Comments on: One Step Forward, Two Steps Knocked Back to the Stone Age http://nikku.net/blog/one-step-forward-two-steps-knocked-back-to-the-stone-age/ The Art in the Business of Theater - Collaboration Tools and Technology and the Storefront Theater Movement Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:14:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Laura http://nikku.net/blog/one-step-forward-two-steps-knocked-back-to-the-stone-age/#comment-323 Laura Mon, 12 May 2008 23:01:59 +0000 http://nikku.net/blog/one-step-forward-two-steps-knocked-back-to-the-stone-age/#comment-323 It is all very convoluted, but this (below) is an excerpt. Nonprofits are exempt, as long as they are performing in a licensed venue and doing their own promotion. If you hire a promoter (e.g., Carol Fox & Associates, an independent contractor for marketing/p.r., or the like), then you would have to jump through the hoops. At least that is the way I understand it. I'm no lawyer... <i>(B) If a not-for-profit corporation promotes an amusement or event at an establishment licensed or required to be licensed under this chapter, and such amusement or event is open to members of the general public, and an admission fee, minimum purchase requirement, membership fee or any form of donation or other fee is imposed for the privilege of attending such amusement or event, and the person promoting such amusement or event on behalf of the not-for-profit corporation does not hold a valid event promoter license or proper class of such license issued under Chapter 4-157 of this code, it shall be unlawful for a licensee under this chapter to present such amusement or event at the licensed establishment unless the not-for-profit corporation provides the licensee with: (1) acceptable documentation establishing its not-for-profit status, and (2) a dated letter, on its letterhead and signed by its authorizing official, (i) stating that the not-for-profit corporation or bona fide member(s) or employee(s) thereof is promoting the identified amusement or event at the licensed establishment on behalf of Draft Ordinance–April 28, 2008 14 such not-for-profit corporation, and (ii) confirming that the not-for-profit corporation has not used, hired, employed or otherwise availed itself of the services of an event promoter licensed or required to be licensed under Chapter 4-157 to promote such amusement or event. Such documentation and letter shall be kept on site by the licensee throughout the duration of the promoted amusement or event, and thereafter shall be maintained on file by the licensee for a period of three years. Upon request, such documentation shall be made available for inspection by any authorized city official.</i> It is all very convoluted, but this (below) is an excerpt. Nonprofits are exempt, as long as they are performing in a licensed venue and doing their own promotion. If you hire a promoter (e.g., Carol Fox & Associates, an independent contractor for marketing/p.r., or the like), then you would have to jump through the hoops. At least that is the way I understand it. I’m no lawyer…

(B) If a not-for-profit corporation promotes an amusement or event at an establishment licensed or required to be licensed under this chapter, and such amusement or event is open to members of the general public, and an admission fee, minimum purchase requirement, membership fee or any form of donation or other fee is imposed for the privilege of attending such amusement or event, and the person promoting such amusement or event on behalf of the not-for-profit corporation does not hold a valid event promoter license or proper class of such license issued under Chapter 4-157 of this code, it shall be unlawful for a licensee under this chapter to present such amusement or event at the licensed establishment unless the not-for-profit corporation provides the licensee with: (1) acceptable documentation establishing its not-for-profit status, and (2) a dated letter, on its letterhead and signed by its authorizing
official, (i) stating that the not-for-profit corporation or bona fide member(s) or employee(s) thereof is promoting the identified amusement or event at the licensed establishment on behalf of Draft Ordinance–April 28, 2008
14 such not-for-profit corporation, and (ii) confirming that the not-for-profit corporation has not used, hired, employed or otherwise availed itself of the services of an event promoter licensed or required to be licensed under Chapter 4-157 to promote such amusement or event. Such
documentation and letter shall be kept on site by the licensee throughout the duration of the promoted amusement or event, and thereafter shall be maintained on file by the licensee for a period of three years. Upon request, such documentation shall be made available for inspection
by any authorized city official.

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