The County Manager shall exercise jurisdiction and have the power and authority to
regulate and supervise each License as defined herein in respect to service and Service
Areas within Miami-Dade County, in accordance with the standards set by the provisions
of this article. This jurisdiction shall be exclusive and superior to that of all
other boards, agencies, commissions, political subdivisions, and municipalities in
Miami-Dade County, Florida, and in case of conflict all lawful acts, orders, rules
and regulations of the County Manager shall in each instance prevail, subject to the
Constitution and General Laws of the State of Florida. In the exercise of such jurisdiction,
the County Manager shall be vested with the power, and it shall be the County Manager's
duty, to prescribe classifications, standards of quality and measurement and redundancy
factors, and service rules and regulations to be observed and complied with by each
Licensee embraced within the terms of this article, with the exception of the public
access channels, to prescribe uniform systems and classifications of accounts for
each CATV Licensee, as defined herein, which, among other things, shall set up adequate,
fair and reasonable depreciation rates and schedules; to require each Licensee to
furnish and file periodic reports and other reasonable information and data for the
proper administration and enforcement of the provisions of this article; to require
appropriate administrative personnel or departments of the County government to perform
the work of compiling factual data and information necessary or reasonably required
by the County Manager for the proper performance of the duties and functions imposed
upon it by the provisions of this article; and to take such actions necessary for
the protection and preservation of the public safety and welfare in respect to the
transmission of CATV systems furnished within Miami-Dade County, Florida, in accordance
with the terms and provisions of this article. The County Manager shall further insure
that the Licensee serve the best interest of the total community in Miami-Dade County,
Florida, and provide full television service to the extent permitted by the FCC.
