(1) Within ninety (90) days from the date that this Chapter becomes effective, the Council/franchising authority shall develop an MCS provider’s compliance statement in an effort to determine whether such MCS provider is complying with the various provisions and/or requirements of this chapter. The form or content of the compliance statement may be amended from time to time.

(2) Prior to November 1, of each calendar year, the City may furnish to each MCS provider, a compliance statement.

(3) If a compliance statement is requested by the City, prior to December 31, of the same calendar year, each nonexempt MCS provider shall return to the Council/franchising authority a completed and executed (by owner or officer) compliance statement.

(4) There shall be no charge or fee associated with returning the annual compliance statement. However, if the MCS provider supplies incomplete information which requires independent verification by the City or its consultant, then the MCS provider may be required to reimburse the City for all costs associated with the independent verification. Moreover, failure to submit a statement by the deadline, or the provision of false information within a statement, may subject an affected MCS provider to any, and all, penalties and fines listed in this Chapter.