<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 23-81. - Regulatory authority.</div>
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               (a)
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               The county shall exercise appropriate regulatory authority under the provisions of
               this article and applicable law. This authority shall be vested in the board and administered
               through the county manager or his designee in order to provide day-to-day administration
               and enforcement of the provisions of this article and any franchise granted hereunder,
               and to carry out the county's responsibilities with regard to cable communications.
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               (b)
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               Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article to the contrary, the grantee
               shall at all times comply with all laws and regulations of the local, state and federal
               government. In the event that any actions of the state or federal government or any
               agency thereof, or any court of competent jurisdiction upon final adjudication, substantially
               reduce in any way the power or authority of the county under this article or the franchise,
               or if in compliance with any local, state, or federal law or regulation, the grantee
               finds conflict with the terms of this article, the franchise, or any law or regulation
               of the county, then as soon as possible following knowledge thereof, the grantee shall
               notify the county of the point of conflict believed to exist between such law or regulation
               and the laws or regulations of the county, this article and the franchise. No later
               than 90 days after receipt of said notification of conflicting provisions, the county
               or the grantee may request a negotiation of those provisions which are affected in
               any way by such modification in regulations or statutory authority. Thereafter, the
               county and the grantee shall negotiate in good faith in the development of alternate
               provisions which shall fairly restore the county to the maximum level of authority
               and power permitted by law and shall fairly restore the grantee's rights and privileges.
               The county shall modify any of the provisions to such reasonable extent as may be
               necessary to carry out the full intent and purpose of this article and the franchise.
               Provided, however, that modification of this article not necessitated by this section
               shall be ineffective as to any current franchise unless consented to by the grantee.
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               (c)
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               The county reserves the right to exercise the maximum plenary authority, as may at
               any time be lawfully permissible, to regulate the cable communications system, the
               franchise and the grantee. Should applicable legislative, judicial or regulatory authorities
               at any time permit regulation not presently permitted to the county, the county may
               without the approval of the grantee engage in any such additional regulation as may
               then be permissible, whether or not contemplated by this article or the franchise,
               including without limitation, regulation regarding franchise fees, taxes, programming,
               rates charged to subscribers and users, consumer protection, or any other similar
               or dissimilar matter.
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               (Ord. of 10-10-05, Â§ 25-121)
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