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Buckner holds second reading of ordinance to align cable easement fee with state law
Summary
Council held a second reading of Bill 253 (Ordinance 1098) to amend Buckner Municipal Code section 625.050 to conform the franchise/easement percentage for cable and TV providers with recent state legislation (Senate Bill 163); procedural steps were taken but a full roll-call vote is not recorded in the provided transcript segments.
Buckner councilors held a second reading of Bill 253, Ordinance 1098, to add section 625.050 to the Buckner Municipal Code and set an effective date that would bring the city’s cable and cable easement percentage into alignment with recent state legislation.
At the meeting the presiding officer said the ordinance updates the percentage the city may take from cable and other TV providers, noting the amount will decline incrementally (a half-percent per year over the next several years) to comply with what the speaker identified as Senate Bill 163. A council member moved to suspend the rules and proceed with the ordinance’s second reading; the motion was called and discussed in open session.
The transcript captures the second-reading procedure and a motion to suspend rules, but the provided segments do not include a complete roll-call tally or a formal, explicit final vote record. Councilors said the amendment was intended to bring the municipal code into compliance with the state bill and to avoid conflict between local code and state law.
If adopted, the change would reduce the franchise/easement percentage the city may collect from cable and television providers over the stated phase-down period. The council did not, in the segments provided, discuss specific revenue estimates tied to the change.
