[Added by Ord. 75-8]
No person without first having applied for and obtained a permit from the Director of Community Safety shall:
A. 
Make any appeal to the public for a charity or charitable to religions purpose, either by soliciting or collecting gifts, contributions, or subscriptions or by conducting any sale, bazaar or exhibition or by any other means whatever at any place or to any person within the City.
B. 
Shall sell or solicit for or on behalf of any person, firm, association or corporation, by telephone or otherwise any ticket or right to admission to any amusement, show, entertainment, lecture or other enterprise, or solicit a contribution or gift in connection with any such amusement, show, entertainment, lecture or other enterprise for a charity or charitable or religions purpose.
Charitable purpose as used herein shall mean and include the word patriotic, philanthropic, social service, welfare, benevolent, educational, civic, paternal, either actual or purported.
The provisions of this part shall not apply to any person or organization organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes and not operated for the pecuniary profit of any person if the solicitation by such person or organization is conducted among the members thereof by other members or officers thereof or if the solicitations are in the form of collections or contributions at regular assemblies of service of such established persons or organizations. Provisions of this part shall not apply to any solicitation or collection of funds in connection with any assembly or gathering of persons at any religions function or in any church, synagogue or other place of worship.
Any person required to have a permit under this Part shall file an application with the Director of Community Safety in the form and manner specified by the Director of Community Safety. Said application shall include the following information:
A. 
Name and address of the applicant and whether the applicant is affiliated with any other organization than the one for which this solicitation is intended.
B. 
Location of national, state and local headquarters, if any.
C. 
The name and address of all persons directly interested in or who in any manner will be engaged in the work.
D. 
The exact purpose for which the proceeds of the solicitation, sale, bazaar, exhibition, promotion, amusement, show, lecture, entertainment or other enterprise thereof, are to be used, including the manner in which and the amount of any compensation intended to be paid to any person, firm, association or corporation out of such proceeds.
E. 
The total amount which is sought to be raised.
F. 
The bank or place where all or any part of the funds raised by such activity will be placed on deposit or invested.
G. 
What records of funds received will be kept and where such records will be open to the public.
H. 
Whether the uniform or identification worn or carried resembles that of any other group in the area conducting a similar type of activity.
I. 
Such other information in respect to the character, past and proposed activity of the applicant and the parties directly interested in or engaged in the work as may be necessary to enable the Director of Community Safety to make a full and complete investigation.
The Director of Community Safety after completion of an investigation necessary shall issue to the applicant free of permit fee or license charge a permit to conduct said charitable solicitation except no permit shall be issued where the Director of Community Safety has found:
A. 
The applicant has not stated true facts on his application.
B. 
That if a permit should be granted to the applicant a fraud in all probability will be perpetrated on the public in that the purpose of said solicitation is not such charitable or religions purpose.
No person coming within the definition of this Part shall conduct any solicitation unless said person has with him such permit or identification issued or authorized by the Director of Community Safety.
No person under the age of 16 years shall engage in the activity of charitable solicitations nor shall any person cause or procure or allow any person under the age of 16 years to engage in such activity unless said person under the age of 16 years is under the charge of an adult person who has a permit to engage in such charitable solicitation or who is the agent or appointee of the person having the permit to engage in such charitable solicitations. The words "in charge" shall mean and include having sufficient control of said minor under the age of 16 years so as to know his whereabouts while performing such solicitation and so as to receive from him funds derived from such solicitations.
The Director of Community Safety upon the issuance of any permit shall file a duplicate copy thereof with the City Clerk and Director of Finance. The solicitor upon completion of said solicitation shall surrender all permits and identifications to the City Clerk and shall file with the City Clerk a report completed under oath or penalty of perjury of the amount of money collected and a final disbursement of said funds. The City Clerk shall transmit a copy of said report and said permit and identifications to the Director of Community Safety. A copy of said report shall also be filed with the Director of Finance.
Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Director of Community Safety under this part may within ten (10) days of receiving notification of said decision appeal said decision to the City Council by filing a written notice of said appeal with the City Clerk. The City Clerk shall thereafter set said matter for a hearing before the City Council within thirty days. The hearing before the City Council shall be on notice to the applicant and shall be a new hearing de novo.