Res 2912 11/17/1981RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION ASSUMING RATE MODIFICATION
AUTHORITY OVER CABLE TELEVISION.
WHEREAS, Section 22 of Ordinance No. 3305, which granted
a franchise to Vista Cablevision, Inc. to operate a cable
television system within the City, provides that the rates
specified in Section 21 of such Ordinance shall be in effect
for a minimum period of two years from the date of providing
initial service, and thereafter the company may establish
rates from time to time by filing with the City Manager a
schedule of rates 30 days prior to their implementation;
and,
WHEREAS, Section 22 of such ordinance further provides
that, between September 1 and November 30 of the years 1981,
1984 , 1987 and 1990, and each three years thereafter, the
Board of Aldermen shall determine whether it will assume
rate modification authority, whereby any proposed change in
rates would have to be approved by the Board of Aldermen;
and,
WHEREAS , the Board of Aldermen finds that, at this time,
the cable television company is a monopoly, there is no
competition which will force the company to charge reasonablePYg
rates, and there is a need for governmental regulation of
such rates.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
The Board of Aldermen hereby determines that it will
assume rate modification authority over cable television
service at this time. For the next three years such rates
shall be subject to modification only by the Board of Aldermen
and only in accordance with the procedures set out in Section 22 ,
Subsection (c) of Ordinance No. 3305. This matter will again
be considered between September 1 and November 30, 1984 .
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 17th day of November, 1981.
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