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City attorney reads first reading of telecommunications franchise ordinance; council schedules second reading
Summary
Attorney Verdun read a lengthy first reading of a proposed telecommunications franchise ordinance (Ordinance No. 265). No action was taken today; the council will consider second reading next month.
The council received a first reading of a proposed telecommunications franchise ordinance intended to create and regulate a franchise for telecommunications operations in the City of Jenkins.
Attorney Verdun read the ordinance text at length, identifying it in the reading as ordinance number 265 and outlining sections on definitions, applications, rights under a franchise, standards, tree trimming and moving permits, bonds, indemnification, insurance, nondiscrimination, transfer of control, rates, franchise duration, penalties, maintenance obligations, termination and foreclosure, bidding and compensation provisions, aesthetic standards, and a section resolving inconsistencies with federal or state law.
The chair stated the reading was a first reading and no final action would be taken; the council scheduled second reading for next month. No votes on adoption or amendments occurred during this meeting.
Council members and staff were offered the full ordinance text for review and were told the second reading would include topics rather than a page-by-page read-through.
