Minnesota Session Laws - 1984, Regular Session

  

                         Laws of Minnesota 1984 

                        CHAPTER 377-S.F.No. 1475 
           An act relating to communications; permitting a 
          municipality to be represented by its designee on a 
          joint cable communication commission; amending 
          Minnesota Statutes 1982, section 238.08, subdivision 5.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
    Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1982, section 238.08, 
subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
    Subd. 5.  Municipalities may by ordinance or resolution 
create a joint cable communications commission under section 
471.59, to which each member municipality may delegate authority 
vested in the municipality by statute or charter to prepare, 
adopt, grant, administer, and enforce a cable communications 
franchise, and establish rates thereunder.  The adoption, 
granting, administration and enforcement of a cable 
communications franchise, and the establishment of rates 
thereunder by a joint cable communications commission, pursuant 
to this subdivision is deemed to comply with procedural 
requirements of a statute or charter for the adoption, granting, 
administration and enforcement of a franchise, and establishment 
of rates.  A member of the commission may, by ordinance adopted 
in the manner provided by section 412.191, subdivision 4, adopt 
by reference the joint cable communication franchise in the 
manner provided by section 471.62.  The members and governing 
body of the joint commission shall consist of two 
representatives appointed by each municipality, at least one of 
whom shall be a member of the council of that municipality or 
its designee and the other a qualified voter residing within 
that municipality. 
    Approved April 9, 1984