2019-115 Ordinance Amending City Code Chapter 62 - Raffles, Sections 1, 3, 4, 6-11

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of prize value or part thereof and $10.00 for each additional $1,000 of prize value up to $10,000 with a maximum fee of$115.00. The fee for an annual license shall be $115.00. Licenses shall be valid for the duration of the licensed contest or contests. Section 3. That Chapter 62 of the City Code of the City of Decatur, Illinois, be, and the same is hereby modified and amended by amending Sections 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, so that Section 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 as so modified and amended, shall provide as follows: 6. INELIGIBILITY. The following are ineligible for any license under this Chapter: (a) any person whose felony conviction will impair the person's ability to engage in the licensed position; (b) any person who is or has been a professional gambler or professional gambling promoter; (c) any person who is not of good moral character; (d) any organization in which a person defined in (a), (b) or (c) above has a proprietary, equitable or credit interest, or in which such a person is active or employed; (e) any organization in which a person defined in (a), (b) or(c) above is an officer, director, or employee, whether compensated or not; and (� any organization in which a person defined in (a), (b) or (c) above is to participate in the management or operation of a raffle as defined in this Chapter. 7. CONDUCT OF RAFFLES. The conducting of raffles is subject to the following restrictions: (a) The entire net proceeds of any raffle must be exclusively devoted to the lawful purposes of the organization permitted to conduct the raffle. (b) No person except a bona fide director, officer, employee, or member of the sponsoring organization may manage or participate in the management of the raffle. (c)No person may receive any remuneration or profit for managing or participating in the management of the raffle. Sponsoring organizations may contract with third parties who, acting at the direction of and under the supervision of the sponsoring organization, provide bona fide services to the sponsoring organization in connection with the operation of a raffle and may pay reasonable compensation for such services. Services may include: (1) Advertising, marketing and promotion (2) Legal (3) Procurement of goods, prizes, wares and merchandise for the purpose of operating the raffle (4) Rent, if the premises upon which the raffle will be held is rented. A licensee may rent a premises on which to determine the winning chance or chances provided that the rent is not determined as a percentage of receipts or profits from the raffle. (5) Accounting, auditing and bookkeeping (6) Website hosting (7) Mailing and delivery (8) Banking and payment processing (9) Other services related to the operation of the raffle