HomeMy WebLinkAbout105-91RESOLUTION NO. 105-91
A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF DANVILLE
IN THE MATTER OF SUPPORTING STATE LEGISLATION
TO PROTECT CITIZENS FROM UNFAIR
CABLE TELEVISION BILL PRACTICES
WHERF~S, the Town of Danville has received complaints from cable television
subscribers about the assessment of late fees prior to the last day of the period covered
by the charges and the disconnection of service without sufficient notice; and
WHEREAS, the Cable Communications Act of 1984 gives local government the authority
to establish customer service requirements in accordance with their franchise agreement;
and
WHEREAS, the Town of Danville does not have the flexibility to revise its current cable
television franchise agreement to protect cable TV subscribers from these unfair billing
practices; and
WHEREAS, these consumer protection issues are important to cable TV subscribers
throughout California; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED, by the Town Council of the Town of Danville that the Town Council
hereby encourages the state to broaden the consumer protection provisions of AB 821 to
proxide that late fees cannot be assessed until 10 days after the end of the period covered
by the charges and that service cannot be disconnected for nonpayment unless the
subscriber has received a written notice of a proposed disconnection of service no less
than 10 days before the disconnection date, and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, the Town Council hereby authorizes the Town Manager to
forward a copy of this Resolution to State Legislators and the Contra Costa delegation.
APPROVED by the Danville Town Council at a Regular Meeting on 18th day of June 1991,
by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAINED:
ABSENT:
GREENBERG, LANE, RITCHEY, SCHLENDORF, SHIMANSKY
NONE
NONE
NONE
MAYOR
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM: