§ 15-53. Annual reports.

(a)

The grantee shall file annually with the county administrator, and no later than 90 days after the end of the grantee's fiscal year, the following information:

(1)

A confidential report summarizing the previous year's activities in the development of the system, including, but not limited to, cable services begun or dropped, number of homes passed, number of cable plant miles, and a summary of any policy changes taking effect during the year.

(2)

A current copy of the subscriber service agreement, a current list of all rates, charges and available services, a current channel list, a copy of all of the grantee's published rules and regulations applicable to subscribers of the cable system and a summary of the grantee's hours of operation.

(3)

A copy of updated maps depicting the location of all trunks showing all neighborhoods, developments and public buildings served, and separately identifying those areas where there was construction in the year of the report.

(4)

A list of all persons owning or controlling five percent or more of the stock, partnership shares or assets of the grantee; and a list of any parent corporation, parent entity or holding company that owns, or by ownership of other entities, controls the grantee.

(5)

If the grantee is a corporation, a list of officers and members of the board of that corporation and officers and members of the board of any parent corporation; and where a parent corporation's stock is publicly traded, two copies of the parent corporation's annual report.

(6)

A certified special report of gross revenues that shall specify the extent of operations of the grantee within the county. All special reports shall be certified by an independent certified public accountant and prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Auditing Standards ("GAAS") as promulgated by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. All special reports shall reflect the total amount and sources of gross revenue for the period and shall be in sufficient scope to allow independent ascertainment of the grantee's compliance with the franchise fee requirements of this article.

(b)

All proprietary information submitted pursuant to this section shall remain the property of the grantee and be treated as confidential to the extent permitted by law.

(c)

Additional information determined by the county to be relevant to the county's regulatory authority shall be made available for inspection at the grantee's principal offices upon written request.

(Code 1978, § 7-13)

(Code 1978, § 7-13)