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FRANCHISE FEE REVIEWS
Cities of Monterey, Santa Rosa, Fresno, Clovis, Healdsburg, Hollister, Gilroy,
San Juan Bautista, Napa, American Canyon, Oceanside, Santa Maria, Lompoc, Sonoma,
Sebastopol, Eureka, Arcata, Blue Lake, Ferndale, Fortuna, and Rio Dell;
and the Counties of Humboldt, Monterey, Napa,
Nevada, and Sonoma, California
City of Carson City, Nevada
City of Evanston, Illinois
City of Brunswick, Ohio
City of Troy, New York
City of Salina, Kansas
The Buske Group has provided assistance to these cities and counties by conducting
a review of the franchise fees that were paid by their respective cable companies,
to determine if the past calculation and payment of franchise fees was done accurately.
The results of the franchise fee reviews helped to identify any discrepancies
in past payments, and in some instances, to plan adjustments in future franchise
agreement language. In every case, The Buske Group's goal was to help assure
that the jurisdiction received the full amount of franchise fee revenue to which
it was entitled.
In a number of cases, the amount of underpaid franchise fees discovered significantly
exceeded the cost to conduct the review. |