City Strangers:- Every thing about city

OBJECTIVES 1. To make public/government proceedings and events more accessible to residents, outsiders & tourists by providing proper information by various means of communication. 2. To increase community awareness of City services, activities, policies and programs. 3. To provide program broadcast of government events, such as cultural, recreational and historical events. 4. To provide more extensive information on selected City topics and activities not fully covered by existing communications tools. 5. To supplement public safety and disaster preparedness activities/information pertaining to the City and surrounding communities. 6. To provide general announcements of current government-sponsored events and job listings. TYPES OF PROGRAMMING City Strangers Project shall be established to provide direct, non-editorialized information to the citizens of Bangalore. It will consist of the following: Community Bulletin Board - This consists of character-generated information related to City activities, programs, events and services that the City sponsors or sanctions. Messages may include, but are not limited to, current information concerning the city, such as job openings, arts and cultural activities, parks and recreation department activities, road closures, and agendas of public meetings. Such character-generated listings shall be available to all City departments, City-funded outside agencies, and City commissions, committees, and boards. This service can be in partnership with Govt/public/private bodies. Locally Produced Programs - A videotaped program that is produced by the City to illustrate the mandates, programs, services and deliberations of City government. These include, but are not limited to: videotaped tours of government facilities such as parks and City facilities, programs that highlight City departments, City recreational and cultural programs, Mayor talk show, and programs about specific City issues, such as traffic improvements and the City budget. Public Service Announcements - Announcement of important events in Print Media to citizens, that are produced by the City or obtained form outside sources. These may include, but are not limited to local, regional, state, and national issues. CONTENT RESTRICTIONS All content of this Project shall be under the sole responsibility of Govt. PRO department. All content shall be subject to approval by the City Manager or his/her designee. The following content guidelines shall be adhered to: Political Use of Project - The Project may not be utilized for the promotion or "use" of any elected official or candidate. Specific advertising messages on behalf of or opposing any political candidate or measure on a ballot shall not be permitted. Candidates for election or reelection to any office shall not be permitted to "use" the municipal cable channel, except as may be part of a formal public meeting from the time of their legally qualified candidacy until after the election. Position Advocacy - Any direct advocacy messages including specific promotional messages on behalf of or opposing any ballot initiative, measure proposal, or items under consideration of the City Council or its commissions or advisory bodies shall not be permitted. Factual information on any ballot issue affecting City, County, State, or Federal government services may be presented as long as it is done in a fair and equitable manner. Commercialism - There shall be no commercial advertising or other information which promotes the sale of any product or service offered, except for promotional announcements for City sponsored or sanctioned events. Lotteries - Advertising or other information concerning any lottery, gift enterprise or similar promotion is prohibited. Promotion of Religion - Programming which directly promotes religious beliefs or religious philosophies shall not be presented on the municipal channel. Promotions - Promotional announcements for City sponsored or sanctioned events will be permitted on the platform. However, promotional announcements for events, charities, or outside organizations in which the City has no official interest or sponsorship shall not be permitted. Defamatory Material - Subject matter which is defamatory in nature (i.e. slander) shall not be mentioned through this platform. Copyright Restrictions - Programs containing copyrighted materials will not be broadcast without proper copyright authorization. Agencies submitting programming for telecast are responsible for obtaining all necessary copyright clearance and shall hold the City, its officers and agents, harmless in any case of copyright infringement. Liability - The Project members and/or its teams and assigns, will not be responsible for the accuracy of any information broadcast through this platform. USE OF CITY PROGRAMMING AND EQUIPMENT All information about the City, shall be deemed property of this Project. PROGRAM SPONSORSHIP The Project body will accept sponsorship of programming which meets the desired goals and objectives of the Objective. Any information sponsored (in full or in part) by a commercial, civic or private entity may carry a brief sponsorship statement at the beginning, end or beginning and end which states the following: "This program is made possible through a grant from ______________" USE OF INFORMATION DURING EMERGENCIES Government use of the platform during emergencies and disasters declared by the Mayor of the City or his/her designee has absolute priority over other information. During such emergencies or disasters, this platform shall be permitted to accept live, taped, character-generated and audio information from other governmental or non-governmental entities when such announcements are deemed by the Authorities or their designee to provide important public information pertaining to the emergency or disaster or other conditions requiring protection of the public health, safety and welfare. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~