Title
Resolution Recognizing Ann Arbor Public Schools Educational Foundation 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.
The Ann Arbor Public Schools Educational Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that is committed to helping all Ann Arbor Public Schools students achieve their highest potential by providing community support for innovative and excellent educational opportunities within the Ann Arbor Public Schools.
Passage of the attached resolution will allow the Ann Arbor Public Schools Educational Foundation to hold a raffle at Huron High School 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, The Ann Arbor Public Schools Educational Foundation 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, The Ann Arbor Public Schools Educational Foundation is a local civic nonprofit organization as defined by P.A. 382 of 1972, as amended, which should be recognized for its efforts to help all Ann Arbor Public Schools students achieve their highest potentia...
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