Section 10-214 Records.

City Charter Section

The City officer responsible for accounting shall keep a separate record for each grantee of a franchise from the City rendering service to be paid for wholly or in part by users of such service, which record shall show in the case of each such grantee:

1. The true and entire cost of construction, of equipment, of maintenance and of the administration and operation thereof; the amount of stock issued, if any; the amount of cash paid in, the number and par value of shares, the amount and character of indebtedness, if any; the rate of taxes, the dividends declared; the character and amount of all fixed charges; the allowance, if any, for interest, for wear and tear or depreciation; all amounts and sources of income.

2. The amount collected annually from the City treasury and the character and extent of the service rendered therefor to the City.

3. The amount collected annually from other users of the service and the character and extent of the service rendered therefor to them. Such books of record shall be open to public examination at any time during City business hours. Such information, in addition to any further data which may be required by the City, under this Charter, shall be furnished by the grantees or holders of such franchises upon request, and at such grantee's own cost and expense.

4. In case any grantee or holder of a franchise fails or refuses to furnish such information when requested so to do on petition being presented on behalf of the City to the circuit court, such court shall have jurisdiction to compel such grantee or owner to furnish such information and tax the costs of such application against the defendant in such proceedings and in addition may impose a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) for every such offense. All fines collected under this Section shall be paid into the General Fund. The procedure on such application shall be as far as possible analogous to that on mandamus.

[May 3, 1913, new sec. 81; rev. 1914, sec. 180; 1928 pub., sec. 180; 1942 recod., sec. 10-214; am. May 20, 1986.]

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