Exhibit B
Scope of Work
The operation and management of a public access television organization; or the management of electronic and
online media production and cablecast equipment and use of City offered shared production facilities
The promotion and education of the public with respect to the City of Nashua’s Public Access Television services
for promoting community dialogue and communications diversity;
Prepare and report operating budgets to account for city provided funding.
The contracted Vendor's primary purpose shail be to manage and coordinate access to the City’s Public Access
Channel, and the use of related facilities and equipment by individuals, groups or institutions to the extent that
such channel, facilities and equipment are provided by the City or whose purchase is funded under contract with
the City.
Community Television Channels:
Under the 1984 Cable Act, local franchising authorities may require cable operators to set aside television channel
“access” for parties other than the cable operator to provide video programming over the cable system. The
number of available access channels varies depending on the community, its population, and needs. Cable
operators are expressly prohibited from exercising editorial control over the programming content of any Access
Channel.
The City of Nashua currently has three designated PEG access channels provided under franchise agreement with
Comcast, of which the City has allocated one for Public Access. Location of these channels on the basic tier is the
under discretion of the cable provider. The City is currently authorized to collect cable television subscriber PEG
support fees from the City’s cable television operator, Comcast of New Hampshire/Massachusetts/Ohio, under
authority of State of New Hampshire RSA Chapter 53-C. The City, authorized by federal law, assesses this cable
operator a subscriber fee per month, which is used to fund the management and operation of the community
television channels.
Under the FY2023 annual operating budget the City has allocated funds for public access television. Additional
funding may be available to the City’s selected public access television operator through grants, program
underwriting and sponsorships obtained and developed according to contractual operational guidelines as may be
set forth in the City’s Cable Franchise Agreement, and in the operating agreement that shall be negotiated with
the selected PATO. All additional revenue generated by the vendor must be used pursuant to the agreement with
the City. Additional funding may also be available under any increased funding allocation by the City in subsequent
annual operating budgets, and provided upon contract renewal.
As currently operated and defined in the City’s community television policy and procedure guidelines under
resolution R-06-54, content differentiation exists among the three channels: Government programming (GOV),
Educational programming {EDU}, and Public Access Television programming.
Objective:
To promote the public's opportunity for interactive participation through electronic media resources in the overall
community dialogue as a function of day-to-day management of cablecast and production facilities and equipment.
Another important purpose is to actively promote an awareness of this opportunity as widely as possible.
Implementation:
Responsibilities of the Vendor shall include managing the operation of the City of Nashua’s public access television
channel. This includes but is not limited to the following:
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