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City of AlbanyCommon Council
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
Public, Education and Government Access Oversight Board (PEGAOB)
The Albany Common Council is seeking applications from qualified residents of the City of Albany for the
following position:
Title of Position:
Member: Public, Education and o!ernment Access "!ersight #oard $PEA"#%& ' Common Council
openings: one for a term ending ()*)*(& and one for a term ending ()*)*+
Members appointed by the Common Council shall be residents of the City of Albany and possess
knowledge and interest in promoting public access cable tele!ision in the City of Albany -n making such
appointments the Common Council shall endea!or to reflect the di!ersity of the City of Albany
Additional members of the #oard include two appointees of the Mayor and one representati!e of each of
the following: Albany .chool /istrict& College of .t 0ose& 1ew .chool of 0adio and Tele!ision& Capitali2eAlbany Corporation& and Albany Public 3ibrary
Term of Appointment:
Members are appointed for a three $4% year term e5cept where appointments are to fill a !acancy in an
une5pired term
Position esponsibilities!"uties:
The City of Albany has entered into a 6ranchise Agreement with Time 7arner Cable to pro!ide accesschannels designated for non8commercial public, educational and go!ernmental use $otherwise known as
9PE access% and funding for equipment for PE access programming -n addition, the City has also
entered into 9Memorandums of Agreement with !arious stakeholders for purposes of implementing PE
access The PEA"# was established by the Common Council to o!ersee implementation of PE access,the cable tele!ision public access facility)studio in the City of Albany and to promote public awareness of
public access in the City
.pecifically, the #oard:
Assists in the de!elopment of public, education and go!ernment access tele!ision in the Cityincluding by promoting the use of the public studio to citi2ens and groups throughout the City&
"!ersees the cable tele!ision public access facility)studio and assists the Public Access Co8
ordinator, whom shall be responsible for the day to day operation of the public access facil8ity)studio&
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0e!iews memorandums of agreement between the city and rele!ant entities to assure im8
plementation of PE access
Makes recommendations on the success of the programs in Phase - of PE funding and based
upon said findings makes recommendations for e5penditures of Phase -- funding
Members of the #oard ser!e without compensation The #oard is e5pected to meet no less than quar8terly
for the purpose of conducting any business necessary to its operation, and may meet at such addi8tionaltimes and places as deemed necessary by its members, or on the call of the Chairperson $during Phase -
implementation of PE access it is anticipated that the #oard shall meet on an at least monthly basis% Allmeetings of the #oard are considered public meetings under the 9"pen Meetings 3aw and shall pro!ide a
reasonable opportunity for public comment in accordance with rules and guidelines adopted by the #oard
The #oard is also required to prepare an informational pamphlet on, and regu8larly publici2e, its mission
and purpose and annually report to the Common Council regarding its ac8ti!ities and performance,including recommendations, if any, to the Mayor and the Common Council
#tatutor$ Authorit$:
Code of the City of Albany, Chapter ;', Article <3-<, sections ;'84(4 to ;'84+=
Application e%uirement:
Applicants are requested to submit a letter of intent describing qualifications and include a current resume
to:Cashawna Parker
.enior 3egislati!e Aide
Albany Common Council > 0oom '=?
City @allAlbany, 1 *''=(
Tel: ;4;8B=+(6a5: ;4;8B=+*
e8mail: cparkercalbanynygo!
Applicants will be inter!iewed by a selected committee of the Common Council prior to appointment
"eadline for Applications: Close of business, 6riday, .eptember 'B, '=*B
Policy StatementThe Common Council is committed to assuring that its appointments to city boards, authorities, com8
missions or committees is representati!e of the di!ersity of AlbanyDs population Consistent with the Cityof Albany @uman 0ights 3aw, it is the policy of the Common Council to prohibit discrimination because of
race, color, religion, se5, national origin, se5ual orientation, gender, age, disability, marital or domestic
partner status in all aspects of its personnel policies, programs, practices and operations