ORDINANCE NO. 580

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CABLE TELEVISION
RATES BY PROVIDING FOR A BASIC LOCAL STATION PACKAGE

WHEREAS, The fees charged for a more diverse Basic Tier cable package have increased and;

WHEREAS, There are some potential new customers for the system that get their television programming via satellite dish or other means, except for some of the local programming, and

WHEREAS, The Citizen's Programming Committee has reviewed the proposal and recommends that a local station package be adopted;

BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of Hawarden, Iowa as follows:

 

Section 1. Amendment. Chapter 12.44, (C) Monthly Rates of the Hawarden Municipal Code are hereby amended as follows:

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C.) Monthly Rates:

Local Station Package $ 9.95*

Basic Tier $22.50 per month

A la Carte Service (Showtime) $10.95 per month **

A la Carte Service (HBO) $ 9.95 per month **

A la Carte Service (Cinemax) $ 7.50 per month **

* The local station package may not be combined with any of the A la Carte Services

** An A la Carte Service may not be purchased without purchasing the Basic Tier Package.

Section 2. Repealer. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.

Section 3. Severability. If any section, provision, or part of this ordinance shall be adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole or any section, provision, or part thereof, not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional.

Section 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in effect August 1st after its final passage, approval, and publication as provided by law.

Passed and approved this 24th day of July, 2000.

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George E. Jacobs, Mayor

ATTEST:

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Craig M. Coffey, City Administrator/Clerk

First Reading: June 19, 2000
Second Reading: July 10, 2000
Third Reading: July 24, 2000

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I hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 580 was published in the Hawarden Independent, a newspaper printed and published and has a circulation in the City of Hawarden, Iowa on the 26th day of July, 2000.

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Craig Coffey, City Administrator/Clerk