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Proposal to exempt 501(c)(3) groups from DORA policing costs fails for lack of second
Summary
Council member Janek moved to add a clause exempting 501(c)(3) nonprofits from police and trash charges for DORA events; the motion received no second and did not proceed.
Council member Janek proposed adding a clause to the DORA application asking whether an applicant is a 501(c)(3) and, if so, requiring the city to provide police services and trash receptacles rather than charging the nonprofit. Janek argued nonprofits promote community and should not face the same costs as for-profit establishments.
The motion failed procedurally because it received no second during committee discussion. The committee did not adopt a nonprofit exemption; members noted the distinction between for-profit bars that benefit commercially and nonprofit community organizers and asked the administration to consider fairness in future policy discussions. "Is your organization a nonprofit 5 0 1 c 3? If yes, additional trash receptacles and police services, if needed, will be provided by the city," Janek proposed on the record.
