Ordinance 2756-04 - Laserfiche WebLink

Section 4 Campaign Guidelines and Requirements (A) Frequency. There shall be one annual Campaign for Charitable Organizations and Federations as provided by this chapter and in accordance with rules adopted pursuant to this chapter. The Mayor shall designate the month in which the Campaign will be held. (B) Eligibility for Participation. A Charitable Organization or Federation shall be eligible to be selected by the Employee Committee to participate in an annual Campaign if: (1) The Charitable Organization or Federation submits a timely application for participation to the Employee Committee, which application shall include a certificate signed by an authorized officer or employee of the Charitable Organization or Federation substantially stating that: (a) The Charitable Organization or the Federation meet the standards established respectively in section 2(B) and (D) above. (b) The Charitable Organization or Federation has existed and has actively made grants or performed the non-profit work for which it is organized during the previous twelve months. (c) The Charitable Organization or Federation has the express permission of the board of directors of each member organization represented by the Federation for the use of its name and participation in the Campaign. (d) The Charitable Organization or Federation(and each organization represented by the Federation) is registered with the secretary of the state of Washington as provided by RCW 19.09.065 and is in compliance with Washington laws governing charities to the best of the knowledge of the individual certifying the application. (e) The Charitable Organization or Federation(and each organization represented by the Federation), except government units, are governed by a voluntary board of directors which serves without compensation for serving on the board. (2) The Charitable Organization and Federation(and each organization represented by the Federation) shall not discriminate with respect to those classes of people protected by federal law. (3) The Charitable Organization and Federation(and each organization represented by the Federation) shall make available to the Employee Committee copies of its annual report including its most recent financial statement, as well as a disclosure for that period of the total dollar value of support from all sources received on behalf of the charitable purposes, fund raising costs and other expenses. (4) Each Charitable Organization and Federation(and each organization represented by the Federation) shall expend a minimum of seventy-five percent of the monies AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO CHARITABLE GIVING CAMPAIGNS BY CITY EMPLOYEES Page 3 of 5