Webmaster Note: Legend: All Text left Back for legibility. This ordinance brings existing rate structure into the city code.

ORDINANCE NO. 609

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CABLE TELEVISION RATES

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

Section 1. Chapter 12.44 of the Hawarden Municipal code is hereby amended as follows:

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C.) Service Tiers

Local Service $9.95
Basic Service $22.50
Digital Tier
First Package $10.00
Additional Packages $7.50

D.) Analog Premium Channels

HBO $9.95
Cinemax $7.50
Showtime Package $10.95

E.) Digital Premium Multiplexes

HBO Digital Multiplex $12.50
Showtime/TMC Digital Multiplex $12.50
Cinemax Digital Multiplex $10.00
Starz! Super Pak $7.50

F.) Pay-Per-View

Movies (each) $3.99
Events Varies
Sports Packages
ESPN Gameday
Full Season $99.00
Early Bird $89.00
Per-Day $11.95
ESPN Full Court
Full Season $99.00
Early Bird $89.00
End of Season $49.00
Per-Day $5.00
ESPN Shootout
Full Season $69.00
Per-Day $5.99
Adult Programming Varies

G.) Digital Music Express
Commercial only $30.00

H.) Miscellaneous Charges

Local Service $9.95
Basic Service $22.50

Digital Set Top Box Rental Per Month

First Set Top Box $5.00
Additional Set Top Boxes $3.50
Replacement Remote Control $15.00
Replacement Digital Set Top Box $300.00
Replacement Digital Remote Control $15.00
Analog Converter Box Rental $2.00
Replacement Analog Converter Box $115.00
Reconnect from non-payment disconnect $15.00

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 All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.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 after its final passage, approval and publication as provided by law. Billing at the revised rates shall commence immediately at the start of the next complete billing cycle starting with Route one.

Passed and approved this 23rd day of September, 2002

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Ricard R. Porter, Mayor

ATTEST:

_______________________________
Craig M. Coffey, City Administrator

First Reading: August 19, 2002
Second Reading: September 9, 2002
Third Reading: September 23, 2002

I hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 609 was published in the Hawarden Independent, a newspaper printed and published and has circulation in the City of Hawarden, Iowa on the 26th day of September, 2002.

______________________________
Craig M. Coffey, City Administrator

Note: This ordinance brings existing rates into current code. All Text is left black for legibility. "*" Indicate separations in text in the current City Code that are unchanged and are not repeated for brevity purposes.