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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCD-24-92 THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE REPORT Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE File# �f� Date: NOVEMBER 2, 1992 Res. #U A Report#: CD-24-92 By-Law# File#: - Subject: AUTHORIZATION TO PERMIT ORGANIZATIONS TO SELL BREAK-OPEN LOTTERY (NEVADA) TICKETS IN THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE Recommendations: It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend to Council the following: 1. THAT Report CD-24-92 be received; 2 . THAT the Licensing Officer (Town Clerk) be authorized to issue a letter of permission for the sale of break-open tickets where the organization has been issued a licence from the Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations; and 3. THAT Sandy Flynn, Big Sisters N.O.W. , be advised of Council's decision. BACKGROUND AND COMMENT: On June 8, 1992, Council considered Addendum to Report CD-11-92 and adopted the following recommendations: "THAT Report CD-11-92 be received; THAT the request received from Sandy Flynn, Promotions Co-Ordinator, Big Sisters, N.O.W. , for approval of a licence for the sale of Break-Open Lottery (Nevada) Tickets, be denied on the basis that the Town of Newcastle is not the home based municipality of this organization; THAT the Lottery Licensing Officer (Town Clerk) be directed to deny all requests for Break-Open Tickets (Nevada) Licences, if the applicant organization is not based in the Town of Newcastle, until such time as the Lotteries Branch of the Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations amends its policy in this regard; and THAT Sandy Flynn be advised of Council's decision and she be forwarded a copy of Report CD-11-92 . 11 601 CD-24-92 - 2 - November 2, 1992 A recent change in Ministry licensing policies has provided organizations with a demonstrated provincial mandate, the opportunity to sell break open tickets from more than one municipality in the Province. The criteria used to determine status as a provincially mandated organization include: 1. A reference to a provincial mandate within the letters of incorporation; 2 . A Board of Directors which is representative of a number of different areas across the Province; and 3 . An ability to provide direct services to a number of different communities and regions across the province (usually through regional or local chapters of the organization) so that the services provided are available and accessible to a significant portion of the residents within the Province. A provincially-mandated organization must first apply to the Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations for the issuance of a licence, then request a letter of permission from the local municipality. In order for the licence to be valid, the municipality's letter must be posted at the location where tickets are being sold. Because of these new Provincial Guidelines, it is respectfully recommended that the Lottery Licensing Officer (Town Clerk) be authorized to issue a letter of permission for the sale of break- open tickets where the organization has been issued a licence from the Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations . Respec full submitted Recommended for Presentation t�Committee -.. Patti Bar ie, A.M.C.T. Lawrence E. Ko s ff, M.C.I .P. To Clerk Chief Adminis ra�tive Officer PLB/ms Individuals to be advised of Council's decision: Sandy Flynn Promotions Co-ordinator Big Sisters N.O.W. 179 King Street East Oshawa, Ontario L1H 1C2 6 02_