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ORDINANCE NO. 1480
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND
HILLS, TEXAS, that:
1.
Ordinance No. 1143 and Section 29 of Ordinance 797 be and are
hereby repealed.
2.
There is hereby established a seven place Cable Television Board
for the City of North Richland Hills. The function of the Board shall be
to monitor the operation of the cable television system to insure
compliance with the provisions of enforceable city ordinances dealing with
cable television. The board shall handle citizen complaints and be
empowered to hold hearings to verify allegations and arbitrate
citizen/company differences. In addition, the Board shall aid the cable
company in screening applicants for time on the public access channels
which are designated for the exclusive use of citizens of North Richland
hills.
The Board shall act in an advisory capacity to the Mayor, City
Council and City Manager with reference to the development, equipping,
expansion and operating of the municipal cable channel, currently
identified as CITICABLE 36. It shall be the duty of the Board to
immediately and all times thereafter make continuous study of the needs of
the City for municipal cable TV facilities, to investigate and recommend
the location of adequate municipal cable facilities, suggest means of
acquiring and developing such facilities and furnish the City Council and
City Manager with over-all plans and specifications for development and
improvement of all such facilities and to report to the City Council and
City Manager the result of its studies, recommendations, plans and
specifications. In the performance of these duties said Board shall act in
an advisory capacity. It is, nevertheless, there specifically provided
that said Board shall have no authority to spend nor to commit the City to
the expenditure of any funds or monies whatsoever, except under the
specific authorization and direction of the City Council.
3.
The Board shall hold meetings at such time and place as it may
fix, and such special meetings as may be called by the Chairman or at the
request of any three (3) members of the Board. The Board is hereby
authorized to provide for the election of a Vice Chairman, who shall
preside in the absence of the Chairman, and is further authorized to
prescribe such rules and regulations governing its own proceedings as it
may deem advisable.
Ordinance No. 1480
Page Two
4.
The Cable Television Board shall consist of seven members, each of
whom shall be a resident of the City. Each member shall serve in a
designated place numbered one (1) through seven (7). The following
persons, presently serving, shall have the following place designations:
Ray Fulenwider
Bette Robinson
Edward Pat Carruth
E.O. Jackson
Place 1 (Tarrant County Junior
College Representative)
Place 2
Place 3 (Birdville Independent
School District Representative)
Place 4 (Local Clergy)
Place 5
Place 6
Place 7
Bob Langston
Byron Sibbet
Gaye Ingram
The terms of office shall be for two years except for the first
appointments made to comply with the terms of this ordinance. Terms shall
run from September 15th and expire on September 15th. The terms of those
persons serving or appointed to odd numbered places shall expire on
September 15th of odd numbered years and the terms for even numbered places
shall expire on September 15th of even numbered years. All members shall
serve without compensation. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner
as original appointments. Future appointments shall be as follows: Place
1 from Tarrant County Junior College, Place 2 from the general public,
Place 3 from the Birdville Independent School District, Place 4 from the
local clergy and Places 5 through 7 from the general public.
5.
The Council person serving in a particular place shall be
responsible for nominating the person to serve in the corresponding place
on the Board:
Council Place 1 Board Place 1
Counci 1 Place 2 Board Place 2
Council Place 3 Board Place 3
Council Place 4 Board Place 4
Council Place 5 Board Place 4
Council Place 6 Board Place 6
Council Place 7 Board Place 7.
The Board is empowered to elect its own Chairman, for yearly term ending on
September 15th of each year.
Ordinance No. 1480
Page Three
6.
If any portion of this ordinance should be declared to be invalid
it shall not affect the remaining valid portion.
7.
This ordinance shall be in full force from and after its passage
and approval.
Passed this 24th day of August, 1987.
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