Policies & Procedures

V. PRODUCTION POLICIES

A. RESOURCE ALLOCATION
Scheduling of production personnel and equipment shall be governed by priorities set
forth in paragraph III. B. above and the discretion of HSTV Management. Given
limited staff and technical resources available, HSTV cannot operate like a
commercial station news department. It shall be the responsibility of Management to
schedule HSTV staff and resources as required by HSTV's internal operating
procedures.

B. SCOPE OF WORK
HSTV shall not compete with the private sector.
Audio and video production by HSTV staff shall be available primarily to Town and
County government departments/divisions. If sponsored by a Town or County
department, outside agencies, organizations and activities associated with local
government may request the use of HSTV staff and resources.

C. FEES
HSTV may, at the discretion of the Management team, charge for work supplied to
such outside agencies and to outside communication companies, production
companies, or television stations for utilization of facilities, equipment and staff.
HSTV may participate in mutual swapping and sharing of government access
programming with other governmental units.

D. RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONTENT
Responsibility for the content of any programming produced by HSTV for any Town
department or division lies solely with the initiating department or division.
Department directors shall be required to approve, in writing, programs and
production requests relating to their departments and divisions.
HSTV shall have the right to edit copy without changing content if such copy does
not meet professional journalistic and broadcast standards. Copy editing shall be
performed in a consultive/collaborative spirit with the initiating department whenever
practical.

E. RETENTION AND OWNERSHIP OF VIDEO FILES
All video files shall be the property of the Town of Holly Springs.
One electronic copy of all staff-produced programs, meetings and
events will be kept by the Town for two years.
Videotapes shall not be considered an official record of any meeting and
there shall be no liability for inadvertent erasure or omissions.