases of Chapter 8 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton and
Ordinance No 88-182 shall remain m full force and effect
SECTION IV That tins ordinance shall become effective lmmedmtely upon its passage
and approval
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JACK~JI~R, MAYOR
ATTEST
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
HERBERT L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY/
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