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Police chief reports town hall turnout, stops Venmo raffle sales after AG opinion
Summary
Police Chief Braun said a recent town hall drew residents and justice-system officials and reported that the attorney general's opinion requires cessation of online raffle-ticket sales via Venmo and similar apps; the department will change purchasing procedures for fundraisers.
Police Chief Braun told trustees on Sept. 24 that a town hall meeting the department held the previous week drew residents and several judges, police chiefs and the prosecutor's office and produced sustained resident questions. He said the department plans more town halls in other neighborhoods.
On fundraising practices, Braun said the Ohio attorney general issued an opinion that online sales of raffle tickets through peer-to-peer payment apps (for example Venmo, Cash App) fall under the online-gaming statute. As a result, the department has stopped accepting Venmo purchases for raffle tickets tied to fundraising draws. Braun said events that sell items not tied to games of chance can continue using such apps until further guidance is available.
Braun also thanked volunteers and the Delhi Citizens Police Association for supporting the department's Touch-a-Truck event and said the Citizens Police Academy would start soon with 22 enrollees.
