An application for a permit to obtain funds or to solicit or sell as provided in § 110.04 shall be filed with the Clerk no later than 1 day prior to the commencement of any solicitation or sale. The applications shall contain the following information or in lieu thereof, a detailed statement of the reason or reasons why the information cannot be furnished:
(A) The name, address or headquarters of the applicant;
(B) If applicant is not an individual, the names and addresses of the applicant’s principal officers and managers, and whether the organization is part of an international, national or state agency or organization, or entirely local;
(C) Length of time the organization has been in continuous existence in the township or state;
(D) If the organization is a new organization, a detailed statement of the type or kind of organization, its objectives and the service it will render in the township or elsewhere;
(E) The names and addresses of the person who will be in direct charge of conducting the solicitation or sale, and of the person by whom the receipts will be disbursed;
(F) The purpose of which solicitation or sale is to be made, the total goal or amount of funds proposed to be raised thereby and the use or disposition to be made of any receipt therefrom;
(G) An outline of the methods to be used in conducting the solicitations or sale, and a description of any device, token or article to be given or sold, together as to the place of origin and manufacture;
(H) The time when the solicitations or sales shall be made, giving the preferred dates for the beginnings and ending thereof, and the area within the township in which the solicitation or sale will be conducted;
(I) The estimated costs of the solicitation and the amount of any wages, fees, commissions, expenses or gifts to be expended, paid or given to any person in connection with such solicitations or sales, and the names and addresses of all such persons;
(J) A full statement of character and extent of the charitable work being done by the applicant within the township and elsewhere, if the applicant is a charitable or nonprofit corporation;
(K) A statement to the effect that if a permit is granted it will not be used or represented in any way as an endorsement by the township, by any department or officer thereof;
(L) Attached to the application shall be a form of identification card which shall be the credentials of all persons participating in the solicitation or sale and the application shall show the name of the person authorized by the applicant to sign the identification cards; and
(M) Any other information as may be reasonably required by the Clerk to determine the kind and character of the proposed solicitation or sale, and whether the solicitation is in the interest of, and not contrary to, the public welfare.
(Ord. 421, passed 6-8-2006)