What Your Township Needs to Know about Franchises
What is a franchise? Does it require an ordinance, or can we just vote on it? What’s the process for renewal? A franchise agreement is a contract between your township and a public utility provider (from electric to cable, gas and oil pipelines, sewer and water, yes, even the METRO Act). Your township gives consent to public utilities so they can install infrastructure in a public right-of-way. Franchise agreements are put in place to allow them to utilize that infrastructure and conduct a local business from that space. Spend an hour with MTA Legal Counsel Rob Thall from Bauckham, Thall, Seeber, Kaufman & Koches P.C., to Learn more about these agreements, including fees and what considerations are negotiable. (Counts as full credit for Red Book Ready - Ch 14: Franchises, 1.00 credit.)
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