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RESOLUTION NO. 99-R-
SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED BY THE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF SEMINOLE
COUNTY, FLORIDA, AT THEIR REGULARLY
SCHEDULED MEETING OF FEBRUARY 9, 1999.
WHEREAS, on August 31,1998, Seminole County (County) and Time Warner
Communications (lWC) entered into an Agreement (Agreement) relating to the
provision of a local government/education access channel (Channel) by lWC as
required under Section 55.61, Seminole County Code; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to both Section 5 of said Agreement and Section
55.61 (a)(1) of the Seminole County Code, the allocation and use of the Channel
provided by lWC is to be determined by the Seminole County Board of County
Commissioners; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 6 of said Agreement, the County agreed to
provide each municipality within Seminole County, Florida, the Seminole County
Community College, and the Seminole County School District the opportunity to
participate in and provide programming for the Channel, with each governmental entity
being responsible for its own programming, all costs associated therewith, and any
appropriate portion of the costs associated with operation of the Channel; and
WHEREAS, the County has developed Operating Policies, Operating
Procedures, and Production Standards for the Channel which include a provision for
the submittal of programs for airing by eligible organizations that are appropriate and
conform to technical and production standards; and
WHEREAS, an interlocal agreement that would establish the Seminole
Television Council has been endorsed by the Seminole County School District and the
following cities: Casselberry, Lake Mary, Oviedo, Sanford, Winter Springs; and
WHEREAS, the Seminole Television Council would assist in the creation,
financing, programming, and management of local government and public educational
cable television programming for Seminole County and its residents; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Seminole County strongly
supports and encourages the efforts of the municipalities, School Board, and
Community College in pooling their resources in order to achieve savings in the
production of government and educational programming; and
WHEREAS, the County believes that the allocation of a portion of the time
available on the County's Channel to the Seminole Television Council subject to the
County's Operating Policies, Operating Procedures, and Production Standards would
provide the best method of implementing Section 6 of the Agreement between the
County and TWC;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA, THAT:
(1) The Board of County Commissioners of Seminole County hereby approves
the attached Operating Policies, Operating Procedures, and Production Standards for
the Channel. The County Manager or his/her designee shall have the authority to
amend said Operating Policies, Operating Procedures, and Production Standards as
needed.
(2) In order to provide each municipality within Seminole County, the
Seminole County Community College, and the Seminole County School District the
opportunity to participate in and provide programming for the County's
government/education Channel, as required by Section 6 of the Agreement between
the County and TWC, the County will allocate a portion of the programming time
available on the County's government/education Channel to the Seminole Television
Council for its use subject to the County's Operating Policies, Operating Procedures,
and Production Standards.
(3) The time allocated to the Seminole Television Council shall be, at a
minimum, twenty-eight (28) hours per week, with such hours being between the hours
of 8 A.M. and 10 P.M.. The County will periodically evaluate the amount of time
allocated to the Seminole Television Council in order to determine whether the amount
of time allocated should be decreased or increased, provided, however, that the
minimum allocation of twenty-eight (28) hours per week shall not be reduced.
Determinations as to the amount of time allocated, Operating Policies, Operating
Procedures, Production Standards, and other matters relating to the Channel shall be
made by the County Manager or his/her designee. The recommendations of the
Seminole Television Council on time allocation and other matters relating to the
Channel shall be considered by the County Manager or his/her designee.
(4) In the event the amount of time allocated to the Seminole Television Council
is not fully utilized by the Seminole Television Council, the County will use the time as it
deems appropriate.
(5) Although neither a member of the Seminole Television Councilor a
signatory of the interlocal agreement establishing the Seminole Television Council, the
County shall designate a liaison to attend meetings of the Seminole Television Council.
day of
,1999.
ADOPTED this
ATTEST:
COMMISSIONERS
MARYANNE MORSE
CHAIRMAN
Clerk to the Board of
County Commissioners of
Seminole County, Florida
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BOARD OF COUNTY
SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA
By:
CARLTON HENLEY,