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Council Agenda Item 4d
MEETING DATE: February 18, 2020
AGENDA ITEM: Gambling Report - 4th 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 Boy/Girl Scouts Salvation Army
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Legion Baseball July 4 Bands Street Flags/Street Project
Mark Zimmer Foundation St. Joseph Food Shelf Memorial Day Guard/Organist
St. Joseph Lab School Community Easter Party Local Memorials/Medical Bills
St. Joseph Fire Safety Calendar Resurrection Lutheran Church Benton County Arena
Required St. Joseph Community
Organization Net Profits Donation Donations % Donated
American Legion Post 328 $81,024 $8,102 $14,801 18%
St. Joseph Lion's $63,098 $6,310 $41,981 67%
St. Joseph Jaycees $24,921 $2,492 $10,994 44%
Granite City Lumberjacks $36,959 $3,686 $137,000 372%
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 4th Quarter 2019 Gambling Report