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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 45-1 "CREATION AND
ORGANIZATION OF CITIZEN~~, CABLE BOARD TERMS OF
OFFICE ETC OF THE CITY CODE OF THE CITY OF
FORT WORTH BY CHANGING THE COMPOSITION ON THE
CITIZENS CABLE BOARD AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH
TEXAS
SECTION 1
That Chapter 45 'Citizens Cable Board Section 45-1
is hereafter amended to read as follows
'Section 45-1 Creation and Organization of Citizens-';
Cable Boar , Terms o Dffice, etc
There shall be established a citizens' board entitled
the Fort Worth Citizens' Cable Board (CCB) The Board shall
consist of thirteen members appointed by the City Council
whose composition shall represent
Education 1
Social Service 1
Religion 1
Arts/Cultural _ 1
Public Access 1
Health Care 1-r
Citizens-at-Large 6
City Council Member 1
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Ex-officio non-voting members of the Citizens' Cable
.Board shall be as follows
City Staff 2
Company's Community Access Director 1
Company's General Manager 1
The special interest and Citizens-at-large membership
of the Board shall consist of at least one representative
from each Council single member district
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The City Council members and representatives of
special interest areas shall be selected for an initial term
of two years and shall be limited to not more than one
reappointment Citizens-at-large shall be selected for a
three-year term and membership shall be limited to not more
than one reappointment
The Board shall adopt by-laws governing its procedures
and actions coming before it
SECTION 2
This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force
and effect from and after the date of its passage and it is
so ordained
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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ADOPTED
EFFECTIVE
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POLICY PROPOSAL
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PROPOSAL
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it Cable Committee
Background
CITY MANAGER'S REVIEW
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On September 15, 1981 (MSC G-5099), the Fort Worth City Council adopted Ordinance No
8414 authorizing the establishment of a Citizens' Cable Board (CCB) The thirteen-
member CCB was to be composed of (a) one representative each from the special interest
areas of education, social service, religion arts and cultural public access and
health care (b) four representatives to serve as citizens-at-large and (c) three
City Council members who serve on the Council's Cable Study Committee The CCB also
was to include four ex officio non-voting members -- two each from staff of the City
of Fort Worth and Sammons
During the period between September 15 and October 16 Fort Worth citizens interested
in appointment to the CCB were asked to submit applications More than forty applica-
tions were .received for the CCB's ten designated slots All the applicants are
highly-qualified individuals willing to make a positive commitment to Citizens' Cable
Board functions
With so many capable and talented citizens interested in serving on the CCB the Cable
Study Committee believes that the City Council should consider expanding the number of
citizen representatives on the Board while maintaining, an appropriate degree of
Council participation
Proposal
The purpose of this policy proposal is to recommend that Ordinance No 8414 be amended
to allow a reduction in the number of City Council representatives serving on the CCB
and an increase in the number of citizens-at-large serving on the Board Specifically
it is proposed that the Chairperson of the Cable Study Committee be the City Council's
representative on the CCB with the remaining committee members designated as alternate
to serve in the event of the Chairperson's absence Fjurther, it is proposed that the
number of citizens-at-large be expanded from four to six
Recommendation
It is recommended that the City Council approve the attached ordinance amending Ord
No 8414 to change the composition of the Citizens' Cable Board
LEGALITY
FISCAL NOTE
CITY MANAGER'S COMMENTS ~
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FILE NUMBER SUBJECT Proposed Amendment to Ordinance
,_ ,,. _No 8414 Relating to Citizens Cable Board
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POLICY PROPOSAL (cont'd) PAGE? OF 2
Fiscal Note
This policy proposal has no fiscal effects
Legality
An amendment to Ordinance No 8414 is attached
City Manager Comments
The staff concurs with the recommendation contained in this policy proposal
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