§ 6-40. Investigation, determination, issuance or denial.

(a)

Upon receipt by the parish council of an application for a permit under this division, the parish president, or such person as he may designate, shall make an investigation of the qualifications of each applicant and of the merits of the application with a view towards determining:

(1)

Whether the applicant is duly qualified to hold, operate and/or conduct a raffle or bingo, super bingo or keno games under the rules and regulations of the parish council.

(2)

That the member or members of the organization designated in the application to hold, operate and/or conduct the raffle or bingo, super bingo or keno games applied to be held are bona fide active members of the organization and are persons of good moral character who have never been convicted of a felony.

(3)

That the raffle or bingo, super bingo or keno game will be held, operated and/or conducted in accordance with the provisions of state law and with the rules and regulations of the parish council.

(b)

The parish president, or such person as he may have designated to make the investigation referred to in subsection (a) above, shall make the determination within 30 days after receipt of the permit application and the permit fee. Consideration of the permit application shall be placed on the agenda for the first regularly scheduled meeting of the parish council after the expiration of the 30-day investigation period, and a public hearing on the application shall be set during that same meeting or during the half hour immediately preceding that meeting. During that meeting and/or public hearing, the parish president, or such person as he may have designated to make the investigation, shall report his findings and state his opinion as to whether the permit should be issued or denied.

(c)

The parish council shall make a determination of whether to issue or deny the permit by majority vote upon motion duly made and seconded. Neither an ordinance nor a resolution shall be required for such a determination, and voting on the motion may be by a simple voice vote rather than by roll call vote. The only record of such determination that shall be required is a simple minute entry.

(d)

If the parish council, in accordance with the above procedure, determines that the permit should be issued, then the parish president shall issue the permit.

(Ord. No. 9-87, § 1(30:3A—D), 2-9-87)