Mayor McGlynn's Reports on Access TV

Mayor Michael J. McGlynn of Medford Massachusetts is the Issuing Authority who has in his hands the Rumley Report of 2008, the Viglione report of 2006, the Performance Evaluation of Judge Marie O. Jackson-Thompson (retired) and the failed audit from Melanson Heath & Co PC

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City of Medford
LAW DEPARTMENT
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City Hall – Room 206
85 George P. Hassett Drive
Medford, Massachusetts 02143

February 10, 2008

TO: Mayor Michael J. McGlynn
FROM: Mark E. Rumley, City Solicitor

RE: Report on present state of Public Access Television in the City of Medford

Dear Mr. Mayor,

During January 2007 you appointed me as the City of Medford’s representative to the
Board of Directors of Medford Community Cablevision1 with the request that I compile a
report to you as to my findings.

In addition, the City Council2 of the City of Medford has made a request that I report
back to it as to my findings. Accordingly, I am forwarding a copy of this report to the
Council for its information and discernment.

In compiling this report I have been generally guided by two questions:

1. Does public access television, as provided by Medford Community
Cablevision, reflect the diversity of this community and allow for
participation in a fully inclusive fashion?

2. Has Medford Community Cablevision acted in an accountable and
responsible fashion in its use of the funds provided to it by the
ratepayers of the City of Medford?


My assessment of the answers to these two questions is set forth in the conclusion of this
report.

1 Section 10 of the Agreement between the City of Medford and Medford Community Cablevision, Inc. allows the Issuing Authority [City of Medford] to have a representative on the Board of Directors of MCC.

2 Council Paper # 07-371 requests that I provide a status of my review of TV3.
City of Medford
LAW DEPARTMENT
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