12.01 - Heartland Cable Commission Joint Cooperative Agreement

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RE-STATED JOINT AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT � � ARTICLE 1. PARTIES. The parties to this agreement are governmental units of the State of Minnesota. This agreement is made pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Sections 471.59 and 238.08. ARTICLE 2. GENERAL. PURPOSE. The general purpose of this agreement is to establish the Heartland Cable Commission, an organization to monitor; provide coordination and administration and enforcement of the franchises; and to control the rates of the Cable Communications System; and to conduct such other activities autharized herein as may be necessary to insure equitable and reasonable rates and service levels for the citizens of the Parties of the organization. ARTICLE 3. NAME. The name of the organization is Heartland Cable Commission. ARTICLE 4. DEFINITION OF TERMS. For the purpose of this agreement, the terms defined in this Article shall have the meanings given them. Section 1. Commission. The term Commission means the organization created pursuant to this agreement. The Commission consists of its Board of Directors. Section 2. Council. The term Council means the governing body of a party. Section 3. Grantee. The term Grantee means the person to whom a System Franchise has been granted by a Party. Section 4. Party. The term Party means a municipality which enters into this agreement, including the Towns of �}e��: Jenkins and Pelican and the Cities of Breezy Point, Jenkins and Pequot Lakes. Any adjacent Town/City may join if served by the same Cable Communications System. Section 5. Executive Committee. The term Executive Committee means the Executive Officers, President/Chairperson, Vice President/Co-Chairperson, and Secretary/Treasurer elected by the Commission's Board of Directors as provided for herein under Article 5, Section 1. Section 6. System. The term System shall mean the Cable Communications System. Section_7. _ All reference to titles or duties i» this a�rreement are deeined to be �ender neutral. ARTICLE 5. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Section 1. The governing body of the Commission shall be its Board of Directors consisting of two (2) persons appointed by the Town/City Council of each participating party, one of whom shall be a member of the Council a qualified voter of the respective community. Directors shall serve with compensation from the Commission. Section 2. There shall be no voting by proxy, but all votes must be cast by the Director at a Board meeting. A Director who cannot attend anv meetin� in person mav full��articipate and vote in � that meetin� via live audio/video link.