(A) Solicitors for funds must comply with the "Solicitation for Charity Act," ILCS Ch. 225, Act 460, §§ 1 et seq., and must register with the Village Clerk at least five days prior to soliciting funds. The applicant, in registering, must furnish all information required in the application for a license in the case of commercial solicitation, and evidence of compliance with ILCS Ch. 225, Act 460, §§ 1 et seq., as from time to time amended, but no license fee or license shall be required. All solicitors for funds must obtain and wear an official solicitor's badge as required in the case of commercial solicitors under this chapter and indicate the specific dates on which such solicitation shall take place.
(B) Street solicitation shall be allowed only on county and village rights-of-way; street solicitation on state rights-of-way is hereby prohibited, unless specifically approved by the village. Street solicitation shall be allowed only for organizations with a stated benevolent, philanthropic, governmental, patriotic, or eleemosynary purpose; commercial solicitation is hereby prohibited on all streets. Solicitors for street solicitation must also be registered and in good standing with the Attorney General of the state as required by the "Solicitation for Charity Act" referred to herein, produce sufficient evidence of such standing to satisfy the village, and must further register with the Village Clerk at least five days prior to soliciting and furnish all information required. Solicitors for street solicitation must also indicate the specific dates on which such solicitation shall take place. If the Chief of Police determines that any intersections/areas present a particular hazard based on construction work, road surface conditions or other traffic- or safety-affecting conditions, no solicitation will be permitted at those intersections/areas. All solicitors for street solicitation must obtain and wear an official solicitor's badge and, in addition, wear a fluorescent vest and sign an agreement provided by the village, indemnifying the village against liability for any and all injuries arising out of such street solicitation. Finally, such solicitors shall provide the Village Clerk with a certificate of insurance issued by an insurance company licensed to do business in Illinois indicating that the insurance company will insure the solicitor(s) and the business or organization represented by the solicitor(s) against any injury to any person or property during the solicitation that is causally related to an act or ordinary negligence of the solicitor(s) or of the business or organization represented by the solicitor(s). Such certificate of insurance shall name the village as an additional insured, shall state that the insurance policy shall not be amended or canceled during the period of the permitted solicitation, and shall reflect that at least the following coverage has been provided:
(1) Personal injury coverage of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence and $500,000 per person.
(2) Property damage coverage of at least $100,000.
(C) Solicitors for funds and solicitors for street solicitation that have had a fixed place of operation in the village for over two years shall be exempt from registering under this subchapter for solicitation for funds or street solicitation by any organization if conducted solely among its own membership. However, the organization, if soliciting from other than its own membership, shall have on file with the Village Clerk, a list of names and addresses of its solicitors available for inspection and such solicitors shall obtain and wear an official solicitor's badge as required in the case of commercial solicitors under this chapter. In the case of solicitors for street solicitation, in addition to the above requirements, they shall also wear a fluorescent vest, execute an agreement provided by the village, indemnifying the village against liability for any and all injuries arising out of such or street solicitation, and represent an organization with a stated benevolent, philanthropic, governmental, patriotic, or eleemosynary purpose. Further, the organization must be in compliance with the "Solicitation for Charity Act" referred to herein.
(Ord. 84-0-050, passed 11-27-84; Am. Ord. 97-0-038, passed 5-27-97; Am. Ord. 2010-O-035, passed 9-21-10) Penalty, see § 110.99