6.
10.
The public access channels are not intended to be a public forum, however, the public does
have some rights of access consistent with lawful access center operating guidelines that may
be established as indicated in Denver Area Educational Telecommunications Consortium, Inc.
v. FCC, 116 S.Ct. 2374 (1996); therefore in enforcing this provision, Contractor will follow
procedures which are legally appropriate for the regulation of speech in such a quasi- forum,
including procedures which conform to the access center procedures identified by the United
States Supreme Court in Denver Area Educational Telecommunications Consortium, Inc. v.
FCC, 116 S.Ct. 2374 (1996) and Freedman v. Maryland, 85 S.Ct. 734 (1965)
Contractor shall make best efforts to notify public access producers that city-owned
programming is not available to producers for re-airing on public access channels without
explicit authorization from the City, to the extent consistent with any public records or other
applicable law.
Contractor shall provide equipment and channel time to qualified producers who have
completed all necessary training and whose skills and knowledge meet minimum criteria
established by the Contractor, approved on a content-neutral, nondiscriminatory basis.
Contractor shall, in general, provide equipment and channel time on a non-discriminatory
basis, subject to reasonable scheduling practices including but not limited to channel time
scheduling preferences for locally produced programming as reasonably defined by
Contractor.
Contractor may make use of the facilities and equipment under its custody, care and control
for generating additional funding subject to applicable law. Revenues generated from such
activities shall be spent for non-commercial purposes only and pursuant to this contract. All
such activities must be in conformity with Contractor’s tax status and must serve to further the
goal of promoting the public’s use and access to cable television or other cable-related media
and not interfere with the financial support of public access, the use of the public access facility
and or channel time by the users.
Contractor shall adopt and follow proper accounting, procurement and employment policies
and practices and maintain documentation of expenditures of City Operating Funds provided
under this Agreement, including but not limited to documentation of the following:
a. Evidence that competitive procurement processes were used for purchases
b. Maintenance of receiving or shipping documents related to invoices to ensure that types
and quantities of goods received agree with the invoice before payment is processed.
c. Cancelled invoices (when checks are signed and payments released)
d. Transactions are posted in the Contractor’s accounting system (i.e. general ledger,
transactions detail by account, budget to actual, profit and loss and balance sheet).
e. Written contracts or subcontracts, including but not limited to contracts for professional
services or contracted labor, that describe the work, services or products to be provided,
commencement date, term of contract, and compensation or fees to be paid.
f. Employee personnel records including each employee’s hire date, job description, job
acceptance with beginning salary, payroll changes, and termination date.
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