Ordinance - #07-09 - 06/26/2007 - Laserfiche WebLink

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d. The physical site for the organization headquarters or the registered business office of the organization is located within the City of Ramsey and has been located within the City for at least two years immediately preceding the permit request and maintain such a location as long as the organization operates lawful gambling activities in the City. Those organizations that hold a premise permit within the City of Ramsey, prior to the effective date of this ordinance (June 26, 2007) will be considered "grandfathered" in, but at any time may lose the "grandfathering" designation if any of the terms of the gambling ordinance are not met. 7.61.06 Investigation Every organization which files an application for issuance or renewal of a premises permit shall deliver the application to the Administrator. The Administrator shall investigate each application and report any findings and recommendations to the Council. 7.61.07 Filing of Records; Inspections; Access to Records Subd.l.Every organization holding a premises permit to conduct lawful gambling in the City shall file with the Administrator copies of all records and reports required to be filed with the Board pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 349 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. In addition, an organization that operates lawful gambling activities in other communities must provide separate documentation showing the gross receipts, expenses, profits, and expenditures of profits from its City of Ramsey operation alone. The records and reports shall be filed in the office of the Administrator on or before the day they are required to be filed with the Board. Subd.2.Every gambling event in the City conducted by an organization under Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 349 shall be open to inspection by officers of the Ramsey Police Department; Subd.3. The Administrator or employees of the Police Department, at the direction of the Administrator, may inspect at any reasonable time, without notice or search warrant, all records of an organization holding a premises permit in the City, including gambling account and other bank records required by the Board to be maintained and preserved. 7.61.08 Fee The City will charge all new applications the maximum investigation fee permitted by Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 349 in order to cover costs incurred investigating the application. Any unused portion of this fee will be refunded to the applicant. This fee does not apply to applications for renewal of premise permits or additional sites for an organization currently holding a premises permit in the City. o