Ventura Municipal Code Art. 5 Emergency Alert

A. Each state franchise holder shall comply with the emergency alert system requirements of the Federal Communications Commission in order that emergency messages may be distributed over the state franchise holder’s network.

B. To the extent consistent with Public Utilities Code Section 5880, each state franchise holder shall incorporate into its network the capability to permit the city in times of emergency to override the audio portion of all channels simultaneously, as such capability was required under franchises in effect in the city on the effective date of this chapter. (Ord. No. 2009-029, § 1, 12-7-09)