Adopted 3-5-1979 by L.L. No. 2-1979
The following words and phrases as used in this article shall have the following meanings, unless a different meaning is required by context:
BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION
The Police Benevolent Association which represents, for collective bargaining purposes, the employees of the Police Department of the Village and shall include the officers of such association.
CHARITABLE PURPOSES
Any benevolent, philanthropic, civic, patriotic or eleemosynary purpose.
COMMERCIAL COVENTURER
Any person who, whether or not for profit or other commercial consideration, shall conduct, promote, underwrite, arrange or sponsor a sale, performance or event of any kind which is advertised as benefiting, to any extent, the charitable purpose of any organization representing the employees of the Police Department of the Village.
CONTRIBUTION
The promise or grant of any moneys or property of any kind or value, except payments by members of any organization for membership fees, fines or assessments or for services rendered to individual members if membership in such organization confers a bona fide right, privilege, standing, honor or direct benefit, other than the right to vote, elect officers or hold offices.
PERSON
Any individual, organization, group, association, partnership, corporation or any combination of them.
PROFESSIONAL FUND RAISER
Any person who, whether for or not for compensation or other consideration, plans, conducts, manages or carries on any drive or campaign in this Village for the purpose of soliciting contributions from persons residing in or from persons, firms or corporations owning real property or conducting business within the Village for or on behalf of any charitable purposes of a benevolent association, whether or not such person engages in the business of or holds himself out to persons as regularly or independently engaged in the business of soliciting contributions for such purposes.
PROFESSIONAL SOLICITOR
Any person who is employed or retained, whether for or not for compensation, to solicit contributions for charitable purposes from persons residing in or from persons, firms or corporations owning real property or conducting business within the Village.
No member of the Police Department of the Village and no benevolent association shall:
A. 
Seek or solicit or authorize or permit any person or entity on its behalf to seek or solicit contributions of any kind from any resident of or from the owner of any real property located within the Village or from any person, firm or corporation conducting business within the Village by any means under any circumstances, including collection for charitable purposes; provided, however, that if any such solicitation is for charitable purposes, then any such solicitation may be authorized by resolution of the Board of Trustees, subject to the terms and conditions of this article.
B. 
Utilize or permit the utilization of any moneys or contributions stemming from solicitation for charitable purposes to be used for any other purpose; provided, however, that use of any part of the funds collected to reimburse the benevolent association for the actual costs of such solicitation shall not be deemed to be a violation of this section.
A. 
A benevolent association which intends to solicit contributions from any resident of or from the owner of any real property located within the Village or from any person, firm or corporation conducting business within the Village by any means whatsoever shall, prior to any such solicitation, file with the Village Clerk, on forms prescribed by it, the following information:
(1) 
The name of the organization and the name or names under which it intends to solicit contributions.
(2) 
The names and addresses of the officers, directors and executive personnel of the organization.
(3) 
The address of the organization or, if it does not maintain an office, the name and address of the person or persons having custody of its financial records.
(4) 
The tax exempt status of the organization.
(5) 
The purpose or purposes for which the contributions to be solicited will be used.
(6) 
The date upon which the fiscal year of the organization ends.
(7) 
The names and addresses of any professional fund raiser or commercial coventurer who is acting or has agreed to act on behalf of the organization and the terms and consideration upon which such professional fund raiser and commercial coventurer have been retained.
B. 
The registration form shall be signed by the president or other officer and the chief fiscal officer of the organization.
C. 
Such registration shall remain in effect until it is canceled as provided herein or withdrawn by the organization.
D. 
Every registered organization shall notify the Village Clerk, within 10 days, of any change in the information required to be furnished by such organization under Subsection A(1) through (7) above.
E. 
In no event shall a registration of any such organization continue or be continued in effect after the date such organization should have filed but failed to file an annual report in accordance with § 250-14 of this article, and such organization shall not be eligible to file a new registration until it has filed the required annual report with the Village Clerk.
A. 
Registration and bond. Any person who has registered pursuant to the provisions of Article 7-A of the Executive Law shall file proof of such registration with the Village Clerk 10 days prior to the commencement of any solicitation within the Village.
B. 
Books and records. Any books and records required to be kept by Article 7-A of the Executive Law shall be made available to the Village Clerk within 15 days following his request therefor.
C. 
Books and records of benevolent associations. A benevolent association receiving funds for charitable purposes as a result of any such solicitation shall maintain books and records showing the amount of such funds received and the disposition of such funds and shall file with the Village Clerk, on or before the 15th day of March of each year, a certified report showing the amounts received and the disposition of funds.
D. 
Any failure to comply with the requirements of this section will be grounds for the revocation by the Village Clerk of permission to solicit funds pursuant to the provisions of this article.
If there is a violation of this article by any member of the Police Department or by a benevolent association, then charges in connection therewith shall be heard and determined by the Board of Trustees in the manner provided by the rules and regulations of the Police Department and by § 8-804 of the Village Law, and punishment consistent with the provisions thereof may be imposed by the Board of Trustees.