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<br />expended for allowable expenses. "Allowable expenses" as used herein shall not include those <br />"lawful purpose" expenditures defined by Chapter 349 of Minnesota Statutes. <br /> <br />7.61.10 Expenditures for Lawful Purposes within City's Trade Area. Any <br />organization holding a premises permit to conduct lawful gambling within the City shall be <br />required to expend 75% of its "lawful purpose" expenditures on lawful purposes conducted or <br />located within the City's trade area and to the benefit oftheCity's trade area. <br /> <br />A detailed quarterly report of the expenditures for lawful purposes within the trade area shall be <br />provided to the Finance Officer on or before January 15, April 15, July 15 and October 15 of <br />each year after the date of the adoption of this chapter. Any organization that fails to submit a <br />detailed quarterly "Lawful Purpose Expenditure" Report of how the required 75% was expended <br />will be brought before City Council to discuss possible future revocation of their premise permit. <br /> <br />In the event the City is unable to determine with a reasonable degree of certainty that the <br />required 75% of the lawful purpose expenditures of the organization holding a premises permit <br />to conduct lawful gambling within the City's trade. area is being expended on lawful purposes, <br />the City Administrator may require such other financial information as is reasonably necessary <br />for the City to make this determination. <br /> <br />7.61.11 <br /> <br />Violations <br /> <br />Anyone who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. This <br />section does not preclude civil and criminal penalties under applicable laws. Failure to file <br />timely reports and payments as required by this section may result in a recommendation to the <br />Board that the organization's premises permit should be revoked. <br /> <br />Historical Note <br /> <br />Established by Ord. #88-10, July 26, 1988. <br /> <br />Ord. #88-14 established ~7.61.07, requiring an <br />application fee. <br /> <br />Ord. #91-18 established ~7.61.08, allowing maximum <br />rental fee as prescribed by State Statute and <br />investigation fee as determined by resolution of City <br />Council, and repealed ~7.62.13 (Use of Bingo Profits), <br />effective January 21, 1992. <br /> <br />Ord. #92-01 established ~7.61.09, and amended <br />~7.62.06 to have the number of bingo occasions <br />regulated by State Statute, effective March 1,1992. <br /> <br />Ord. #92-02 amended ~7.61 to conform to State <br />Statute 349, and repealed ~7.62, effective April 13, <br />1992. <br /> <br />Ord. #94-05 repealed and replaced ~7.61, effective <br />June 27, 1994. <br /> <br />-290- <br />