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ORDINANCE NO. 78-8-1603
1. AN ORDINA-NCE AMENDING SECTION 72-8 (c) OF THE CODE OF' ORDINANCES
OF TIiE.., CITY OF--PADUCAH, KENTUCKY AND _CREATING'A NEW SECTION KNOWN AS
SECTION 7.2-7 (f) UNDERGROUND.:CABLE OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE;:CITY
OF PADUCAH"'KENTUCKY:
'BE -IT ORDAINED _ BY THE BOARD OF .=COMMISSIONERS -OF THE -CITY OF
PADUCAH.. KENTUCKY:
S.ECTION..1. " "`That upon the: -recommendation of the Paducah Cable- Com-
munications Authority Sdetiori. 72=8_ (d)-• "Method= ..of Computation" of the, Code' of Ordinances
of the City of� Paducah, Kentucky is:'hereby amended. arid' reord'ained, s0 that same shall
hereinafter read as follows:
"72-8 (c) . Method of Computation. Payments due the City under the
terms of this chapter shall be computed quarterly, on March 31, June 30, September 30,
and December 31 for the preceding quarter and shall be paid on or before the 30th
calendar day from each said computation date at the office of the City Treasurer during
his regular business hours. The City and the Authority shall be furnished a state-
ment with each payment, certified as correct by the franchisee's local managing
agent, reflecting the total gross amount of subscriber revenues for the three (3)
months covered by the payment. In addition thereto, on or before March 31 of each
calendar year, an annual statement for the preceding calendar year, certified as correct
by the franchisee and prepared at the franchisee's expense by its certified public
accountant, reflecting the total amount of gross subscriber revenues for the
preceding calendar year shall be furnished to the City, the Authority, and the City
Treasurer".
SECTION 2. Upon the recommendation of the Paducah Cable Communications
Authority that Chapter 72 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paducah is hereby
amended by the creation of a new section known as Section 72-7 (f) "Underground
Cable". Said section shall hereinafter read as follows:
"72-7 (f) . Underground Cable. In those areas within the corporate limits
of the City where, as a result of subdivision regulations, all utility lines are required
to be run underground, the franchisee shall, at no additional charge, place its
service lines to each subscribers` residence underground. Any subscriber in any
area of the City in which the undergrounding of utilities is not required by sub-
division regulation, but whose existing utilities at the time of his subscription are
all serviced with underground lines may request, at any time prior to December 31,
1979, that the cable communications lines to his house be placed underground, and
the franchisee shall comply with that request provided, however, that in addition
to the standard installation charge the subscriber shall be required to pay one-half
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of any portion of the actual cost to franchisee in excess of the sum of Seventy-five
dollars -($7-5. GOY. -. The subscriber may have the option to open and close the _ditch
to accommodate" the 'Underground-.'subscriberTdrop' cable and the_ franchisee will ' then+
be required, to -install the subscriber -drop - cable without•: any "chargeto the -'subscriber
except the standard installation charge. From and after December- 3:1, 1979, each
subscriber -Tin _the City -Other thah-.Ahose .Iff subaiwisions requiring -the und"ergrounding
of all utilities shall be entitled to require the franchisee to place °his cable com-
municationa service Iin.e:.underground -only upon -payment to the.'franchisee-of-'the
-entire :actual cost to the franchisee -resulting from" additional, under grounding" .
:SECTiON 3. : This ordinance shall be in full force, -and .effect from and
after the date of its adoption.
Mayor
Passed by the Board of Commissioners August 8, 1978
Recorded by Louise McKinney, City Clerk, August 8, 1978.