Emergency override.
Springfield, Ill., City Code § 103.48
in effect§ 103.48. - Emergency override.
(a) A grantee shall configure its cable system to provide an emergency alert feature which permits an emergency message to override the audio portion of all television channels simultaneously in accordance with FCC regulations. The city shall permit only appropriately trained and authorized individuals to operate any emergency alert system (EAS) equipment provided by the grantee and shall take reasonable precautions to prevent any use of the grantee's cable system in any manner that results in inappropriate use thereof, or any loss or damage to the cable system.
(b) Said emergency override capability shall be designed to allow the mayor or the mayor's designee to activate the emergency override by touch-tone telephone, including cellular telephones or personal communications system (PCS) telephones, upon declaration of a public emergency.
(1) As a participant in the EAS, grantee shall provide a channel alert system which provides subscribers with appropriate audio and/or visual emergency warnings on all channels operated by grantee at any given time.
(2) An emergency alert system (EAS) or its successor, in accordance with all requirements of the FCC, including, but without limitation, the requirement currently set forth in FCC regulations that cable television systems transmit a visual EAS message on at least one channel and that cable television systems also provide video interruption and audio EAS messages on all channels with the video further stating which channel is carrying the visual message. In establishing its EAS system, the grantee shall, in accordance with FCC or other applicable regulations, cooperate with the city on the use and operation by the city of the EAS.
(3) In the event of emergencies which are not subject to the provisions of the EAS regulations established by the FCC (47 C.F.R. § 11.53, § 11.55) upon notification of said emergency by the mayor or the mayor's designee, the grantee shall transmit a visual message on at least one channel and an audio message on all channels with the video further stating which channel is carrying the visual message.
(4) The grantee and the city shall jointly develop an emergency notification plan which shall be integrated into the city's disaster or emergency operations plan, and which plan shall be coordinated with emergency communications and disaster planning services operated by Sangamon County.
(Ord. No. 613-11-02, § 1, 11-19-02)
Source: City of Springfield, Illinois, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/il/springfield/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIXGERE_CH103CATE_ARTIICACOSY_S103.48EMOVFetched: 11/8/2026