ORDINANCE NO. 600

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HAWARDEN AMENDING THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT EXTENDED TO MEDIACOM COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION IN ORDINANCE NO. 553 BY ELIMINATING THE ANNUAL REPORTING REQUIREMENT AS STATED IN SECTION 6.9 AND EXTENDING THE EFFECTIVE DATE FOR AN ADDITIONAL TWO YEARS.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HAWARDEN, IOWA

Section 1. That Ordinance No. 553, Section 3.12 be amended to read as follows:

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3.12 Compliance to Cable Television Regulatory Ordinance

The Grantee shall comply with all of the conditions and provisions of the Cable Franchise Regulatory Ordinance passed and adopted on January 6, 1997, unless an exemption or modification is so specified in this Franchise Agreement Ordinance.

A. The Grantee shall be exempted from compliance with the following section of the Cable Franchise Regulatory Ordinance:

6.9 Annual Report

8.10 Security Fund

8.11 Faithful Performance Bond

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8.7 Effective Date. The effective date of this Franchise is February 21, 1997, pursuant to the provisions of applicable law. This Franchise shall expire on February 21, 2002, February 21, 2004 unless extended by the mutual agreement of the parties.

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Section 2. 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 3. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be effective upon the passage, approval and publication as provided by law.

Passed and approved this 15th day of April 2002.

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Ricard R. Porter, Mayor

ATTEST:

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Craig M. Coffey, City Administrator/Clerk

First Reading: March 18, 2002
Second Reading: April 1, 2002
Third Reading: April 15, 2002

I hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 600 was published in the Hawarden Independent, a newspaper printed and published and of general circulation in the City of Hawarden, Iowa on the 18th day of April, 2002.

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Craig M. Coffey, City Administrator

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