Title
Resolution Recognizing ReLeaf Michigan 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.
ReLeaf Michigan, Inc. is a 501(c)3 civic nonprofit agency that is a volunteer tree planting & education organization. Their mission is to educate the public on the value of trees and how to properly select, plant and maintain them.
Passage of the attached resolution will allow ReLeaf Michigan to hold a raffle in 2025. 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: Amalia Ivan, 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, ReLeaf Michigan 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, ReLeaf Michigan is a local civic nonprofit organization as defined by P.A. 382 of 1972, as amended, which should be recognized for educating the public on the value of trees and how to properly select, plant and maintain them;
RESOLVED, That City Council hereby approve recognition of the ReLeaf Michigan as a local civic nonprofit organization operating in the Ann Arbor community for the purposes of its charitable gaming ...
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