1983-11-21 - Resolution 1983-44 - OPPOSING THE PASSAGE OF H.R. 4103RESOLUTION NO. 83-\\
OPPOSING THE PASSAGE OF H.R. 4103
WIIEREAS, the House Sub-conmlttee on Telecomunlcatiofls ls holdlng
hearLngs on I{.R. 4103, the U.S. I{ouse of RepreseDtatives cable d.eregula-
tlon leglslatlon; and,
IJIIEREAS, II.R. 4l-03, as 5.66 passed by rhe Senate ln June, defeats
1ocal obl ectives concernlng cable comunlcations by contalnlng provlsions
in conflict rrlth cofltractual comrltments agreed to J olat.ly betlreen the
Village and its cable televlsion franchlsee as established through months
of negot iat i-on; and,
WIIEREAS, lt ls the oplnion of the Board of Trustees of the Village of
Buffalo GrovethatH.R. 4103 in its present form represents an undeslrabl-e
usurpatlon of 1oca1 govern[ent authorlty and is contrary to the besc lnter-
esrs of the Village and 1ts residentsl
NOI,I, TITEREFORE, BE IT RESoLVED by the President and Board of Trusrees
of the Vlllage of Buffalo Grove, Cook and Lake Counties, Il-J-1nols, as
follows:
1. That the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of
Buffalo Grove strongly oppose passage of It.R. 4103, arrd urge
the support of our representatives ln stopping It.R. 4103.
2. That the Vl1lage Clerk is hereby authorlzed and dlrected to
transml! a certifled copy of thls Resolution to United States
Congressmen John ?orter and Phillp Crane, and the sponsor of
H.R. 4103, Representatlve Tim Wlrrh (D-CO).
AYES: 5 - l.tarienthal, 0rReil ly, Hartstein, Glover, Reid
NA'ES: 0 - None
ABSENT: I - Stone
pASsED: November 2l 198 3 AppROVED: November 2l 1983
APPROVED
ATTEST :
N4i}{zrlrTn.
vil l Clerk
Village President