§ 21-15. No discrimination.

(1)

Generally. A cable or open video system operator shall not deny service, deny access, or otherwise discriminate against subscribers, programmers, or residents of the city on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, conditions of physical handicap, religion, ethnic background, marital status, or sexual orientation.

(2)

Public's rights protected. A cable or open video system operator shall not discriminate among persons or the city or take any retaliatory action against a person or the city because of that entity's exercise of any right it may have under federal, state, or local law, nor may the operator require a person or the city to waive such rights as a condition of taking service.

(3)

No redlining. A cable or open video system operator shall not deny access or levy different rates and charges on any group of potential customers because of the income of the residents of the local area in which such group resides.

(4)

EEO compliance. A cable or open video system operator shall comply with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations governing equal employment opportunities, as the same may be from time to time amended.

(5)

Rate discrimination prohibited. Except to the extent the city may not enforce such a requirement, a franchisee is prohibited from discriminating in its rates or charges or from granting undue preferences to any subscriber, potential subscriber, or group of subscribers or potential subscribers; provided, however, that a franchisee may offer temporary, bona fide promotional discounts in order to attract or maintain subscribers, so long as such discounts are offered on a non-discriminatory basis to similar classes of subscribers throughout the franchise area; and a franchisee may offer discounts for the elderly, the disabled, or the economically disadvantaged; and such other discounts as it is expressly entitled to provide under federal law, if such discounts are applied in a uniform and consistent manner. A franchisee shall comply at all times with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, and all executive and administrative orders relating to non-discrimination.

(Ord. No. 2000-134, § 1, 1-2-01)