Chapter 8.30
LIGHT POST SEMAPHORES, BANNERS, AND DISPLAYS
Sections:
8.30.010 Honorific display and celebrations.
8.30.020 Posts enrolled in the display service.
8.30.040 Logistics and miscellaneous.
8.30.010 Honorific display and celebrations.
Light posts owned by the town of Highland through its executive departments, possessing hardware supporting the display of semaphores, banners and similar displays, will be available for use by certain individuals or groups as according to the terms of this chapter (display service). [Ord. 1717 § 1, 2020].
8.30.020 Posts enrolled in the display service.
(A) The light posts available for this service are those located in the downtown section of the town, erected along the 2800-2900 blocks of Jewett Street and Highway Avenues.
(B) Subject to the approval of the park and recreation board, light posts located in Main Square Park may be available for the display service.
(C) The town of Highland through its public works department reserves the right to assign the poles according to the town’s requirements or exigencies. [Ord. 1717 § 1, 2020].
8.30.030 Preferred users.
(A) The town of Highland designates and identifies certain users or groups as participants in the display program, which subject to the scheduling requirements of the town, will be given special access to the display service without charge.
(B) School Town of Highland and School Town of Highland support groups will be a designated preferred user. The School Town of Highland, and the various groups that support the town of Highland schools, shall be permitted to utilize the light pole banner locations for honoring students and student-athletes as follows:
(1) During the fall term of the school year, a substantial number of the banner-equipped light poles will be dedicated to exclusive use by the School Town of Highland and the various groups that support the town of Highland schools.
(2) During the spring term of the school year, a substantial number of the banner-equipped light poles will be dedicated to exclusive use by the School Town of Highland and the various groups that support the town of Highland schools.
(3) Groups supporting the town of Highland schools shall be approved by the School Town of Highland.
(C) United States and Indiana military and groups supporting the military and veterans affairs will be a designated preferred user. The military, comprised of all branches of the armed forces of the United States of America, and the various groups that support the military, shall be permitted to utilize the light pole banner locations for honoring active members of the military, veterans, and those missing in action and killed in action, as follows:
(1) During the period immediately following the spring term and prior to the fall term of the school year, all but a specified number of the town of Highland light pole banner locations shall be used by the military, veterans, and those missing in action and killed in action.
(2) The remaining banner-equipped light poles shall be utilized by the town of Highland and its affiliated entities for other lawful purposes. [Ord. 1717 § 1, 2020].
8.30.040 Logistics and miscellaneous.
(A) Honorific and ceremonial banners shall only be affixed or removed to the banner-equipped light poles by employees, contractors, and agents of the town of Highland.
(B) The town of Highland may impose a fee for the installation and maintenance of the honorific and ceremonial banners. Said fee, if imposed, shall not exceed the actual cost of the banner installation, removal and maintenance.
(C) Maintenance of the banners does not include maintaining the quality or characteristics of the banners, but, rather, includes only the care and maintenance of the light poles and the hardware necessary to affix the banners.
(D) Sponsors of the ceremonial and honorific banners may have the sponsorship acknowledged on the banners, themselves. However, said acknowledgment shall not comprise more than 20 percent of the banner’s overall size.
(E) The display service is a demonstration and nascent program the operation of which, in part, is to further inform policy and refine its design and operation. The display service will be reviewed from time to time to further refine and perfect its design and operation.
(F) While the display program is in its nascent phase, informing the town council regarding the ways and means of its operation, informing its understanding to later refine this chapter, councilor Mark Herak shall serve as the contact and coordinating person for the program. [Ord. 1717 § 1, 2020].