City Council Resolution 1983-72RESOLUTION 1983 #72
CABLE TELEVISION LOBBYIST POLICY OF THE SHERBURNE/
WRIGHT CABLE COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION AND THE CITY
OF MONTICELLO
~IHEREAS, various individuals have approached and will in the
approach, Commission members, City officials and City Staff
pious vested interests in the cable television franchising
cs of the area; and
IHEREAS, the Commission's decision on the cable television
rise will be enhanced by its receipt of information from all
s interested in the cable television franchising process; and
'HEREAS, the Commission and the City believes it important that
tubers are fully aware of the source of information received so
that they may best evaluate the expertise and motives of the in-
dividuals with whom they are communicating; and
WHEREAS, the City believes that aside from discussions in-
itiated by individual members and staff for the purpose of answer-
ing individual questions, all con-n'~unication worthy of consideration
k~y one individual is worthy of communication to all members at a
regularly scheduled meeting of the Commission; and
WHEREAS, in the democratic free exchange of ideas, a .lobbyist
best serves the perspective he or she represents by the open
expression of that perspective before the entire Commission so that
all members have the opportunity to subject that represented per-
spective to public scrutiny and question; and
WHEREAS, the Commission believes that in order. to credit any
input it receives from individuals who are nonmembers of the
Commission, the supplier of that information must be identified
along with the identification of any special interest, association,
cable company or the like represented by said lobbyist.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of Monticello,
Minnesota adopts the following procedures:
RESOLUTION 1983 #72
CABLE TELEVISION LOBBYIST POLICY OF THE 5HERBURNE/
WRIGHT CABLE COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION AND THE CITY
OF MONTICELLO
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L. All individuals sharing information with Commission or City
Council members, Commission or City Staff, shall identify
themselves and any special interest, association, cable
company or the like which he or she represents.
To this end, and in furtherence of this resolution, the
Commission hereby establishes the permanent lobbyist reg-
istration list compiled by the Secretary of the Commission,
and made a permanent addendum to the MinL.tes of the Com-
mission. Any individual, association, cable company or
the like who supplies or intends to supply information to
the Commission or its member City Councils, any part thereof,
or any City or Commission staff member shall report in
writing to the secretary of the person communicating with
the above.
To facilitate compliance with these procedures, it is the
intention of the City Council to presume that a lobbyist
communicating information regarding cable television to
individual Commission or City Council members or City or
Commission staff members who is not identified for the
purpose of the permanent lobbyist registration list as to
name and affiliation, is attempting to influence the open
decision-making process of the Commission, this Council or
other member City Councils in a way which is inconsistent
and in violation of the policies of this City Council and
the Commission. A violation of this policy or procedure,
as determined in the sole discretion of the Commission,
shall be legitimate and valid justification for a refusal
to consider the input of the lobbyist. Should the Com-
mission in its sole discretion determine that the vio-
lating lobbyist represents a cable television company,
the violation shall be a legitimate and valid ju~tifi-
cation for the Commission to recommend to its member
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CABLE TELEVISION
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cities the rejection of the proposal of said company.
Dated this ~ ~ ~ day of; ,~l,~~cl ~ 1983 .
Mayor
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City Administrator