HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Statement 1986/11/18 Item 10COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
Item 10
• Meeting Date 11/18/86
ITEM TITLE: Ordinance ~1~~ - Amending Chapter 9.12, Further Regulating
Bingo Operations Within the City of ChuJ_~: Vita
~,~y'f jlj ~;~.~~OND F~E~,DiNG AND ADOF7iUN
SUBMITTED BY: Director of Public Safety (4/5ths Vote: Yes Noxx )
REVIEWED BY: City Manage
Proposed amendments and additions to existing Bingo Ordinance are attached
for Council consideration. These amendments are designed to assist in
regulating the financial accounting of funds from Bingo operations and
to bring the Ordinance into conformance with existing state laws.
RECOMMENDATION: That Council authorize adoption of recommended revisions
to City Ordinance pertaining to regulated Bingo operations
BOARDS/COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION: N/A
DISCUSSION:
The number of charitable, non-profit organizations conducting bingo in the
city has increased from three in 1977 to 21 in 1986. The Police Department,
with the cooperation of the bingo organizations within the city, formed a
b' o committee consisting of a representative from the Police Department
( t Art Gawf) and a designated bingo chairperson from each of the 21
bingo organizations within the city.
The committee was formed to organize and coordinate the existing reporting
and accounting practices of each bingo organization and to cooperate in ari
evaluation of the existing Bingo Ordinance and to bring the City Ordinance
into conformation with the state law.
A simple reporting form~,vas developed, along with easier reporting require-
ments. This has greatly assisted the operators and Police Department in
complying with existing state and local laws.
The more difficult task of the committee has been the development of a
revised ordinance which will further control and monitor bingo operations.
In an effort to reach a mutually agreeable solution regarding any changes
to the Ordinance, it was agreed that the Police Department would submit
recommended changes and the committee would review those recommendations
for further change or revision. At these meetings, issues were discussed
and explained in detail and compromise reached whenever possible. Many
o.f the ordinances and regulations have as their basis existing state law
which pre-empted many areas of discussion. Therefore, we were able to
agree on the provisions of the City Ordinances rather easily, but much
discord still exists regarding some of the state laws. The bingo
organizations and industry have grown enormously in the past ten years and
no have attorneys and lobbyists representing their interests at the state
1~ and agree to pursue remaining problems at the appropriate level
( to Legislature). .The major opposition to the existing state laws
pertain to the amounts of expenditures allowable. The operators fee]_
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i~ey were allowed to spend more money on prizes, they could generate
more revenues. Also, the operators feel the workers should receive
better pay and that higher allowances on "overhead" expenses should be
granted.
The complaints reflect a feeling of the operators that they are at a
disadvantage to compete against the Indian operators who don't have any
restrictions.
On August 19, 1986, the Bingo Committee met and accepted the final draft
of the revised Ordinance (Attachment A). The Police Department has been
assured by the chairpersons that the revised City Ordinance "is something
we can live with" and will not actively oppose the revisions as drafted
in Attachment A. Sixteen of the twenty-one bingo organizations were
represented at the final ratification meeting and support of the revisions
was unanimous.
Basically, the additions and changes in the Bingo Ordinance will establish
actual game operation rules, such as:
- No charging admission fee
- No reserved seating
- Building occupancy capacity
• - No alcohol on premises
- Credit prohibited
- Posting of rules and prizes
- License Posting
- Number calling requirement
- Winner recognition requirements
- Accounting and financial reporting requirements
- Fund limitations and disbursements
- Maintaining a chairperson of record
- 30 day and yearly financial report requirements
- Charitable contribution requirements
FISCAL IMPACT: N/A
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