20A.1. Purposes: An independent non-profit corporation, called the Wellesley Cable Access Corporation, organized under Chapter 180 of Massachusetts General Laws (hereinafter referred to as the “Access Corporation”), shall be established for the purpose of encouraging, and assisting in increasing, local programming to be viewed over the cable television system(s) in the Town of Wellesley, as more explicitly delineated as follows:
a. To provide a source of funding to assist in the development of local access programming in the Town;
b. To develop and promote access programming for the Town;
c. To work with and assist local organizations in the Town in developing access programming ideas;
d. To work with and assist the Wellesley Public Schools in Developing and producing local access programming;
e. To provide new equipment to facilitate access production(s) in the Town;
f. To work and assist in the development of a tape library of local access programming in the Town; and
g. To generally work and assist in the development of resources to further the goal of producing local access programming in the Town;
20A.2. Number of Directors/Term of Office: The Board of Directors of the Access Corporation shall consist of seven (7) Directors. The Directors shall be appointed and serve three year terms, except for the initial appointments, when three (3) Directors who shall be appointed by the Board of Selectmen, will be appointed as follows: one (1) Director for a two year term; and two (2) Directors for a three year term; the three Directors shall constitute the Board of Directors until the remaining four (4) Directors are appointed by the Corporation’s Directors, as follows; two (2) Directors for a one year term; one (1) Director for a two year term; and one (1) Director for a three year term. The remaining four (4) Directors shall be appointed no later than 90 days from the appointment of the initial three (3) directors.
20A.3. Promotion of Local Programming: The Access Corporation shall work to, among other things, promote the use of studio facilities in the Town for the production of local programming to be shown on the cable television system(s) in the Town. To this end, the Access Corporation shall work with, among other groups, the School Department, cable television licensees in the Town, the Board of Selectmen and civic groups in the Town.
20A.4. Revenues: All revenues to the Access Corporation, including revenues in the Cable Access Fund, shall be administered by the Board of Directors of the Access Corporation in the furtherance of the Purposes in Section 20-A above.
20A.5. Policies and Procedures: The Board of Directors of the Access Corporation shall adopt written policies and procedures to encourage the production of local programming in the Town. The Board of Directors shall also adopt written policies and procedures outlining the procedures for the Access Corporation’s conduct of its business and other affairs. All such written procedures shall be made available to the public.
20A.6. Annual Report: The Access Corporation shall provide an Annual Report to such authorities as are appropriate and/or required pursuant to Chapter 180 of the Massachusetts General Laws, with a copy sent directly to the Board of Selectmen. Said Annual Report shall be a public document.
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