Northampton Cable Advisory Board

The Cable Advisory Board (formerly the Cable Access & Ascertainment Board) serves in an ad hoc advisory capacity to the Mayor with the following functions:

1. Assist in the creation of a cable access corporation to operate the new community access studio.
2. Assist in guiding preparation of the new studio and transfer of the studio and equipment from Comcast.
3. Oversight, performance evaluation, budget review as pertaining to the license, and liaison between the City and the cable access corporation.
4. Assist with performance monitoring by the cable provider under the cable license including but not limited to: customer complaint resolution, annual performance evaluation, research on cable and PEG access technology advancements.

Members Include:
Leigh Bailey, Chair
Robin L. Coolbeth
Teri Morris
Emikan Sudan
James McKeever (Jim serves as a technical advisor to the Committee.)

The Cable Advisory Board meets quarterly on the third Thursday of the first month of each quarter at:

5:30-7:00 PM
Mayor's Office, City Hall
210 Main Street
Northampton, MA

The April 17 meeting is cancelled due to lack of business. Next meeting is July 17, 2008.