Ord. 2582 - Repeal Ordinance 1766 COUNCIL BILL NO. 3130
ORDINANCE NO. 2582
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCE 1766 AS PART OF THE ORDINANCE
REVIEW/REVISION PROJECT AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, in 1981 the City of Woodburn enacted Ordinance 1766 to
regulate and control cable television systems within the City; and
WHEREAS, the current ordinance unduly restricts the City's ability to
negotiate certain franchise terms and provisions related to new cable services
and offerings based on ever-changing technology; and
WHEREAS, the 1992 Cable Act codified a regulatory plan that already
provides the City with a framework for regulating cable television companies
through its franchise authority; and
WHEREAS, through the Ordinance Review/Revision Project, it has come to
the City Council's attention that Ordinance 1766 (An Ordinance Relating to the
Construction, Operation, Regulation and Control of Cable Communication
Systems within the City's Territorial Limits) is still in force, but is no longer functional
or needed; and
WHEREAS, by repealing the current ordinance, the City would still maintain,
but have greater flexibility to regulate the construction, operation, and control of
cable communications systems within the City's territorial limits through the
Franchise process alone; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds, after an operational review by the
involved department(s) and upon legal advice by the City Attorney's Office there
is no longer a need for Ordinance 1766; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY OF WOODBURN ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council finds there is no longer a need for Ordinance
1766.
Section 2. Ordinance 1766 is hereby repealed.
Section 3. This Ordinance being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety (so that the modifications
made by the City Council in the course of the Ordinance Review/Revision Project
may be implemented without delay) an emergency is declared to exist and this
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Ordinance shall fake effect immediately upon passage by the Council and
approved by the Mayor.
Approved as to form: Is/ N. Robert Shields July 13, 2020
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Approved:
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Heather Pierson, City Recorder
City of Woodburn, Oregon
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