HomeMy WebLinkAbout2392-10 - ADMIN Ordinance - City Council - 2010/10/18ORDINANCE NO. 2392-10
CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 15
OF THE ST. LOUIS PARK CODE OF
ORDINANCES RELATING TO GAMBLING
THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK DOES ORDAIN:
SECTION 1. Section 15-8 of the City Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 15-8. Distribution of Proceeds
(a) Each organization licensed to conduct gambling within the city shall contribute to a fund
administered and regulated by the City, for distribution by the city for lawful purposes authorized
under Minnesota Statute an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the organization's net profits
derived from each individual site at which lawful gambling is conducted within the city. For
purposes of this section, net profits are profits less amounts expended for allowable expenses.
Organizations that either expend 100 percent of their lawful purpose expenditures within the city of
St. Louis Park or conduct the lawful gambling activity on a premises owned and operated by a
nonprofit corporation are exempt from making the 10 percent contribution to the city.
(b) Each organization conducting lawful gambling within the city must expend 90 percent of its
lawful purpose expenditures on lawful purposes conducted or located within the trade area. The
contribution required in subsection (a) above shall be considered as part of the 90 percent
expenditure. This section applies only to lawful purpose expenditures of gross profits derived from
lawful gambling conducted on a premises within the city. At the end of each organization's fiscal
year, each organization must file with the city a report prepared by an independent certified public
accountant documenting compliance with the requirements of this section. In addition, each
organization must submit monthly to the city a completed Schedule C/D-LG1010.
SECTION 2. Section 15-9 of the City Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 15-9. Local tax.
Any organization authorized to conduct lawful gambling shall pay to the city on a prorated
monthly basis a local gambling tax in the annual amount of
one perccnt} $3,000 per premises or three percent of the gross receipts of a licensed
organization from all lawful gambling less prizes actually paid out by the organization,
whichever is less. Payment shall be made no later than 25 days after the end of the preceding
month and shall be accompanied by a copy of the monthly return filed with the Minnesota
Department of Revenue.
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SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be deemed adopted and take effect on January 1, 2011.
Public Hearing First Reading
September 7, 2010
First Reading continued
October 4, 2010
Second Reading
October 18, 2010
Summary Ordinance Published
October 28, 2010
Ordinance takes effect
January 1, 2011
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Adopted by the City Council October 18, 2010
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and other applicable laws as amended
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once each week, for one successive
week(s), it was first published on Thurs-
day, the 28 day of October
2010, and was thereafter printed and
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City of St. Louis Park
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SUMMARY
ORDINANCE NO 2392-10
CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 15
OFTHE ST LOUIS PARK CODE OF
ORDINANCES RELATING TO GAMBLING
This ordinance amends the gambling licensing provisions
for the City of St Louis Park regarding local gambling tax
and distribution of proceeds This ordinance shall take ef-
fect January 1, 2011
Adopted by the City Council October 18, 2010
Jeffrey W Jacobs /s/
Mayor
A copy of the full text of this ordinance is available for in-
spection with the City Clerk
(Oct 28, 2010) A3 Ord # 2392-10
BY
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Subscribed and sworn to or affirmed
before me on this 28 day of
October , 2010
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