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SR-12-8 " . . It e ~._~' , 1i~'; CA. : P..Mt4' : r C~tv Council ~eetlng 3-1-33 Santa Monlca, California 2. OZ-aJG STAFF REPORT TO: Mayor and Clty Council :'ROM: Clty Attorney S ~BJECT: Ordlnance A~ending Blngo Ordinance At l.ts meeting on February 22, 1983, the Clty Council directed the Clty Attorney to amend the BIngo Ordinance. In response to thl.s dl.rection, the acco!"lpanY1.ng ord inance 15 presented for Clty CounCIl conslderation. The proposed ordinance acco~pllshes tuo substanti7e changes in MunicIpal Code Sectlon 61102. First, subdivislon (Cl IS af:lended to provide that a bingo permIt may be issued co an eligible organization for a location on public property \lhose use IS donated to the organlzatior.. Thls mod~.:icatlon is conslstent vnth the requireMents of Penal Code Section 326.5. Second, subdivision (H) has been amended to perI"l.it blngo permits to be lssued for Friday and Saturday. no other substantive changes have bee:1 :!lade in Sect lon 61102. ~owever, certaln typographical errors have been corrected. 1 I .;.,~ - e e R.ECOMMENDATION It is respectfully recomMended that the accoTI'pany~ng ord1nance be introducted for flrst readlng. PREPlI.RED BY: Robert M. Myers, City Attorney 2 e e CA:R~M:r;n611C2 C~ty Counc~l Meetlng ]-1-03 Santa Monica, California ORDINANCE NUMBER (City Council series) AN CRDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA AMENDING MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 61102 RELATING TO BINGO THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLm'IS: SECTION 1. Section 61102 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code is amended to read as follows: SECTION 61102. Conditions of the issuance of permit. The City Manager or h~s deslgnee may lssue a bingo permit subJect to the following conditions: A. The applicant for a bingo game shall apply in person for a permit at least sixty (GO) days prior to the conduct of sald bingo game( s). Th e re shall be filed with the City Manager or hlS deslgnee, on a form furnished by same, a wrItten Notice of IntentIon sIgned by two officers of the charitable organizatlon to conduct such bingo game(s}, same Notice shall include but not be limited to: 1 e e (l ) 'I'h e name(s), address ( es) , telephone number(s) and afflliatlon(s) '\.Hth the applicant organizatIon of each person involved in the operatlon of such bingo game(s), along wlth proof of cOMpllance with Seetlon 23701 (d) of the California Revenue and Taxation Coae and Section SOlle)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. (2) A deta1led description of record keeping system to account for the recelpts, prizes, expenses, and prof i ts of each bingo game. (3) The application for the blngo permit, and all necessary supporting documents, as required by the City r1anager or h is des ignee, a bond, and permit fee 1n accordance with Sub-Section L of this Sectlon. (4) The location and signators of the special bank account. (5) A detailed schedule of the daters), hours and location of each bingo gaMe to be held. B. No person, elther as principal, agent, or employee, 2ncluding corporations duly recognized as chartered 2 e e by the State of California, shall engage In, conduct or carryon, or permit to be engaged in, conducted or carried on .lithin the CIty of Santa ~.1onica, any game of bingo as defined above, unless such game 1S for the benef it of a non-profi t charitable organization In operation cant Inually in the City of Santa Monica for f~ve (5) years prior to application for a permIt. c. A non-profIt, charitable organizatIon, as defined above, shall . conduct a bingo game only on property owned or leased by lt for ninety (90) or more days, or on any publlC property the use of which IS donated to the organization, and which property is used by the organIzatIon for an office or for the performance at the purposes for which the organization is organized. D. No person, except the organization authorized to conduct a bingo game, shall hold a financial l.nterest in the conduct of such a bIngo game. E. All profIts derived from a bingo game shall be kept in a specIal 3 e e fund or account and shall not be co-mingled witn any other fund or account. F. No person shall Interfere with, prevent or refuse to permit a police off~cer or a representative of the Ci ty Manager or hIS designee to make an examInation or inspection of any premise, uhether the premise is open to the public or not, or of any record kept by the applicant organIzation, or by any agent or employee thereof, for the purpose of deterMining uhether the applicant organization and/or bIngo Manager are complying with all t~e rules and regulations of the City Manager or his designee and all provisIons of the Santa Monica Municipal Code affectIng said business. G. No alcoholic beverages shall be sold, consumed, possessed, or available in any room where a bingo game is be ing conducted. H. No permit shall be granted for more than two (2) days per ~eek or for more than six (6) hours per day or at any 4 tit e tHle other than the hours behJeen 12: 00 p.m. and 12:00 a.~. I. B~ngo Manager Requ~reMent. No char1.table organizat1.on shall engage in, conduct or carryon, or perm~t to be engaged ln, conducted or carried on, 1n or upon any premises Toli th in the Cl ty of Santa Monica, the operation 0 f a bingo gaMe unless such game is conducted under the personal direction of a Bingo Manager, To/ho for one (1) year has been an officer, director or member of the 1 applying organ~zation. J. Blngo Permit. To obtain a Bingo Permit, such applying organization shall Make and file with the City Manager or his designee an applicatlon therefor in wri ting. In such appl ica t ion, the applicant shall set forth, in addit1.on to such ~nformatlon as may be requ i red by the City Manager or his designee: (1) A stateMent that neIther the Bingo Manager nor the members of the non-profit organizatlon whlch operate any blngo ga~e organized by such organization will receive any profit, wage, or salary 5 e e or any other d~rect or indirect consIderation from any bingo ga~e. (2) A state~ent that the B~ngo Hanager and a2.1 persons involved in the operatIon of the Bingo games has read and understands all reqUIrements of the law l.n regard to conductlng bingo gaMes in the City of Santa Monlca, and that such Bingo Manager will accept full responsl.billty for the conduct of such bingo games and all bingo card/ticket salespeople under his/her dlrection. K. Bingo Manager - Bond. (1) At the tIme of fIling for such a license the applIcant shall file and thereafter maintain with the City Manager or his designee a good and sufflcient bend or agreement to secure compllance ln the aggregate sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) running to the City of Santa Monica for the Llse and benefl t of Interested persons and parties, executed by the applicant, and by a freeholder, t\lO or !"'lore responsl.ble persons, or a surety authorized to do business In the State of Californla, any of WhlCh to be approved by the CIty 6 e e :-tanager or his desl.gnee. 'I'he total aggregate ll.abIlity on said bond shall be 11ml ted to the paynent of Fl~7e Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00>' Said bond shall be conditioned upon the strict compI iance, by the pr inc ipal, with the prov is 10ns of th i s Art i c 1 e, and th e pa ym e n t 0 fan y direct pecuniary loss sustained, through any act of grand or petty theft on the part of the principal, his agen t (s) or employeeCs) by any donor or by any person on whose behalf the the funds or personal property were sol ic i ted or rece i ved by the principal, and shall further see ure payment of all fees due the City of Santa Monica. (2) Sal.d bond shall remain in force and effect for the entire period of the perMlt. The suretles may cancel said bond and be relieved of further liability thereunder by deliverl.ng thl.rty (30) days' written not ice to the City rlanager or his designee~ Such cancellation shall not effect any liability incurred or accrued thereunder prlor to the term in a t ~ 0 n 0 f s aid t h i r t y (3 0) day period. 7 e e (3) Any person ute sustaIns any InJury covered by sa Ie bond, May in addItion to any other reMedy that he may have, bring an action in his own naine upon said bond for the recovery of any damage sustained by hlm. (4) Upon such action bel.ng commenced, such bond shall not be vOld upon first recovery thereon, but may be sued upon froM t H'le to t Irrt€ un t i 1 the whole or such penalty shall be exhausted. The City Manager or his designee May, in its discretion, require the fIling of a . net.,., bon d, and i mm e a i ate I y up 0 nth e recovery 1n any action on such bond, such BIngo Manager shall fIle a new bond, and upon failure to file the same within ten (IO) days in elther case, the Department shall forthwlth suspend such per~it. (5) The tlme within which any action can be brought against a surety upon any bond flIed hereunder may, by express prOVlSIon of the bona to that effect, be limIted to a period of two (2) years frOM and after the d is covery, by the person aggrieved, of the act or default complained of. 8 e e L. BIngo Perwlt Issuance Fee. U90n filIng the applIcatIon, the applIcant shall oav the SUM. of One Hund red F 1 f tv ~ J. _ (SISO) Dollars for a yearly per'T\it or Seventy-Flve (575) Dollars per day for a daily permIt for the first day and T~'i en t y - F i v e (S 25 ) Do II a r s for e a c h additional day. SaId applIcant shall agree in writing that the fee pald is the reasonable cost ot permit issuance. M. Investlgation. The City Manager or his deslgnee shall exam2ne such applIcation and shall ma~e such further investigat ion of the applIcant and Its or his affaIrs as the City Manager or his designee shall deem advisable. The City Manager or his designee shall issue a permit only if: (I) That the applicant applying or representatives of the applicant organ1.Zatlon 1.5 of good I"loral character and does not have a bad reputa t ion for truth, honesty or integrity. (2) That all of the statements made in such appl1catlon are and each of then 15 true and not deceptive or ~isleading and that the applicant has not 9 e e vlolated any of the provislons of this Artlcle or engaged ~n any fraudulent transacion or enterprise that the applicant intends to conduct its business fairly and honestl~. OtherwIse, the Clty Manager or his oeslgnee shall deny the application and refuse to Issue a pernit, and shall notify the appllcant of lts declsion. N. Revocatl0n. All permits issued hereunder shall be subJect to the condItion that the applicant thereafter shall cease and des .lst from opera tlng a blngo game yithin sald Clty of Santa Monica when ordered so to do by the City if the City Manager or his nesignee fInds after a hearing, as provided in Section 6126 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code, that any act or omISSIon of such appllcant or any of their agents, servants, or employees in the conduct of blngo games withln the City of Santa Monica is unfalr, unjust, lnequitable or fraudulent. The City Manager or his designee Must suspend or revoke any such permit if, after hearing upon notlce, the Cl ty Manager or hIs des 19nee shall find 10 e e the eXlstence of anv of ... the grounds herelnabove enumerated for the denial of an application for a BIngo Pernlt, lncluding, but not lli1l.lted to findlng that state~ents made In such appllcatlon are not true or are deceptIve or nislead~ng1 prOVided, however, that such suspenSlon or revocation shall be discretionary with the CIty Manager or his designee If the only ground for such revocation is such that it does not affect the permittee's honesty and integrity, or the ability to properly supervise the Blngo Game. o. Termination. Every such permit shall terminate on the date of termlnatlon stated thereon. SECTION 2. Any provision of the Santa Monlca i'4unicipal Code or appendlces thereto inconsistent T,v1.th the provisions of thiS ordinance, to the extent of such inconsistencies and no further, are hereby repealed or modifled to that extent necessary to affect the provislons of this ordinance. SECTION 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of thls ordinance 1.S for any reason held to be lnvalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of any competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the reITlaln ~ng port 1.ons of the ord inance. The Ci ty Counc i 1 he reby 11 , . , ~ e e declares tha t ~ t ',.,ould have passed th is ord lnance and each and every section, subsection, sente:1ce, clause or phrase not declared ~nval ~d or uncons tl tut ional Wl thout regard to wh e the r any portion of the ord inance would be subsequently declared invalld or unconst~tutional. SECTION 4. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the passage of thlS ordinance. This City Clerk shall cause the same to be published once in the officlal ne~lspaper:- \iithin 15 days after its adoptlon. The ord inance shall becone effect~ve after 30 days from its adoptlon. APPROVED AS TO FORM: n.,,~ ~~rf'l- Robert M. Myers .~ City Attorney 12 -- '1 e /:,1.. A OCT 2 S 1977 ~pg-tJOG It ~anta JJlonica 3'Sap QCttie~ l}ost 123, Jnt. LEG'ON BL,LD',NG AND OFFICE '-lEET-NG SECOND & FOUf'lTI-' iLJ!:OSDA'fS 1<:28 SEVENTEE"\ITI-1 STREET "0 BOx 123 SA~~TA 'v10NICA, CALI FORo..:lA 90406 '213', 829 5144 October 4, 1977 City Clerk Ci ty of Santa M:>nica 1685 Main Street santa Monica, California 90401 We are requesting that we be scheduled to appear before the Santa M:>nica City Council, so that we may be heard in connection with the Bingo Ordinance. Our presentation id11 be short. In all probability, the Post Adjutant, Charles Allemann and myself will speak for about three minutes. Please let us know on what date we should appear. ~-=~_:S1~~C ~EllC~S: "4' J.8 n c:=J- =i C"") -< .... 0 0- u ~~i\Q .." -.-..., (J" ..cC't,..... l'-- ~:t;; % -I ~ r-."...:: "'" I'T'I IP ::O.....d X -g ,.= 0 ::;c: fI\ z: .. n --J ~ ~ C!& v ~-~ ))7/"v I ~ Pt OCT 2 5 '977 ~l'rlTin~ :S-~U11a ~lloninl )Sinn' .3Jul'mhl'r 16, 1919 ....." INFORMA TION e Santa MOOlca, Califor_. October 19, 1977 i ~ i1 TO: Mayor and City Counnl FROM: Ci ty Staff SUBJECT: Thomas C. Ellis Written Communication Attached, please find a copy of an'act to amend Section 326.5 of the Penal Code and to add Sechons 215. 2 and 23710 to the Revenue and Taxation Code, relahng to bingo, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately: I Mr. Ellis is requesting our Municipal Code be brought in hoe with the above newly amended state code which allows bingo in fraternal organizations. MCP:db attachment ~ ""' Ch. 271 e STAT~TES OF 1977 e BINGO-AUTHORIZED ORGANIZATIONS CHAPTER 271 ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 101 An act to amend Section 326.5 of the Penal Code, and to add Sections 2152 and 23710 to the Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to bIngo, and declaring the urgency there?', to take ,effect Immediately. ?_-4 ~.o:"- 830 LEGISLATIVE COU~SEL'B DIGEST _ ~.l. - II EXI<;t1ng law authorizes cIties, counties, and citieS and counties to adopt ordmances permitting certain nonprofit, charitable organ- IZations to conduct bingo games under specified conditions. This bill" ould authorne local ordmances to permit addttional nonprofit organizations, lficludmg (1) specifIed labor, agricultural, or llOrtlcultural orgalllzatlOns; (2) ;,peclfl(~d fraternal beneficiary societies, orders, or organizations; (3) bUSiness leagues, <-bambers- of commerCE; real estate boards and boards of trade, CIVic leagues and orgamzatlOns operated exclushely for the promotion of social welfare. and certam local employee organizatioI15 "hose net earn- ings are dedicated exclusively to chantRble, !,ducaUoJ:lal, or recrea- tlOnal purposes; (4) nonprofit pleasure and recreation clubs; (5) domestic fraternal societies, orders, or associations whose net earnmgs are de\oted exclnsnely to religious, charitable, scientJfle, literary, educational, and fraternal purposes. and (6) mobllehome park associations and senior citizens groups, to conduct bingo games. The proceeds, With specifIed exceptIons, of all such games are to be \lsed on~y for chantable purposes. _ E}'lstmg law permits a city, county. or city and county to impose a license fee not to e},cced the actual cost of issumg such lieense on eacb orgamzation \\hicb It authorIZes to conduct bingo games. _' . . , This bill would instead limit the hcense fee to $50 and require. -- that one-half of the fee paid shall be refunded to an organization . .:' , demcd a license. E"lsting law pro\ldes that it IS a ml~dell1eanor pum~hdble by a fllle not to e:>.ceed *10,000 for any person to reeeh e a profIt, wage. or salaQ flom an authorlJ:ed bingo game. This bill would prO\lde It IS also a misdemeanor pUnlsbable by such a fme to pay a profit, wage, or salary from an authonzed bmgo game and would pronde that VlolatlOD of any other provI- SlOn of the law authorizmg blllgo games is a misdemeanor. E::nstmg law requires that an authorized organlzahon shall conduct a bingo game only on property owned or leased by it and which property is tlsed by such organuatlOn for an_office or for organizational purposes. ' ~ ':~- Tins bill 'would specify that ~uch propert)' need not be used or lcased exelusl\ ely b~- the organizalion, - Under existing law, eel tam Olgalllzations are e:>.empted from bank and corporation taxes and their property. ",hieh is used for qualified e-"empted purposes, 1S e'\-erupted from property taxa.- lion. This bill \\Quld speCify that an OlgalllLahon which IS e:>.empted from such ta "es shall not be dl~qua1Jf1ed for such eAemphons i~ it Changes or additions In text are Imllcated by underlln-.! '" . JI -.. _7-19i8 REGULAR SESSION it. 271 conducts bIngo games, pro,ldi"d tbat the proce<'ds ot "ucb games are cxdu~1 \ cl7 u~d for the Ch..rltllb]e pnrposes ot the organl:r.a-, tion. The people of the State 0,- California do elluct III follow,: SECTIO~ 1. Section 326.5 of the P('nal Code Is amended to T('ad:- 3265. _. n _ ___ {al l'elther tbis cbapter nor Chapter ]0 (commencing wIth Section 330) llpplles to any bingo gnme wblcb Is conducted 1n 8 city, connty, or city and county pur- suant to an ordinance enacted under Section 19 of Al tielI' IV of the State Con.~ stltuUon, provl{led that sucb ordinance allows games to be conducted only · · · by organizations e"empterl from -the pai-ment of the bank and corporation tax by · · · Sections 2310]8, 2370Ib, 2370ld, 2370Je, 2370lt, 23101g, and 2370U_ of the neyenue and TaxRtion Code and · · · by mobllchome park Rs"oclatlonll and sentor dti/Ains organi/aliens; and pro\-ided that the procl"('d'l ef slIch games are used only for chantable purposes. (b) It Is a mIsdemeanor for ,my per~on to lI~cche or pay a profit, wage, or- "alary from any bmgo game nuthorized by Sectlon ]9 of ArtIcle IV of the State Constitution (c) A nolation of "ubdn iSlOn (b) of this sectIOn shan be pnnlshable by a fme not to exceed ten thous.md dollars ($lO,(lOO), which fme shall be deIJOslted In the general fund of tbe city, county, or city and county whlcb enacted the ordinance authorizing the bmgo game. A, 101ntJon of any pro'ision of this section, other than subdl\ iSlOn (b), Is a mIsdemeanor. - - -- ~ - (d) The city, connty, or cIty and county \I hlCh enacted the ordmance -authoriz- ing t~e bingo game ma! bring an action to enjoin a , 101atlOn of this <;ectlOD. (e) :-<0 minors shall be aIlm..ed to participate III any bingo game. ! (f). II · An organl.<atlon authori.-:ed to conduct bmgo games pursuant to sub- ~vlslOn (a) shill conduct a bmgo game only on property owned pr leased by It, and whlch property is used by such organizatIOn for an offIce or for perform- ance of the purpo~es for which the organization is organL,.ed_ Xothlng in this subdl\ l~lOn sh"ln be con<<trned to rCijlllre that the propel ty owned or leased by the orgamzatlon be Uf'ed or leased e),c}ll"l\e])' by snch organlL.atlOD. ..' ...... (g) ..\11 bmgo games shall be open to n,e publiC, not just to the members of the .. .. · a uthori7ed c.rgan iza tion. (b) A lHngO game shall be opPrRted and "L,fted only b~ members of the .. · · authonzed organization ~ blch orgamzed it. Such members shall not receive a profIt,. \\ age, or salnrs from any bmgo game Only the organization authonzed to conduct a bingo gnme shall opuate such game, or participate in the promotion. supervisIOn, or any other phase of such g"lrne. (1) No mdn idual corporatIOn, p.trtnerS]lIp, or other legal entity e:\.ccpt the organizatlOn authoTlzed to condult a bmgo' game .,hall hold a fmaneIa] mterl'st III the conduct of sllch bingo game. (J) 'Yith respect to 01 gamzatlons e:>..en1pt from P'l~ lDClIt of the bank and cor- poratIOn tax by SectIOn 23701d of the Revpnlle :lHd Ta "lentlon Code, all profits derhed from a bmgo game <<haJCbc kept In a "]1eCl:l] fund or account and shall not be commingled \\ ltb any other fund or account Such proflU: shall be used only for chantable purpo<;cs. 'Ylth I espect to other orgam7atlOns llutholi7-ed to con- duct t.mgo games pnrsuant to this ~ectlOn, all proceeds derl\ed from a bingo game <<hall be kept In a specIal fund or account aod shan not be comrnlngled deletfons by asterlsks . 831 . . 6 Ca~ LE'g IS SetV .17----6 j -I I ..... -t. .... Ch. 271' .ATUTES OF 1977 with any other fund or llccounL Such proceeds shan be used only for Ch.ble pU!"JlOSl'8. except as follows: (1) Such proceeds may be used for prlZ('8, (2) .A portIon ot such pr()C('(>ds, not to cxcc<<2 10 peru-nt ot the proceeds arter the dcductlon for prlz.es, or fhe hundred dollars ($:)00) per month, \\ hlchever Is less, may be used for rental of property, ovcrh('nd, and Ildmlnlstrathe c:l.pen.ses. (k) A.. dty, county, or clty and county may Impose a license fee - - · on each - - - organlzntion which It authorizes to conduct bingo games. The fee, whether tor the Initial license ~r renewal, shan not e:l.ceed flft,. dol1ars ($50): It an application for a license Is denied, on~"'half of Ilny liccnse fee paid shall be refunded to the organiz.atlon. ~ _ (l) :"'0 person shall be allowed to participate In a bmgo game. unless tbe person Is physically present at the time and place In whIch tbe bingo game Is being con- duct~ - (m) The total \ alue of priz.cs aWllI ded during the conduct of any bmgo games shall not e:l.ceed two hundred flfty dollars ($250) 10 cash or kind, or both, for eacb separate game WhlCh lS held. (n) As used in this- section "blDgo" means a game of chance in whlcb prlz.es are awarded on the basis of deslgnated Ilumbtors or S) iubols on a card which conform to numbers or s)mools selected at random It IS the IntentIOn of the LegIslature tbat bingo as defmed-In _ this subdn lsion applies exclushely to this~ section and shall not be applied 10 the construct1On or enforcctnent of any other prOVlsion of law. SEC. 2. Section 215.2 is add('d to the Re\ enue and Ta~atIon C-ode. to read. 215.2." . _ Property owned by an organization that satIsfies tbe requirements of Section 214, 2]5, or 2151 and which IS used pnmanly for c~empt purposes l!hal1 not be demed the welfare or \ eterans organizatIOn e~emptlon because such property is also used for conductmg bingo games pursuant to SectIon 326 5 of the Penal Code, prOVIded that the proceeds from such games are used e:l.clusin~ly fOJ: the charitable- purposes of such orgamzation. > - SEC 3. Sect10n 237]0 is added to the Revenue and Ta"\ahon Code, to read: 23710. Any orgamzation c"\empted from ta'l.es im]Jo!>ed under this part pursuant to the prOll!>lOns of thIS artide shall not be dl"qU.lllfwd for such eJo.ernption on the basis that it conducts bingo games pUlsn,lDt to SectIon 3265 of the Penal Code, prmided that the proceeds from such games are uS0d c}.clusl\ e1y for chantable purposes. SEC. 4. [Crgency statute] Appro\ed July 7. 1977. FlIed July 8, 1977: , 832 Changes or addItions In text are Indicated by lJ nderllne "... . .,."...I!II.- ... -.",~i :hy--) ;-"~~c.t'/ "'.... -;6::;;"i-;:::Y?:,,;/ ~r~'':''! ; '.K- , tf{.., - ~"-,,<:it E,_ :~.~ .~!f. ~~ :P, J~ r~ \'.'~ ....~. '. ~- \ ,,,. .......,.--y- -".../~ -~:X~~':l">~ <.~:~., ~~M "4&~ J~.l~f /0 - ;l.s-- 7?r santa ,1onica j"Bap <!tities l)ost 123, 3Jnr. e I ~ If" Santa Monlca 3~ Citles Post 123 of the A~erlcan LeGlon, a non proflt organlzatlon was chartered In 1919, ani has been serving thlS communlty ever Slnce. We were founded on the principle of serVlce to the Veteran, the Nation, the State, and nost of all to the Communlty in which we reslde. Over the years the Leglon has raised it's funds through the assessF1ent of dues, varlOUS subscriptlons, garage sales, twisting the arms of frle~ds, and ru~y other way that we could find that was legal. ~e have expended these funds over these past 59 years to thousands of veter~ns, their wldo~s and their children. ~e have d8nated to tens of civic causes, charltles, dlsaster reIlef funds, on and on and on. ~e were glad to do It. It's what we stand for. Service. We sponser L~erican Le~lon 3aseball. You yourselves saw fit to generously fund a po~tlon of our programV tUlS year. ~e almost brougnt our Clty anotner c~am?lonshi~ to go ~ith 1976's. Each year we send several boys to lmerlcan LeGlon's Boy's State, a week long seilllnar on C1VlC gover~~ent. We sponser Oratorical contests in the Santa Monlca High Schools, award aC!lleve~ent certlficates to Santa Honica Grade School chlldren. ~acn year we sponser a very successful Chrlst- mas party at the rast hall for youngsters under 10. And we do this wlth unpaid and voluntary help. Ho~ever some of our progra~s have been severly curtailed, because of lack of funds. Boy Scouts, Sea Scouts, donatlons to the Red Cross, the 5alvatlon Army, the Santa Monica Boy's Club, etc. Zntertalnment we prevlously provlded on a monthly basis to the veterans at \'lads\'lorth dOS!Jl tal had to be dropped al together. Every rise in utility rates, ~nsurance premlums, main- tainence expenditures and the like result in ~ore and more of these projects and progra~s falling by the wayside. Our membership register includes businessmen, white and blue collar workers, doctors, la~Jers, brokers, even ~ Santa Monica judge and an ex:-con;re,::s"lan. :Iany of these Legionnalres are known to "octh yourselves and the citizens 0 f Santa iionlca. Some of them are here tonight. -,* . ..... e . Everyone of these men and wo~en have acce]ted the li.merlc an LeSlon f s ::::rlncrJle 0 f 0 bllgatlon to the :;atlon, to the state end t~ t~e C~~Tun~ty. It is inconcleveaole to us tn&t such e.. bojy w::mld ~err'll t an.y lawless pers.::>n or persons to bec:me lLv~lved In ~ny u~oertaklng of the A~er- iC8n leGi:)n, and th~t ~ncludes 3lrrgo. We are not here wavinG a fIa?, nor are we asking for. a handout. ':'e are as};:'ln; fer ','rhe.-c other Cl tl6S and cor~n;1Unl tles throughout tne stc.~e of Callf~r~la have 8een fit to grant. And ,'~ Sf"' dOL"'''' ~T,",U "n11 '0..... fYr!'Vlt.,,.,,,, 'u'!=,: a "1'/PoY to l'D.lSe the II v .:. Q yo.,." ~ ___ ..... 0 ...................-__#-...~ - ....... -- f~nd;--necessa;y to carry o"'J.~ our programs that have been on- goinG fer ~q vears. /"" .. Than.~ you.