DIRECTOR OF CABLE TELEVISION
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In the unclassified service, Director of Cable Television is appointed rather than examined for, and its pay is often negotiated case by case.
The one gate is a bachelor's degree. Its salary schedule (frozen at an older rate) lists $91,735 to $128,436, though managerial and exempt titles like this are usually paid individually rather than on the step schedule.
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The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.
Definition
Article 11 of Chapter 186 P.L. 1972, establishes in the Department of Public Utilities an Office of Cable Television. It provides that the Office shall be headed and administered by a director, who shall plan, develop, and organize all phases of the work as mandated by law and the board for regulation of the cable television industry in the state; does related work as required.
Examples of work
- Organizes the work of the office; formulates and adopt rules and regulations and prescribe duties for the efficient conduct of the business, work and general administration of the office.
- Supervises the regulation of every CATV company operating within the State and to include its property, property rights, equipment, facilities, contracts, certificates and franchises.
- Institutes proceedings and investigations; hear all complaints; issues a process and orders, and renders all decisions necessary to enforce the provisions of the Act.
- Institutes or intervenes as party in any action in any court to compel compliance with the provisions of the Act.
- Makes determinations by order, rule or regulation, to exempt CATV companies from the certificate of approval requirement in a case where its temporary acts or operations do not require the issuance of a certificate of approval in the public interest
- Prescribes contents of certificates of approval applications.
- With the approval of the Board, the Director shall establish rules and regulations governing:
- a. technical standards of performance for CATV systems.
- b. the prohibition and prevention of the imposition of any unjust or unreasonable, unjustly discriminatory or unduly preferential individual or joint rate, charge or schedule for any service supplied or rendered by a CATV company.
- c. requirements for the reasonably prompt and complete exercise of the rights conferred by any certificate.
- d. procedures and forms for the application by a CATV company for municipal consents; for review by the Director of municipal consents issued; for the application by CATV companies for amendment of rates or the terms and conditions of municipal consents; for review by the Director of such amendments; for submission to and resolution by him m of complaints or disputes.
- Provides information and recommendations to enable the Board to prescribe just and reasonable rates, charges and classifications for the services rendered by CATV company.
- Reviews the established rates and rate schedules of each CATV company making appropriate recommendations to the Board.
- Serves as Chairman of the Cable Television Advisory Council.
Education
Graduation from an accredited college with a Bachelor's degree.
Experience
Seven years' of professional executive experience in business administration, communications, television, administration of public law, or any combination thereof.
Additional experience on a year for year basis may be substituted for a degree
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Ability to acquire through knowledge of the organization, regulation, purposes, policies, standards and procedures of the various State and Federal commissions engaged in the regulation of CATV companies.
- Ability to acquire thorough knowledge of and familiarity with the State and Federal laws governing the operation and regulation of cable television systems and their interpretation and application to specific situations.
- Thorough knowledge of and familiarity with the principles and practices of office management.
- Thorough knowledge of the problems encountered in using factual data obtained from various sources, in drawing reasonable and accurate conclusions therefrom, and in making use of the facts pertinent to specific cases in clear, concise and informative decisions and reports.
- Thorough knowledge of and familiarity with the financial structure and needs of cable television systems.
- Thorough knowledge and ability to project the necessary planning and development of the cable industry as it applies to the social, economic, educational and entertainment needs of the communities.
- Ability organize, direct and coordinate the work of the several units under his supervision and to develop appropriate work methods.
- Ability to appraise critically and constructively the work and reports of subordinates.
- Ability to prepare clear, technically sound, accurate and informative statistical and other reports containing findings, conclusions and recommendations.
- Ability to deal with and talk intelligently to top executives in the cable industry, the broadcasting business and the Federal Communications Commission.
- Ability to analyze and interpret basic law, regulations, policies, standards and responsibilities in a manner understandable by the public.
- Ability to speak before cable television, governmental and service organizations.
- Ability to work harmoniously with associates and with those individual and groups interested in or concerned with the operations and services of the department.
- Ability to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of the position. Communication may include such forms as American Sign Language or Braille.
- Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform the essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitation. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.