2003-069
City of Hopkins
Hennepin County, Minnesota
RESOLUTION NO. 2003-069
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Hopkins has approved a document entitled
the Legislative Policy Manual to provide uniform guidelines on City policies
so that actions taken are consistent and fair; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has established Legislative Policy 4-A in order to regulate
lawful gambling; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the existing policy needs to be
revised in order to clarify the language and intent of the Policy,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Hopkins
hereby adopts the following changes to Legislative Policy 4-A, Lawful
Gambling:
2.02 An applicant for a license shall be a registered Minnesota nonprofit corporation or an
organization which is designated as exempt from the payment of income taxes by the
Internal Revenue Code and whose principal loeation or offiee is has its principal or
registered office, street address and zip code within the City of Hopkins.
2.03 The organization defined in Section 2.02 must be engaged in its primarv activities for the
benefit of the community within the City of Hopkins for at least five years on a perpetual,
continuous, uninterrupted basis and have at least 30 active yotiRg members as defined in
Minnesota Statute Chapter 349.
2.06 A Class .^. permit or license to conduct bingo will only be approved for an organization
that is licensed pursuant to Minnesota Statute, section 349.16, and that conducts
gambling on premises that it owns and operates.
2.07 More than Onlv one organization, as defined in Section 2.02, may conduct gambling
within a single owned, occupied or leased premise. Morc than onc organization may
jOiRtly conduct a lawful gambliRg game at ORC location. Howc','cr, t\yO or more
organizations shall Rot scparately eondllct thc same gamc at tHe same timc at ORe
loeation.
2.1 0 Organizations seeking approval for a premises permit, that are not currently conducting
gambling in the City, must provide the City, in addition to the application forms, a copy
of the notice sent to the general membership announcing the rneeting to authorize
gambling activities. and a copy of the minutes of a general membership meeting, where a
quorum was present, wherein the organization approved a motion authorizing the
gambling activities.
2.15 The Citv shall receive 10% of net profits from organizations conducting gambling in
leased premises.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Hopkins this 19th day of August 2003.
By ~/~~
Gene Maxwell, Mayor
ATTEST:
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es Genellie, Assistant City Manager