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Jenkins council approves 10-year cable franchise for MicrotTech CATV LLC
Summary
The Jenkins City Council voted to award a 10-year nonexclusive cable franchise to MicrotTech CATV LLC, authorizing the mayor to sign a franchise agreement under the terms of existing Ordinance 263; the award followed a single bid received Sept. 6, 2024.
The Jenkins City Council on Oct. 7 approved a resolution awarding a 10-year nonexclusive cable television franchise to MicrotTech CATV LLC and authorized the mayor to sign the franchise agreement.
The council read the resolution into the record, which references Ordinance 263 as the governing franchise ordinance and notes a bid received Sept. 6, 2024 from MicrotTech CATV LLC. The clerk read portions of the resolution, saying that it would "confirm[] the Grant and awarding a non-exclusive franchise ... MicrotTech CATV LLC for a term of 10 years for cable television franchise." The motion to approve was seconded and passed by voice vote.
Council members did not request amendments during the meeting. The resolution includes a clause to preserve other municipal ordinances and provides that any invalid portion of the resolution would not affect the remainder. The mayor was authorized to execute the franchise agreement on the city's behalf. The clerk recorded the voice vote as "I" in favor and noted no recorded roll-call breakdown.
The council's packet references Ordinance 263 as the enabling ordinance; the resolution text incorporated the preamble and bid letter by reference. The council did not discuss franchise terms such as service area, build-out schedule or customer rates during the meeting; those details will be available in the executed franchise agreement.
