A.
No right, privilege or franchise shall be granted until the ordinance
granting the same has been read in full at three regular meetings
of the governing body. Immediately after the final passage, the ordinance
shall be published in a newspaper of local circulation City paper
once a week for two consecutive weeks. The expense to publish and
post such ordinance shall be paid by the City of Española.
B.
No franchise ordinance shall become effective until at least 30 days
after its publication as provided above. During that time, the franchise
ordinance shall be twice published in full, not less than seven days
apart.
All amendments, extensions or enlargements of any contract,
right, privilege or franchise previously granted to any person, firm
or corporation for the use of the streets and alleys of this City
shall be subject to all the conditions provided for in this Act for
negotiating original grants and franchises.
All franchise agreements shall address the issues of indemnification
on an individual basis. No franchise shall be presented to Council
until such time as an indemnification clause is included in the agreement
itself.
