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Council Agenda Item 4d
MEETING DATE: September 16, 2019
AGENDA ITEM: Gambling Report - 2nd Quarter Report
SUBMITTED BY: Finance
BOARD/COMMISSION/COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: None
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION: Gambling Premise permits were approved for the St. Joseph
Lion’s, St. Joseph Jaycees, Granite City Lumberjacks and American Legion Post #328.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Per City Ordinance No. 62 each organization conducting lawful
gambling within the City of St. Joseph is required to submit copies of their monthly state tax returns to
City Hall on a quarterly and annual basis. Per review of the tax returns the organizations are sufficiently
supporting the local community with their gambling proceeds. Examples of how the organizations are
giving back to the community include the following items:
Area High School Grad Parties Kennedy Community School ISD 742
Boys/Girls State St. Cloud Apollo Booster Club Hanging Flowers
Granite City Lumberjacks St. Joseph Dollars for Scholars Rocori Trap Club
Place of Hope Lumberjacks Boy/Girl Scouts
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Legion Baseball July 4 Bands Street Flags
Mark Zimmer Foundation St. Joseph Food Shelf Memorial Day Guard/Organist
St. Joseph Lab School Community Easter Party Local Memorials/Medical Bills
Required St. Joseph Community
Organization Net Profits Donation Donations % Donated
American Legion Post 328 $39,603 $3,960 $7,345 19%
St. Joseph Lion's $27,646 $2,765 $3,719 13%
St. Joseph Jaycees $9,518 $952 $4,009 42%
Granite City Lumberjacks $14,357 $1,436 $10,000 70%
Note: Some organizations provided substantial donations to the St. Joseph community in other quarters.
BUDGET/FISCAL IMPACT: Information Only
ATTACHMENTS: RCA – Quarterly Gambling Report
REQUESTED COUNCIL ACTION: Accept the 2nd Quarter 2019 Gambling Report