Amending Chapter 4 Article 4 Code Regulating Charitable Soliciations

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( 3) No charitable organizationj_ er professional fund raiser consultant or professional or non-professional solicitor shall solicit funds by the use of statements or materials that would indicate that such funds were being raised for an a person or organization er-agency-frem-whieh-sueh-erganiEatien-er-agency without explicit written permission from that person or organization for the wising solicitation of such funds has-net been-received-in-aeeerdanee-with-ether-grevisiens-ef-this-seetien. (4) A professional fund raiser consultant or a professional solicitor or any person who is employed to solicit or act on behalf of a professional fund raiser consultant or professional solicitor shall disclose at the time of the solicitation and before the donor agrees to make a contribution: a. The person or charitable organization that is being represented; b. That the person soliciting the contribution is, or is employed by, a professional fund raiser consultant or a professional solicitor, and that the professional fund raiser consultant or professional solicitor is compensated; c. The percentage of the charitable contributions which is to be received by the charity or the fee or compensation to be received by the professional consultant or solicitor. (ef) Books and records required. No person shall solicit any contributions for any charitable purpose without maintaining a an accurate system of accounting whereby all donations to-if received and all disbursements by-it made are recorded and such records retained for not less than three ( 3) years entered-upen-the effieial-becks-er-reeerds-of-the-person:s-treasurer-er-e her financial-effieer after the solicitation and disbursement have been completed. (gg) Report to eemmissien Controller required. All persons to whom permits are registered-and issued permits under this section shall furnish to the eemmissien Controller within sixty ( 60) days after the solicitation has been completed, a report and financial statement showing the amount raised by the solicitation, the amount expended in collecting such funds, including a report of the wages, fees, commissions and expenses; paid to any person in connection with solicitation, and-tie-disgesitien-of-the balance-ef-tie-funds-eelleeted-by-the-selieitatien the total amount used directly for charitable purposes and the amount to be used for charitable purposes in the City. In the case of charitable organizations maintaining a permanent office in the City, the wages of regular full-time staff employees may be entered as a total figure. The entire report filed-by-the-person shall be available for public inspection. The permit holder shall make available to the eemmissien Controller, or to any person designated in writing by the eemmissien Controller, as-its-representative-fer-such purpose; all books, records and papers by which whereby the accuracy of such report may be verified. (qh) Registraiien-and-PPermit content; identification card; not transferable or assignable: (1) Registratiens-andpPermits issued under this section shall bear the name and address of the person to whom the permit is issued, the serial number of the permit, the date issued, the dates within which the permit holder may solicit, and a statement that the permit does not constitute an endorsement by the City or by any of its departments, officers or employees of the purpose or of the persons conducting this the solicitation. All permits must be signed by the chairman-ef-the-eemmissien-and-by-the-Mayer Controller. ( 2) Each permit holder shall provide to each solicitor ef-the-eharitable-erganizatien-will-be-previde4-with an information card or similar identification signed by the person having control and supervision of the solicitation. The card or identification shall carry on its face the name and address of the person to whom fiAftmq C9iirina