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AN ORDINANCE
Amending Section 2-11-4
of the Evanston City Code,
Powers of the Cable Communications Commission
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK
COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That Section 2-11-4 of the City Code of the City of
Evanston, 1979, as amended, is hereby further amended
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to read as follows:
2-11-4: POWERS OF COMMISSION: The Cable Communications Commission
shall have the following powers and duties:
(A) To insure adherence to the provisions of any franchise
agreement approved by the City Council and to establish
and promulgate regulations not inconsistent with the terms
of such franchise;
- (B) To encourage, develop and nurture, in cooperation with the
Evanston Community Television Corporation, public access to
cable communications;
(C) To oversee procedures for hearing and disposition of
complaints from subscribers;
(D) To secure diversity of programming and servi.ces to;':subscribers;
(E). To assist the Evanston Community Television Corporation in
developing additional sources of funding, including but not
limited to private foundation or federal or state grants to
further community programming;
(F) To provide for hearing and disposition of conflicts between
access users and the Evanston Community Television Corporation,
and between the franchisee and ECTC;
(G) To establish community committees; said committees shall
provide information to the Commission on subjects such as
institutional use of the cable system, program diversity
and services, and franchise evaluation and information of
future applications;
(H) To conduct evaluations of the cable system and to review
and audit reports submitted to the City by a franchise;
(I.) To advise the City Council on rate adjustment requests;
W Report annually to the Council, in writing, giving a
comprehensive and current view of the cable communications
in Evanston and recommending any appropriate actions
including amendments to the ordinance or franchise agreement;
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(K) To advise the City Council on future applications for
franchises;
(L) To annually review the operation and performance of the
Evanston Community Television Corporation;
(M) To acquaint itself with technological and service develop-
ments in the cable communications industry and determine
with the franchisee what system enhancements should be
pursued in maximizing benefits to be derived for the
community.
SECTION 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from
and after its passage, approval, and publication in
the manner provided by Taw.
Introduced: ai�lw c77r 1985
Adopted: `7` 1985
ATTEST:
City Clerk
proved as o form:
Corporate q.Counsel
Approved: �IeXe,44tlV 1985
C
(/ Mayor
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