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(a) Applications for permits to hold boxing and wrestling exhibitions shall be made to the Boxing and Wrestling Commission. It shall be the duty of the Boxing and Wrestling Commission to make or cause to be made thorough investigations of all such applications to determine the financial responsibility and the general character of the applicants, the fitness of the prospective participants in the boxing or wrestling exhibitions and such other matters as may be pertinent to the granting of the application.
(b) The Boxing and Wrestling Commission shall report the results of its examinations to the Mayor with the recommendation as to whether each such application should be granted or not.
(c) The Mayor may grant such permits in accordance with State law. No boxing or wrestling exhibition shall be held within the City unless authorized by such a permit, except that this requirement shall not apply in the case of wrestling exhibitions given in theaters as a regular part of the theater program.
(Ord. 88-60. Passed 5-2-60.)
(d) Applicants for boxing and wrestling exhibition permits shall pay a fee for such permits as set out in Chapter 185 of the Administrative Code (the General Fee Schedule). Such fee shall be used for defraying the costs of the investigation of all applicants and other incidental expenditures incurred as a result of the issuance of the permit.
(e) Grantees of permits for professional boxing and wrestling exhibitions shall pay to the Treasurer, in addition to the fee provided for in subsection (d) hereof, a fee equal to six percent of the gross receipts of the boxing and wrestling exhibitions held under such permits, excluding any taxes which may be imposed under Federal or State law. However, no fee greater than five thousand dollars ($5,000) shall be required and no fee shall be required in the case of boxing and wrestling exhibitions given by charitable organizations and churches. The Treasurer shall deputize one member of the Boxing and Wrestling Commission as his representative who shall be authorized to receive payment of the aforesaid six percent fee of the gross receipts for and on behalf of the Treasurer.
(f) All fees collected shall be deposited in the Parma Boxing and Wrestling Commission Account.
(Ord. 49-61. Passed 4-3-61.)
There are hereby established the following rules and regulations for the operation of the City skating rinks.
(a) Definitions. As used in this section:
(1) "Session" means a period of time during which skating is permitted.
(2) "Children" means those persons under the age of eighteen years.
(3) "Adults" means those persons eighteen years of age or over. The burden of proof of age shall be upon each individual and the same must be shown to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Service and/or his or her designated appointee.
(4) "Resident I.D. card and/or pass" means the identification certificate issued by the City and required to be used as a condition of entry to the City rinks, which certificate clearly shows the physical characteristics of the cardholder together with his or her classification as child or adult.
(5) "Guest" or "nonresident" means a person who does not have a valid resident I.D. card.
(6) "Special session" means a period of time designated by the Director of Public Service other than regularly scheduled sessions for the general public.
(b) Sessions.
(1) The duration and time of all the sessions shall be approved by the Director of Public Service.
(2) The Director may provide for special sessions and/or other special activities of such duration and at such times as he or she may determine. Fees, rates and any other charge for services or other goods which are normally applicable may be adjusted or waived by the Director for such special events, as follows:
A. For a special event sponsored by a private group or organization, a minimum rate of sixty dollars ($60.00) per hour shall be charged, but all other applicable fees and charges may be waived, in whole or in part, at the discretion of the Director, when deemed by him or her to be in the public interest.
B. For a special event sponsored by the City, all applicable fees and charges may be waived, in whole or in part, at the discretion of the Director, when deemed by him or her to be in the public interest.
C. In making a determination as to whether or not to waive any fees under this subsection, the Director may give consideration to and authorize special rate packages intended to promote a fuller and more active use of the City skating rinks by private groups.
(c) Lost Cards. Lost or stolen resident I.D. cards shall be re-issued upon payment of a fee as set forth in Chapter 185 of the Administrative Code (the General Fee Schedule).
(d) Refunds. The Director is hereby authorized to make a refund of any money paid for skating registrations prior to the opening date of the skating rink. The Director may make a refund of any amount that he or she may determine (not to exceed the full amount of the fee paid) after proper proof for the refund has been accepted.
(e) Volunteer Instructors. Volunteer instructors may be appointed by the Director at no compensation and shall be issued admission passes marked temporary, at no cost to the volunteer instructor.
(f) Disposition of Fees. All fees collected shall be paid into the Parma Skating Rink Special Fund.
(g) Use of Cards. Identification cards may be issued for a specific purpose at the skating rinks by the Director.
(h) Notification of Changes. The Administration shall notify Council, in writing, prior to making any fee, rate, policy or other change authorized by this section at Forestwood Ice Rink.
(Ord. 8-86. Passed 2-3-86.)
No person shall engage in or be permitted to engage in any athletic contest, game or event within the City, for which a permit is required from the City, while such person is under an order of a competent and lawful authority within or without the State barring or suspending such a person for the commission of an act involving moral turpitude.
(Ord. 90-60. Passed 5-2-60.)
(a) The Director of Public Safety and/or the Director of Public Service are hereby authorized and directed to employ members of the Division of Police, when off their regular duties, to work part-time, when it is deemed necessary by the aforementioned Directors, to guard the recreational centers of the City, more particularly the skating rinks and the swimming pools.
(b) Such officers, while performing such extra part-time duties, shall be compensated and such compensation shall be paid from the Parma Swimming Pool Special Fund, when such duties are performed at the swimming pools, and from the Parma Skating Rink Special Fund, when such duties are performed at the skating rink. Such compensation shall be the only compensation paid by the City to such part-time police officers, and, as such part-time police officers, they shall be entitled to no vacation or sick leave benefits and no additional compensation for duties performed on holidays.
(c) The Director of Public Safety is hereby authorized to designate the uniform required of such off- duty police officers while in the performance of such part-time duties at such recreational facilities.
(Ord. 13-62. Passed 2-5-62.)
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