OR 95-692 Coppell Telecommunications Board ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 95692
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS, AMENDING THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COPPELL BY AMENDING, IN PART,
ARTICLE 2-7, RENAMING THE COPPELL CABLE TELEVISION REVIEW BOARD
TO "COPPELL TELECOMMUNICATIONS BOARD", AMENDING THE POWERS AND
DUTlES OF THE BOARD; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COPPELL,
TEXAS;
SECTION 1. That the Code of Ordinances of the City of Coppell, Texas, be, and the
same is hereby, amended by amending, in part, Article 2-7, renaming the Coppell Television
Review Board to "Coppell Telecommunications Board", amending the powers and duties of the
Board, as follows:
"Article 2-7 COPPELL TELECOMMUNICATIONS BOARD
Section 2-7-1 CREATION
The Coppell Telecommunications Board is hereby established by
the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas and replaces the
Coppell Cable Television Review Board.
Section 2-7-2 APPOINTMENT
A. The Coppell Telecommunications Board shall consist of
five (5) members, two (2) alternates, appointed by the City
Council and one (1) ex-officio member to be appointed by
the City Manager and approved by the City Council.
Members shall be registered voters and residents of the City
of Coppell for at least twelve (12) months preceding the
date of appointment.
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Section 2-7-4 MEETINGS
A. The Coppell Telecommunications Board shall meet in
regular sessions .... Three (3) members of the Coppell
Telecommunications Board shall constitute a quorum.
B. All meetings of the Coppell Telecommunications Board
shall be open to the public ....
C. The Coppell Telecmnmunications Board shall keep and
maintain minutes ....
Section 2-7-5 POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD
A. The Board shah oversee implementation of the cable
franchise agreement, and shall oversee Channel 19 for the
full utilization of programming for the benefit of the
citizens of Coppell, including programming rules (content
and technical), and parameters for programming.
B. The Board shall advise the City Council on all matters
relating to telecommunications technologies, including but
not limited to, cable television, both wire and wireless; and
provide accurate and timely information regarding telecom-
munications technologies to the City Council and the
citizens of Coppell.
C. The Board shall field citizens' concerns relating to cable
television service and cable programming and make
recommendations to the City Council.
D. The Board shall stay abreast of emerging telecommunica-
tions technologies and their uses in the City of Coppell and
other cities in the area; and shall review and comment on
new telecommunications technologies to the City.
E. The Board shall monitor compliance with the cable televi-
sion franchises and standards of performance by the
ffanchisees.
F. The Board shall assist in the evaluation of prospective
franchises.
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G. The Board shall monitor and support the development of
public, educational and governmental access programming.
H. The Board shall assist and advise the Council on all matters
relating to public, educational and governmental access
programming.
1. The Board shall perform studies and make such other
reports as the Council or the City may request.
J. The Board shah develop policies regarding programming
that will appear on the governmental access channel.
K. The Board shall advise the City Council of objectives to be
obtained in the City' s communication system based upon its
continued evaluation of the Coppell telecommunication
franchises and continued assessment of cable technology.
L. The Board shall recommend the use of dedicated channels
and sharing of public facilities, especially with regard to
educational services.
M. The Board shall review and comment on budgets proposed
by the City involving the use of funds for governmental
programming."
SECTION 2. That all provisions of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Coppell,
Texas, in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance be, and the same are hereby, repealed,
and all other provisions not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall remain in full
force and effect.
SECTION 3. That should any word, phrase, paragraph, section or portion of this
ordinance or of the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, be held to be unconstitutional or
void, the same shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of said ordinance or of the
Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, which shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 5. This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage as
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the law and charter in such cases provide.
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DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, this ~: '/; day of
~_<t ?,~.d ~l , 1995.
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\. j APPROVED:
TOM MORTON, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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LNDA G~U, CffY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO FOg:
PETER G. S~{I~O~Y
(PGS4d 1-25-95)
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