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 Tulsa
 Code of Ordinances
 Title 12. INTERNAL POLICIES
 Chapter 7. TULSA GOVERNMENT TELEVISION

  § 701. TGOV policies.  

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  • TGOV shall be guided by the following policies:

    A.

    Non-Editorial: The channel shall provide direct, non-editorial information concerning the operations, services and deliberations of government to the citizens of Tulsa.

    B.

    Non-Political:

    1.

    The channel is not intended as a mechanism for building support for a particular ballot issue, candidate for public office, a particular vote of the City Council or that of any authority, board or commission. This provision does not preclude the video-casting of non-partisan programs intended to inform the citizens of ballot issues.

    2.

    Declared candidates for any elective office and persons advocating any cause, viewpoint, or proposed policy of a partisan nature will not be eligible to appear prior to an election unless they appear as part of a forum in which all candidates or sides of an issues are given equal time.

    3.

    For purposes of this policy, a person is considered to be a candidate from the time of announcing publicly for any public office until the election has been held. This policy does not apply to persons who receive incidental air time as part of a public meeting being video-cast on the channel, nor to officials acting as part of their regular duties when such actions do not involve partisan policies.

    C.

    Neutrality: In any programming concerning subjects that may be interpreted to be materially controversial, TGOV will maintain a position of neutrality, providing unbiased information.

    D.

    Non-Commercial: TGOV will not video-cast paid advertising or any program that depicts a product, business and/or service that has the purpose of benefiting a profit-making enterprise.

    E.

    Non-Discriminatory: TGOV shall not discriminate in the delivery of its services on the basis of race, color, creed, national origination, sex, sexual orientation or physical ability.

    F.

    Non-Sectarian Programming: TGOV will not video-cast any programming that exposes or promotes any particular religious group or belief.

    G.

    Live Coverage: TGOV will give priority to live coverage of meetings as resources permit.

    H.

    Acquired or Pre-Produced Programming: To maximize resources, TGOV will seek out high quality pre-produced programming that addresses the needs and interests of the citizens of Tulsa and that meets established priorities. All pre-produced programming shall be recommended by the TGOV Programming Advisory Committee and subsequently approved by the TGOV Coordinating Committee.

(Ord. No. 22305, § 1, 7-29-2010)