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City of New Rochelle, NY
Westchester County
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[Adopted 7-18-2006 by Ord. No. 187-2006[1]]
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Editor’s Note: This ordinance also repealed former Art. XXI, Telecommunications Advisory Committee, adopted 6-19-2001 by Ord. No. 131-2001.
A Telecommunications and Cable Television Advisory Committee is hereby established for the purpose of:
A. 
Developing strategies for improving residential and commercial access to high-speed internet and wireless telecommunications services while recognizing real or perceived negative impacts of such services on the citizens of the City of New Rochelle.
B. 
Reviewing Article IXA, Telecommunication Facilities, of Chapter 331, Zoning, of the Code of the City of New Rochelle, and submitting recommendations necessary or appropriate to satisfy the goals set forth herein.
C. 
Reviewing Chapter 292, Telecommunications Franchising and Licensing, of the City Code of New Rochelle, and submitting recommendations necessary or appropriate to satisfy the goals set forth herein.
D. 
Reviewing franchise applications under Chapter 292, Telecommunications Franchising and Licensing, of the Code of the City of New Rochelle, and submitting recommendations to City Council with respect to the same.
E. 
Evaluating and reporting to City Council on developments in the telecommunications industry which may impact the community.
F. 
Reviewing the City's existing telecommunications infrastructure and considering issues relating to the goals set forth herein.
G. 
Assisting and advising the City Council in developing cable telecommunications policy.
H. 
Assisting and advising the City Council on proposed cable television franchises.
[Amended 6-19-2007 by Ord. No. 160-2007[1]]
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Subsections I through N, which covered administration matters and fee payments.
A. 
The Committee shall consist of seven members who shall be appointed by the City Council for three-year terms each. The appointed members shall possess knowledge and/or experience relating to the field of telecommunications. The Committee shall include representatives of the local residential and business communities.
B. 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, all members of the Telecommunications Advisory Committee and the Cable Television Committee as of July 18, 2006 shall continue to serve as members of this Telecommunications and Cable Television Advisory Committee until their current terms expire.
C. 
The City Manager shall appoint ex officio members from the Department of Development and the Offices of the City Manager and Corporation Counsel.
The members of the Committee shall serve without compensation, and no expenditures or disbursements shall be incurred except upon the prior approval of the City Council.