§ 6.135.090. Franchise fee.

(a) A provider shall pay, on a quarterly basis, a franchise fee of five percent of the provider's gross revenue from its video service subscribers within the county. Each payment shall be for the preceding calendar quarter and shall be due no later than the fifteenth day of the second month following the quarter for which the payment is being made. Payment is considered received timely when officially postmarked or, if hand delivered, received by the department by the due date.

(b)

A provider shall submit a written report with each quarterly payment of franchise fees providing in reasonable detail a summary of its revenue categories for that quarter and how the franchise fees were calculated.

(c)

If a provider fails to pay a franchise fee as required by this section, the provider shall pay a penalty of two percent per month (or fraction thereof) of the delinquent amount until such time as payment is received in full by the county.

(d)

A provider may pass the franchise fee through to its subscribers within the county based on the gross revenue received from each such subscriber and may designate the amount of the franchise fee as a separate line item on the subscriber's bill.

(Ord. No. 3812, § 4, 10-6-2009)