Sec. 710.110. - Reports and Public Records.

(a) Availability of books of Franchisee. (1) As long as it continues to operate the system or any portion thereof in the Franchise Area, the Franchisee shall maintain an office in the Franchise Area and shall designate in the Franchise Agreement such office as the place where all legal notices, directions, orders and requests may be served or delivered on it pursuant to the terms of this Chapter. The City shall immediately be notified of the location of the office or any change thereof. (2) The Franchisee shall keep complete and accurate records as required by the FCC's rules as 47 CFR § 76.1700 et seq. and 47 CFR § 76.1800 et seq. and shall maintain those reports at the Franchisee's office in the Franchise Area. (3) The City or its duly authorized representative shall have access to all of the records as required herein on request, or at a minimum, by written request on three business days notice. The Franchisee shall provide access during the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday through Friday. (4) A practice of intentional misrepresentation, fraud or deceit by a Franchisee in connection with the records of a Franchisee, or any other written document generated by a Franchisee, pertaining to a material and substantial fact that has been knowingly made by a Franchisee, shall constitute a violation of a material provision of this Chapter and shall subject the Franchisee to liquidated damages in an amount up to $25,000, or revocation of the Franchisee, depending on the severity of the misrepresentation, fraud or deceit as determined by the Council. (b) Concomitant with a filing or submission by the Franchisee of an annual report or any other petition or communication having direct bearing on the cable system operated under this Agreement in the Franchise Area, with any governmental body, including all reports required to be filed with the FCC, it shall file a copy of the document in written or electronic format with the Director upon request. (Ord. 2003-188-E, § 1)