<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 40-77. - Supervision.</div>
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               (a)
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               Under this article the county shall have the following regulatory responsibility:
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               (1)
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               Administration and enforcement of this article and any franchise granted under this
               article.
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               (2)
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               Award, renewal, extension or termination of a franchise pursuant to this article,
               the franchise, and other applicable law.
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               (3)
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               Consent prior to transfer as specified in <a href="" data-chunk-id="COOR_CH40TE_ARTIICACO_DIV2FR_S40-65TROWCO" class="section-link" data-product-id="13891">section 40-65</a>.
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               (4)
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               Performance evaluation.
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               (5)
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               Rate regulation, if applicable.
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               (b)
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               The county also reserves the right to perform the following functions:
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               (1)
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               Develop objectives and coordinate activities related to the operation of government
               channels;
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               (2)
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               Approve procedures and standards for public, government and educational access and
               operations and services, including the use of dedicated channels and sharing of public
               facilities;
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               (3)
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               Coordinate plans for interconnection of public, governmental and educational cable
               services;
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               (4)
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               Analyze the possibility of integrating cable communications with other county, state
               or regional telecommunications networks;
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               (5)
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               Formulate and recommend long-range telecommunications policy for the county and determine
               the future cable-related needs and interests of the community;
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               (6)
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               Provide the administrative effort necessary for the conduct of performance evaluations
               and any other activities required for the administration of the franchise;
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               (7)
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               Monitor the grantee's process for handling citizen complaints and periodically inspect
               and analyze the records related to such complaints;
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               (8)
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               Receive applications for rate increases if applicable and provide staff assistance
               in the analysis and recommendations thereto;
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               (9)
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               Monitor the grantee's adherence to operational standards, service requirements and
               line extension policies;
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               (10)
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               Ensure compliance with applicable laws and ordinances;
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               (11)
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               Arrange tests and analyses of equipment and performance, as needed to ensure compliance
               with this article and the franchise;
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               (12)
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               Ensure continuity in service; and
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               (13)
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               Receive for examination all data and reports required by this article.
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               (Code 1995, Â§ 517.041)
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