1.Permits shall be valid for one year beginning July 1 and ending June 30 of each year unless revoked by the City.

2.A fee of $25 shall be charged for each permit to cover the cost of issuance and review of the documents and information required. There shall be no proration of said fee if issued after July 1.

3.Prior to the issuance of any permit, the permittee shall submit written evidence satisfactory to the Finance Director that the organization is qualified under the requirements of Section 5-20. If said documents are amended or revoked during the term of the permit, the permittee shall immediately notify the Finance Director in writing.

4.On or before August 1 of each year, the permittee shall file with the Finance Director a report certified by a certified public accountant (CPA) or a public accountant (PA) showing the income, disbursements, and such other information as may be required by the Finance Director to show compliance with Sections 5-25, 5-27 and 5-29. The report shall cover the twelve months preceding June 30. The Finance Director may establish a different annual reporting date to coincide with the fiscal year of the reporting organization.

1.If the permittee loses its exempt status during the term of the permit, the permit shall be immediately and automatically revoked. The permit may be reinstated without fee by the submission of the documents required for issuance.

2.The permit of any organization which fails to submit the required reports shall be immediately and automatically revoked. Said permit may be reinstated without additional fee upon the filing of the required report.

3.The City Manager may revoke the permit of any organization that he finds has violated any of the terms, conditions or regulations imposed by this Article or State law. The City Manager shall notify the permittee in writing of said revocation and the grounds thereof. Said revocation shall become effective ten days after depositing said notice in the U.S. Mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the organization at the address set forth on the permit.

4.The permittee may appeal the notice by requesting a hearing before the City Manager in writing before the effective date of the notice. The City Manager shall hold an informal hearing not less than five days nor more than thirty days after receiving said request for hearing. The City Manager shall give not less than three days’ notice of the time and place of the hearing.

5.At the hearing, the City Manager may consider such documentary or unsworn oral testimony as the permittee wishes to submit. He may also consider the fact of a conviction for violation of this Article. Upon consideration of the information submitted, the City Manager may uphold or withdraw the revocation, or may make reasonable rules for the conduct of the bingo games held by the permittee to avoid future violations. The City Manager shall notify the permittee in writing of his decision and file a copy of said decision with the Finance Department. The decision shall become final unless appealed to the City Council within ten days of the written determination of the City Manager.

6.The decision of the City Manager may be appealed to the City Council in the same form and manner as are set forth for appeals from the decisions of the Planning Commission.

7.A permittee may continue to conduct bingo games until the final determination is made on the appeal. (Ord. 3472 § 4, 2012; Ord. 2094 § 13, 1976)