2021-01 Ordinance Amending City Code Chapter 54.1 Video Gaming License

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(1). A statement that the applicant agrees to abide by all State and Federal laws and any local ordinance; (m). A statement that no owner with more than a five percent(5%) interest or manager of the applicant has ever been convicted of a felony,a gambling offense, or a crime of moral turpitude. In the event that an establishment cannot provide such statement,the applicant may apply for a Certificate of Rehabilitation from the City Manager indicating that the individual who would disqualify the applicant from obtaining the Video Gaming License has been rehabilitated and is no longer a threat to violate the law. The City Manager may consider the nature of the offense, the length of time since the offense, the length of time since release from custody, and other factors to determine if the individual has rehabilitated himself such that he is no longer likely to commit another offense. 4. VIDEO GAMING LICENSE FEES. (a). For establishments,there shall be no fee for a Video Gaming License per video gaming terminal per year. Video Gaming Licenses for establishments shall be issued by the Finance Department and shall be for a twelve-month period commencing on the first day of January of each year, except for the year 2021 in which each license and the privileges there under shall commence on the first day of March, 2021. (b). For terminal operators, the fee for a Video Gaming License shall be Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00)per video gaming terminal per year. Video Gaming Licenses for terminal operators shall be issued by the Finance Department and shall be for a twelve- month period commencing on the first day of March of each year. There shall be no pro- ration of any fee except for new licensees. ...6. UNLAWFUL ACTIVITY. No establishment or terminal operator shall permit the use of a video gaming terminal in any manner not authorized by State law including, but not limited to, improper location of terminals, lack of required oversight, payouts in excess of those provided by law, side bets, underage use, and other illegal gambling activities. 7. EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITY. Any action by an employee of an establishment or terminal operator in violation of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be considered a violation committed by the establishment or terminal operator. 8. LICENSE REVOCATION. Any Video Gaming License may be revoked, after notice and hearing by the City Manager, or his designee, for any of the following reasons;... (b). Violation of any law occurring on the establishment's premises committed by the establishment or terminal operator or an employee of the establishment or terminal operator;... ...(d). Violation of any law occurring on the establishment's premises which the establishment or terminal operator did not take adequate means to prevent, or did not respond in an appropriate manner after it became aware of such violation;