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Home My WebLink About1987-17 11-09 CCO CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held on the 26th day of October 1987 at 7:30 D M. at the City Hall, 6301 Shingle Creek Parkway, to consider the addition of a new section to Chapter 23 of the City Ordinances involving charitable gambling. Auxiliary aids for handicapped persons are available upon request at least 96 hours in advance. Please contact the Personnel Coordinator at 561 -5440 to make arrangements. ORDINANCE NO. 87 -17 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 23 OF THE CITY ORDINANCES REGARDING CHARITABLE GAMBLING THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Sections 1900 through 1904 are hereby added to Chapter 23 of the City Ordinances, with the following language: i Section 23 -1900 STATEMENT OF POLICY The Citv of Brooklvn Center deems it desirable to reaulate lawful aamblina within its iurisdiction as authorized by Minnesota Statutes. Section 349.213. Section 23 -1901 DEFINITIONS The definitions in Minnesota Statute 349 are adopted by reference in this chanter. Section 23 -1902 PULL -TABS SALE IN ON -SALE PREMISES The sale of bull -tabs in on -sale licensed premises shall be conducted by qualified and state licensed charitable oraanizations. In addition to satisfvina the aualifications set forth in Minnesota Statutes, Chanter 349, the followina reaulations and qualifications must be complied with by all such charitable oraanizations: 1. The sale of bull -tabs shall be the onlv authorized form of aamblina in on -sale licensed premises. 2. The craanization must have been in existence in Brooklvn Center for at least three nears. I I ORDINANCE N0. 87 -17 i Brooklyn Center City Ordinance Page 2 Chapter 23 3. The oraanization must contribute a significant amount of its nroc eeds from law g a mbling to law ful purposes within the City of Brooklyn Center. For purposes of this ordinance, the word "significant" is defined as over ninety percent (90 when averaged over a three, vear period. 4. The oraanization must file a list containina the names and addresses of all current members with the police department on an annual basis. 5. The oraanization must file null -tab financial reports monthly with the police department. 6. The organization must exhibit and sell pull -tabs in a method as required by the City. 7. Workers or managers may not divulge the number of or the dollar amount of the winners at any time. 8. Wo rkers or managers shall not co- mingle name cards. 9. The oraanization shall comply with all the provisions of Minnesota Statutes Chanter 349. 10. The oraanization shall register with the State Gambling Board all e ip ment and supplies used in a licensed on- n sale establishment. 11. The charitable oraanization shall not use a pull -tab which does not return to the nlavers a minimum percentaae of 75% nor a maximum percentaae of 80% which percentaae shall include free plays awarded. 12. The charitable organization will be responsible for the booth and other eauinment used in the operation of null -tabs. 13. No oraanization. may have a pull -tab sale operation in more than one premises in the City; except that an oraanization may be authorized to conduct one more than the number of gambling operations it is lawfully conducti.nn on the effective date of this ordinance. 14. The oraanization must pav the City of Brooklyn Center an investigation fee of 5250.00 ner year. li p I ORDINANCE NO. 87 -17 Brooklyn Center City Ordinance Page 3 Chapter 23 I Section 23 -1903 SEVERABILITY Every section, provision or hart of this Chapter is declared separable from every other section, provision or part to the extent that if anv section. nrovision or part of this Chapter shall be held invalid, such holdina shall not invalidate anv other section. provision or part thereof. Section 23 -1904 PENALTIES Anv person violatina anv provision of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than seven hundred dollars ($700.00) and imprisonment for not more than ninety (90) days. or both. toaether with the cost of prosecution. SECTION 2. This ordinance shall become effective after adoption and upon thirty (30) days following its legal publication. Adopted this 9th day of November 1987. Dean Nyquist, M i ATTEST:�GrR D&rlene Weeks, City Clerk Date of Publication September 24, 1987 Effective Date Novemher 9. 1 987 Underline indicates new matter, brackets indicate matter to be deleted.)