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<br /> <br />RAMSEY <br />LIONS CLUB <br /> <br />P. O. BOX 771 ANOKA, MINNESOTA 55303 <br /> <br />3 April 1988 <br /> <br />City of Ramsey <br />15153 Nowthen Boulevard N.W. <br />Ramsey, MN 55303 <br /> <br />Attn: David R. Hartley, City Administrator <br /> <br />Dea.r Dav i d, <br /> <br />The Ramsey Lions Club would 1 iKe to offer some comments and concerns about <br />the proposed ordl rlance for the conduct of char i tabl e gambl i ng in Hie Ci ty <br />elf F~amse y . <br /> <br />{.o.le would 1 ike to offer :.ome general comments and would ct.l:.c. :.ugge:.t :.ome <br />changes to specific paragraphs in the proposed ordinance. The ge~eral <br />comments are as follows: <br /> <br />o The proposed ordinance seems to be much more restrictive than the <br />State of Minnesota statutes (chapter 7860) that define the rules and <br />regulations gc.ver-ning char.itable gambling in the State of tvlinne:.c.ta. <br /> <br />o The State of Minnesota rules governing charitable gambl jng are always <br />being reviewed and changed to reflect current conditions and needs. <br />The proposed ordinance of the City of Ramsey should be flexible enough <br />to allow fcor the:.e legi:.lated rule change:.. <br /> <br />o The proposed cordinance :.ta.tes that the city tAlill 1) investigate ea.ch <br />appl ication, 2) that each gambl ing event in the City of Ramsey shall <br />be open to inspection by officers of the Ramsey Pol ice Department, <br />3) that the City Administrator or employees of the Ramsey Pol ice <br />Department may inspect all records of the 1 icensed organization. Our <br />tho~ght concerning this is that the proposed ordinance does not now <br />assess a local tax on charitable gambl ing profits to help pay for <br />these added expenses. The Minnesota statutes state that the local <br />9 Co v ern in,;; bod y IT; ~> y imp 0:. e a 1 0 C a. 1 t Ci. x u P t 0 but not e x C e e din 9 t h r e e <br />(3) percent of the Drofits~ whi:h are defined as gross receipts less <br />prizes paid out. The funds generated by these taxes are to be used <br />on 1>' tCI cC'\)E'r the co:.t elf r'egulating lawful 9ambl ing. <br /> <br />ThE' proposed ordinance appears to bE' a rendition of thE' ordinancE' recently <br />ad CI p t e d by thE' C i t y c. f tV] i rl rl e a p Cl 1 i :. . Man y :. e c t i co n :. Cl f thE' 1'1 i n rl E' a p cd i s <br />ordinance are reasonable but several would not appear to be appropri~te for <br />thE' City of RamsE'Y. ThE' comments and concerns of thE' RamsE'Y Lions Club to <br />thE' individual paragraphs of the proposed ordinance ~re as fa] lows: <br /> <br />3/ <br />