HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 4425 CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO. 4425
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AMENDING
SECTIONS 5-17-7 AND 5-17-17 OF TITLE V (FINANCE AND
BUSINESS REGULATIONS) , OF ORDINANCE NO. 4260 ENTITLED
"CODE OF GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF RENTON,
WASHINGTON" BY INCORPORATING FEDERAL REGULATIONS
CONCERNING THE ADMINI5TRATION OF CABLE SYSTEMS IN THE
CITY CODE BY REFERENCE AND PROVIDING A METHOD OF �
' RECEIVI1dG THE VIEW OF INTERESTED PARTIES IN ANY RATE I
REGULATION PROCEEDING BY THE CITY. 1
SECTION I. Sections 5-17-7, Rules and Regulations by the I
City, and 5-17-17, Rates, of Title V (Finance and Business
Regulations) , of Ordinance No. 4260 entitled "Code of General
Ordinances of the City of Renton, Washington" are hereby amended to
read as fo.11ows : �
5-17-7 : '� RULES AND REGULATIONS BY THE CITY: �
(a) In .�addition to the inherent powers of the City to regulate and
contr.ol. �any franchise it issues, the authority granted to it by ,
the Act, and those powers expressly reserved by the City, or
agreed to and provided for in a franchise, the right and power is
hereby reserved by the City to promulgate such additional ii
regulations as it may find necessary in the exercise of its I,
lawful powers .
(b) The City Council reserves the right to delegate its authority
for franchise administration to a designated agent. j
(c) The City of Renton does hereby adopt, by reference, as part of I
its system of regulations for administering the basic cable
service, those regulations in Chapter 42 USC Section 543(b) , one
copy of which is on file with the City Clerk' s office and
available for public inspection.
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ORDINANCE NO. 4425
, 5-17-17 : RATES: •
Within sixty ( 60) days after the grant of any franchise
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I hereunder, a franchisee shall file with the City a complete schedule
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of all rates to be charged to all subscribers . ,
Prior to implementation of any change in rates or charges for any
service or equipment provided by a franchisee, the franchisee shall
provide the City and all subscribers a minimum of thirty (30) days
prior written notice of such change.
Subject to Federal, State and local law, the City may regulate
the approval of increases of rates or charges for providing cable
service and prescribe reasonable rate approval procedures .
As :par.t of any City .pr.oceedings concerning rate regulation, the.
.City :o.f 'Renton will accept comments from any. interes.ted party, in �
writing, ..�and the City , Council will schedule a public hear.ing .on such
rate --re�gul:ation before the City Council or a subcommittee of the I
City Council, or may delegate the responsibility of conducting that �
public hearing to the Hearing Examiner or to a designated hearing
agent.
SECTION II. This ordinance shall be effective upon its
passage, approval, and five days after publication.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this gth day of November , 1993 .
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Marilyn etersen, City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 8th day of November , 1993 . I�
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Earl Clymer, or '
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ORDINANCE NO. 4425
Approve as to form:
L rence J. W en, City Attorney
Date of Publication: November 12, 1993
ORD. 334 : 9/14/93 :as .
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