Title
Resolution Recognizing the Huron High School Parent Teacher Organization (PTSO) 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 Huron High School Parent Teacher Organization (PTSO) is a 501(c)3 civic nonprofit organization with a mission to stimulate cooperation, communication and understanding among the professional staff, parents and student, to encourage parental involvement and to undertake activities to promote the best interests of Huron.
Passage of the attached resolution will allow the Huron High School Parent Teacher Organization (PTSO) to hold a pair of raffles before the end of 2022. 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: Rachel Weinberg, Administrative Assistant
Reviewed by: Jacqueline Beaudry, City Clerk
Approved by: Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Administrator
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 Huron High School Parent Teacher Organization (PTSO) 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 Huron High School Parent Teacher Organization (PTSO) is a local civic nonprofit organization as defined by P.A. 382 of 1972, as amended, which should be recognized for its support of parents, students and teachers at Huron High School;
RESOLVED, That City Council hereby approve recognition of the Huron High School Parent Teacher Organization (PTSO) as a local civic nonprofit organization operating in the Ann Arbor community for the purposes of its charitable gaming license application as required by P.A. 382 of 1972, as amended; and
RESOLVED, That the City Clerk be directed to provide a certified copy of this Resolution to the Huron High School Parent Teacher Organization (PTSO) and to take all necessary administrative actions to provide notice of this Resolution to the Charitable Gaming Division, Michigan Department of Treasury.