Title
Resolution Recognizing the House by the Side of the Road 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 House by the Side of the Road is a 501(c)3 civic nonprofit organization that provides adequate clothing and small household items at no charge to children and adults in need.
Passage of the attached resolution will allow the House by the Side of the Road to hold a raffle at Weber's Inn 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, House by the Side of the Road 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, House by the Side of the Road is a local civic nonprofit organization as defined by P.A. 382 of 1972, as amended, which should be recognized for its ability to provide adequate clothing and small household items at no charge to children and adults in need.
RESOLVED, That City Council hereby approve recognition of the House by the Side of the Road as a local civic nonprofit organization operating in the Ann Arbor community for the p...
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