Ordinance 1995-5
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE No. 1985-4 TITLED AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING ALL RULES AR REGULATIONS FOR THE CONTROL AND OFFERING OF CABLEVISION SERVICES TO MILLERSBURG, INDIANA
BE IT ORDAINED by the Town Council of Millersburg:
WHEREAS, problems have arisen when contractors and others are excavating in the Town of Millersburg and cutting or interfering with buried cable television lines; and
WHEREAS, in Ordinance No. 1985-4, Section 15-A, the Town reserved the right to adopt additional requirements it finds necessary to provide adequate protection for the patrons, the cable television franchisee, the Town of Millersburg and third-party contractors and employees; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council has determined that the location of unmarked underground cables need to be identified because of the possibility that they can be damaged in excavations and service to the citizens of Millersburg be interrupted; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council has further determined that registering with the Indiana Underground Plant Protection Service, sometimes referred to as “ Holey Moley” or marking the location of buried cables by logos identifying the ownership and a telephone number to call;
Section 1. Any cable television service with buried cables in the Town of Millersburg not registered with the Indiana Underground Plant Protection Service shall mark its above ground junction boxes with a logo identifying the company and providing a telephone number to call for information with reference to the location of its buried cables.
Section 2. This Ordinance shall be effective upon passage and proof of notification of all cable television providers.
Section 3. The Clerk-Treasurer is directed to send a certified copy of this Ordinance to MidAmerican Cable Systems and to any other company affected by this Ordinance.
Adopted this 1st day of May, 1995