A. The Council may, at its option and good cause appearing therefor, waive the payment of any license tax and/or fee imposed by this title for the conducting or staging of any concert, exhibition, lecture or entertainment, the nature of which, in view of public morals and well-being, meets with the approval of the Chief of Police and Council, and where the major portion of the net receipts, if any, derived therefrom are to be used solely for charitable or benevolent purposes within the City, and not for the purpose of private gain of any individuals.

B. The Council may, at its option and good cause appearing therefor, waive the payment of any license tax and/or fee required by this title to be paid by any religious, charitable, fraternal, educational, military, state, county or municipal organization for the conducting or staging of any entertainment, dance, concert, exhibition or lecture, the nature of which, in view of public morals and well-being, meets with the approval of the Chief of Police and the Council, where the major portion of the net receipts, if any, derived from any of the same are to be used wholly for the benefit of such organization, and not for the purpose of private gain of any individual.

C. In lieu of action by the City Council, as set forth in subsections (A) and (B) of this section, the City Manager is hereby authorized to issue a waiver of the payment of any license tax and/or fee imposed by this title and all activities for which a business license would be required by the City, when he has received evidence or other information which satisfies him that the conditions set forth in subsections (A) and (B) of this section exist, except that the City Manager’s approval may be substituted for that of the City Council, and when such application has received the written approval of the Chief of Police.

D. The Applicant shall receive evidence of any such waiver granted under subsections (A), (B) and (C) of this section in such form as the City Manager may from time to time determine. (Ord. 2537 § 1, 1992; Ord. 2408 § 1, 1990; Ord. 1801 § 2, 1978).