Title
Resolution Recognizing the Pearls and Ivy Foundation Inc. as a Civic Nonprofit Organization Operating in Ann Arbor for the Purpose of Obtaining a Charitable Gaming License
Memorandum
To obtain a charitable gaming license under Michigan law, a nonprofit organization is required to submit a resolution from its local governing body recognizing it as a community-based organization.
Pearls and Ivy Foundation Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that is organized for the general purpose of receiving and administering funds for the following:
1. The preservation and perpetuation of objects of historical interest or natural interest,
2. Higher educational needs,
3. Charitable giving to individuals or other nonprofit organizations, and
4. Support of public welfare programs.
Passage of the attached resolution will allow the Pearls and Ivy Foundation Inc. to hold a poker event at the Heidelberg, located at 215 N. Main Street, in Ann Arbor. Passage of this resolution is required in order to obtain final approval from the Charitable Gaming Division of the Bureau of State Lottery for this event and any future events.
Staff
Prepared by: Anissa R. Bowden, Council Administrative Coordinator
Reviewed by: Jacqueline Beaudry, City Clerk
Body
Whereas, P.A. 382 of 1972, as amended, requires that local civic nonprofit organizations be recognized by resolution adopted by the local governmental subdivision in which the organization conducts its principal activities and that a copy of said resolution be filed with any application for a license to conduct a bingo, raffle or charity game(s);
Whereas, Pearls and Ivy Foundation Inc. has requested that it be recognized as a nonprofit organization operating in the community for the purpose of obtaining a charitable gaming license; and
Whereas, Pearls and Ivy Foundation Inc. is a local civic nonprofit organization as defined by P.A. 382 of 1972, as amended, which should be recognized for their efforts...
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