001Okay. I'd like to call to order the um meeting of the Oxford Area Cable Communication Commission meeting for Monday, September 22nd, 2025. Stand and pay our respects to the flag to the flag of the United States of America >> and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Are you going to be the secretary? >> Yeah, we're >> of the day. >> Yeah, we'll take the minutes from the recording. >> Okay. >> All right. We roll call. >> Katherine Coven >> here. Marine is missing. Karen Gel >> here. >> John Hawkins >> here. >> And Ed. >> Edwick. >> Who? >> Ed. Yeah, of course. Ed. >> You already knew he was here. >> I was reading it like a paragraph. I was like,
002>> did you officially announce my name? >> Ed Hunwick. >> Yeah, I'm here. >> Good job. Item four, approval of the agenda. >> I'll make a motion to approve the agenda as presented. >> Second. >> We have a motion. It's been uh seconded. Any questions, comments, concerns? All in favor? >> I opposed public comments on items not on the agenda. No comment. No. You're just like Kyle. Approval of the minutes from the meeting of July 28th. >> I'll make a motion to approve the minutes of the July 28th, 2025 meeting. >> Support. >> We have a motion. It's been supported. All in favor? I opposed. Bill review uh on page uh seven and the previous uh four pages 4 through 12. uh the itemization of the uh expenditures. >> I'll make a >> actually it's
003four through seven. >> We have to do a first and then we can do the >> No, I'm just saying the pages to review for this. >> 4 through 7. >> Pages 4 through 7. >> I'll make a motion to approve and pay the bills in the amount of $51,785.35. Roll call, please. >> Unwick, >> yes. >> Civan, >> yes. >> Helmouth Gel, >> yes. >> Hawkins, >> yes. Okay. Item 7B uh and 7C are for receiving and file. They're the year-to- date revenue and expense reports and the distrib uh the general ledger distribution report for July and August. I'll make a motion to receive and file the revenue and expense report for July through August 30th, 2025 and the general leber general ledger distribution reports for July and August 2025. >> I'll support it.
004>> We have a motion been supported. All in favor? I >> I opposed. I have a question regarding um I just want clarification. I know I've asked this before and I just in my feeble mind I for forgot but on the bottom line on the to the year-to- date expenditures the year-to- date balance column for the total is that total represent what's been spent or what we have left to spend >> a page is that uh >> is that 14 >> 14 I think it's what we spent what we spent, >> don't you think? >> Yep. >> Okay. That's what we spent. >> Yes, that's what we spent through the end of August. >> All right. Just wanted clarification. That's what I thought, but I needed clarification. And the other question I have, because I
005don't know if I noticed this before, but why is there two listings for franchise fees for the village of Oxford and the um township of Oxford and Addison? >> Where are you looking? >> PH13. It indicates franchise fees in the upper portion. Then it shows PEG fees and then again it shows franchise fees. Again >> I think um for Oxford it is a difference between Comcast and Charter. >> Aren't they the same? >> No. >> Separate separate franchise fees. So the franchise fees listed above and the first part is all from Charter. >> Charter is the one on top that's the largest. Comcast is >> I never that Comcast was >> has Comcast always been a part of that grouping? It's there for potential >> because it's not listed in the original budget and yet
006you're showing revenue. Not a lot, but you're showing some revenue, >> right? Well, they weren't expecting much. >> Is Comcast available to us out here >> on the borders? with Lake Orian especially. >> Oh, okay. >> Who does Lake Orian have? >> Uh, they have Comcast. >> Oh, okay. I guess that makes sense. >> Or Exfinity. >> Xfinity. Yeah. Right. All right. Item 8A, Michigan class investment, page 19. This is for receiving and file. might as well do uh A and B together. Uh Oakland County Investment Pool, page 20, those are the uh savings accounts or the um where our money is currently uh placed for investment. I'll make a motion to receive and file the Michigan class investment and the Oakland County investment pool reports. >> Support. >> We have a motion. It's been
007supported. All in favor? >> I opposed. I wanted to check real quick. How much interest do we get from the Michigan class? >> Uh, it's probably down to about four something percent right now. I didn't include that with the the document. >> Yeah, because I was looking at it at home and I didn't show an interest. I could have calculated it, but I didn't feel like going through the math. >> So, what you say? What did you say it was? >> Around four or four and a half% more. So, I'll give you a more accurate uh Yeah, I I can look at it and figure it out myself. All right. 8C uh status on house bill 4965. >> Well, 4965 is still dead. Oh, >> arms everybody. >> Oh, here we go. 4965 is still
008dead. However, we were quickly notified last week that there's been activity to modify some of the language in PA480, which is sort of the real base for the whole franchise system. And up to now, we really don't know uh how positive or negative the language changes are going to be. We'll keep you updated. Okay. 9A discussion of our next meeting date >> and >> that will be November 24th. >> Is that Thanksgiving week? >> Yes. >> After >> before Thanksgiving. >> Is that a good idea? Does anybody care? >> It's the Monday of Thanksgiving, right? So, thanks will be that Thursday. Yeah, >> that's fine. >> November 24th. >> Yep. Okay. Item 10, a budget amendments. They're on page 21. Uh Dave has uh informed me uh we could not do some of these last
009meeting because we didn't have a a representation from all the communities. >> Oh, sorry. >> Somebody wasn't here. >> I was stuck at work or something. >> Moren's not here. But apparently Terry dug into it and since we're just moving money around and not changing the final number of the budget itself, we can do it with a uh a simple quorum. So >> Dave, you want to explain what you're doing? >> Right. Um, we have three items that were going over their projected budget and uh, we had enough money in contracted payroll to take some money out of that and support these three items. Uh, education and workshops, utilities, heat, and trash. uh education and workshops was at 188% of the existing budget. So we had to definitely make an an adjustment to that. Uh
010trash was at the 80% mark and we have a few more months to go in the year and we needed to uh bolster that up a little bit. And uh utilities heat is at 96.8% 8% right now and we're entering that period of a year when the cost is going to start going up anyhow with the cold weather. So, we basically took money out of contracted payroll which we had a surplus on and added it to these uh three items. >> Do you think this will be enough for to get through the end of the year? Yeah, we projected it out to the end of the year. How much of the utilities and heat [Music] utilities and heat? >> What page is that on? >> Was that we had 600? We had No, we had
011700 in the budget. >> 21 >> and we were at a mark of 677. >> No, I'm talking to you. >> 14. >> Pardon? >> She wants to see. >> Never mind. I'm >> I'm looking. >> Okay, go ahead. >> Okay. We had 677. Uh oh, I'm sorry. $700 in the budget and we expended 677 which was 96% of the budget. So, we needed to bolster that with trash. Uh, the budget allowed for 450 and we were at a 360 mark. >> I'm not concerned about the trash. You think you have enough for heat? >> Yeah, we underestimated heat. >> I know, but you think you've put enough into the line item to >> Yes, based on uh 2024 relative usage. >> Okay. >> During the year. >> Okay. So, you're saying you're only going
012to need $160 because essentially you've used up that entire budget. >> Yep. >> So, you're going to need 160 bucks to get through the rest of this >> September, October, November, December. >> Right. Really? >> Wish I had that heat. >> That's only $40. >> I would say that you need more money, but that's just me. >> I would. Yeah. Especially because it's getting colder. It's going to start. >> I was actually projecting a little less, but Terry wanted to put more in. >> A little less. >> But you were looking at the bills from last year and just comparing what? >> Yeah. Just the relatively expensive. >> What's the heat bill on a monthly basis in December? >> Pardon? >> What's the heat bill in December on a historically? >> 40 50 bucks. >>
013Really? >> It's not high. Do you guys wear uh winter coats in the office at the >> muffins? That's 25. >> Wow. >> Yours is 25. You said >> your heat bill is $25,000. >> That's a whole gas bill. I don't know how it's so cheap, but I got like the old school. >> What am I doing wrong? >> We benefit from the fact that we're on the eastern wall of the uh parks and recck building. >> So you >> So we're probably >> take their heat. you open. >> You're probably parasiting their heat from that wall. >> Wow. Soaking at the ends and circulating. >> And I guess if you need to again later, we can >> I I would guess you're going to need some, but who knows? I I'm basing it on
014what I see what I pay every month. But okay. Um so did we vote on this? >> No. Oh, >> to make a motion first, >> right? I just wanted to make sure. So, um, do I have a motion on item 10A? >> I'll make a motion to amend the budget as proposed as reflected in page 21. >> I'll support. >> We have a motion's been supported. Do we need roll call for that? Probably do. Let's just let's be safe. >> Hunwick, >> yes. >> Coven? >> Yes. Gel, >> yes. >> Hawkins, >> yes. >> Okay. Item 11. Terry's not here, so we'll just suspend that one. >> I did have a couple of points. >> Oh, you do have something to say. >> Yeah. Okay. Basically, uh, franchise fees continue a slow decline. We're
015roughly 24,000 behind last year at this point in cumulative revenue. Uh OCTV has continued a 4-day work week with Fridays off with some exceptions to reduce expenses. Along those lines, OCTV is looking to prioritize programming. Uh for instance, Oxford News this week is now produced every two weeks rather than weekly. Um OCV is working with J.R. Lafner who announces for Oxford football games and with Jim Hughes. uh with the Oxford Booster Club to get game sponsorships for OCTV. So, we're looking forward to that if it occurs. And we were I've already covered this, but we were recently notified that there is activity in the Michigan legislature to make modifications to PA480, which implies that streamers could provide video entertainment, and by that that they might fall into the franchise fees. So, uh, I think someone's
016going to tinker with that language. Good or bad, I'm not sure yet. >> And that's the manager's report. >> I have a question on the revenue uh decrease with the added um like I know Addison Township approved to pay the full franchise. >> That will improve somewhat, but it's still generally going down. >> Okay. So that I guess my question was does that take into account the extra funds that are coming from now and it does. So it's still going down even with the extra money. Yep. >> I'm just thinking broad picture like what we're looking at here. >> Oxford is the elephant in that room and uh it has a >> it's a very large amount of money that comes in from Oxford Township. So Addison doesn't make that big of a dent to
017it uh with any smaller increase or decrease >> and if it was like 15,000 like that still would be another what would you would you be telling me we're down 39,000 if >> No we're down 24,000 right now um >> from what you collected at this point last year. >> Yep. Uh >> if you would like to >> hard to to tell where the shortcomings are coming from because >> spreadsheet on that. >> Oh, >> everybody pays a different >> Yeah. Yeah. It depends on what it comes in, right? >> Anything that we get back to the townships or municipalities. So, do you expect any more payments from the municipalities between now and the end of the year? >> Well, probably November, December. >> Okay. So, this could >> Okay. >> But that has to
018And this represents exactly what was at that point in the 2024 year. >> Got it. >> Well, historically, you get payments in February for to be applicable to the prior year. >> Right. Right. >> But we just measure on a 12-month basis. Right. Mhm. >> Just as good. >> Yeah. Okay. Thank you. >> Anything else, Mr. Dave? >> I don't have anything else. No, I have anything else? >> Oh, just to put it on record, uh Terry Styles had a uh a family uh issue today and um she couldn't be here. So committee reports there's nothing for the technical committee the personnel committee you guys don't have anything interlocal agreement we don't need to worry that I thought that was coming off >> yeah that's been dissolved should be >> that needs to come off
019okay commissioner comments Karen >> I got nothing >> you have Nothing else. >> Nothing. Catherine. >> Oh, I have nothing yet. Unless >> public comments. No. Dave. Nope. No. I'll take a motion. >> I'll make a motion to adjurnn. >> Support. It's been a motion and it's been supported. All in favor? I I adjourned.