(A) The Commission shall grant the registration and permit provided for in § 116.04 of this chapter whenever it finds or reasonably believes:
(1) All of the statements made in the application are true;
(2) The applicant, or if the applicant is not an individual person, that its managing officers or managing agents be of good character and reputation for honesty and integrity;
(3) The local control and supervision of the solicitation will be under local, responsible and reliable persons;
(4) The applicant is not engaged in any fraudulent transaction or enterprise;
(5) The solicitation will not be a fraud on the public;
(6) The solicitation is promoted solely by a desire to finance the charitable cause described in the application, and will not be conducted primarily for private profit;
(7) The cost of solicitation and/or promotion shall be reasonable and shall not exceed a reasonable portion of the receipts to be realized from the solicitation. Whenever any professional promoters or professional solicitors are employed in connection with the solicitation a copy of the contract between the applicant and such professional promoters or professional solicitors must be submitted to the Commission who may determine whether said contract is in compliance with the provisions of this subchapter; and
(8) The kind, character and method of the proposed solicitation, are such that the solicitation will be in the interests of and not inimical to the safety, convenience or welfare of the residents of the said Town.
(B) The Commission shall file with its Secretary, for public inspection, a written statement of its findings of fact and its decision upon each application. If the application is denied, the Commission shall notify the applicant by certified mail, at the address given in the application, stating the reasons therefore.
(2005 Code, § 43.07)