The City Manager shall issue the permit provided for in Section 747.02 hereof whenever he shall find the following facts to exist:
(a) That all of the statements made in the application are true;
(b) That the applicant has a good character and reputation for honesty and integrity, or if the applicant is not an individual person, that every member, managing officer or agent of the applicant has a good character or reputation for honesty and integrity;
(c) That the control and supervision of the solicitation will be under responsible and reliable persons;
(d) That the applicant has not engaged in any fraudulent transaction or enterprise;
(e) That the solicitation will not be a fraud on the public;
(f) That the solicitation is prompted solely by a desire to finance the charitable cause described in the application, and will not be conducted primarily for private profit;
(g) That the cost of raising the funds will be reasonable. Any such cost in excess of twenty-five percent of the amount collected shall be considered to be unreasonable unless special facts are presented showing that peculiar reasons make a cost higher than twenty-five percent reasonable in the particular case.
The City Manager shall file in his office for public inspection, and shall serve upon the applicant by registered mail, a written statement of his finding of facts and his decision upon each application. (Ord. 1977- 122. Passed 7-19-77.)