ORDINANCE NO. __________, SERIES 2023
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 156.005 AND 156.052 OF THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT CODE OF ORDINANCES RELATED TO DONATION DROP-OFF BINS DUE TO THE REPEAL OF CHAPTER 117.
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SPONSORED BY: COUNCIL MEMBER MULVIHILL
WHEREAS, On August 8, 2019, the Louisville Metro Council passed Ordinance No. 112, Series 2019 repealing Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government Code of Ordinances ("LMCO") Chapter 117 which governed charitable solicitations; and
WHEREAS, LMCO Chapter 117 provided terms and definitions as well as the registration and licensing process governing donation drop-off bins in LMCO ?? 156.005 and 156.052(L); and
WHEREAS, LMCO ?? 156.005 and 156.052(L) must be amended due to the repeal of LMCO Chapter 117.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I: LMCO ? 156.005 is hereby amended to add the following definitions:
CHARITABLE or CIVIC ORGANIZATION. Any person determined by the Internal Revenue Service or the Kentucky Department of Revenue to be a tax-exempt organization; or a person or organization defined under KRS 367.650(2).
PROFESSIONAL SOLICITOR.
(1) A person who for compensation or other financial consideration solicits contributions in this County directly or indirectly, for or on behalf of a charitable organization. A person qualifies as a professional solicitor if he/she is hired on a fee, commission, or percentage basis and the work is performed by him/her or his agents or the employees or volunteers of the benefiting charitable organization under the direction, supervision, or instruction of the solicitor. A professional solicitor conducts or supervises specific fundraising activities or events in which gifts are solicited, received, and deposited by the professional solicitor or his/her agents, expenses are paid, and net proceeds del...
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