(a) No person shall:
(1) Conduct games which include craps for money, roulette for money or slot machines;
(2) Conduct a fund raiser within ten hours of a bingo game conducted for amusement;
(3) Receive any commission, wage, salary, reward, tip, donation, gratuity or other form of compensation, directly or indirectly, for operating, assisting, or volunteering in the operation of any fund raiser;
(4) Have direct supervisory responsibility, file applications for, or receive licenses on behalf of more than one charitable organization in any calendar year, nor conduct or participate in the conduct of more than two charitable fund raisers in any calendar year.
(b) Nothing herein shall permit profit activities except as set forth herein or in Ohio R.C. 2915.05(D).
(c) The Chief of Police of the City of Garfield Heights shall be authorized to deny a license or to limit the participation of any director or individual as a fund raiser, volunteer of event, or volunteer for security purposes. Such denials or limitations may be, but are not limited to prior convictions for any felony, or conviction for a misdemeanor involving a crime of gambling.
(d) A nonrefundable application fee in the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be paid to the City upon submitting said application, which shall include the costs for performing criminal record checks for all directors, volunteers, and security personnel.
(e) A license shall not be transferable from person to person or place to place, and shall be usable only at the place and by the person designated in the license. A license is only valid for one event.
(f) A member listed in the license as having direct supervisory responsibility of the event shall be present at all times during the event. If the aforementioned individual is not present, all event operations shall immediately cease until such time as an approved supervisor, as indicated on license, is present.
(g) In the event that a license is approved by the City, the license must be noticeably and conspicuously posted within the location of the event. No volunteer is authorized to work, assist, aid, or perform any function in the furtherance of said event if his or her name is excluded from the license.
(Ord. 04-2005. Passed 1-10-05.)