However, he noted that the City Council needs to be aware that PEG fees are listed on subscribers bills. Bradley asked where the council stands on this issue. Bond stated that we should operate this a like a utility business, even though it is a franchise. What we do to the residents of Northfield needs to be one of our overriding concerns. He is concerned about what we are passing through to the residents in charges.
Bond is also concerned about some of the policies and practices of the cable company.
An example is the way they keep moving up the billing dates so that they get money earlier, as well as the regular rate increases. We need to look at the city s needs versus what we are doing to the residents. It is not simply a matter of looking at our needs and deciding to fund it. Koenig asked what the demographics are of the subscriber base. He stated that he likes some of the transparency of the bill as it is right now.