Title
Resolution Recognizing Ann Arbor Rowing Club 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.
Ann Arbor Rowing Club is a 501(c)3 civic nonprofit organization that provides and promotes a safe, affordable and educationally rewarding rowing experience for residents of Ann Arbor and the surrounding area.
Passage of the attached resolution will allow the Ann Arbor Rowing Club to hold a raffle at Beal Boathouse in Bandemer Park, located at 1331 Lake Shore Drive, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. 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, Ann Arbor Rowing Club 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, Ann Arbor Rowing Club is a local civic nonprofit organization as defined by P.A. 382 of 1972, as amended, which should be recognized for promoting a safe, affordable and educationally rewarding rowing experience for residents of Ann Arbor;
RESOLVED, That City Council hereby approve recognition of the Ann Arbor Rowing Club as a local civic nonprofit organizat...
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