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5. audit, the provisions of this section shall not be construed so as to pro- hibit the director of finance from performing unannounced audits or restrict any right of the clerk of the city council or director of finance to secure records required to be maintained by the provisions of §§17-19.1 et seq. Both the clerk of the city council and director of finance shall have the author- ity to go upon the premises on which any organization is conducting a bingo game for the purpose of carrying out the duties imposed by §§17-19.1 et seq. The application for the bingo permit shall constitute permission from and authority granted by, such organization to any law-enforcement officer or the clerk of the city council or the director of finance to enter upon such premises. D. The organization shall maintain a record in writing of the dates on which bingo is played, the number of people in attendance on each date and the amount of the receipts and prizes paid on each such day. The organization shall also maintain a record of the name and address of each individual to whom a door prize, regular or special bingo game prize or jackpot from the playing of bingo is awarded, as well as the amount of such award. The organization playing bingo shall also maintain an itemized record of all receipts and disbursements; including operating costs and use of proceeds incurred in operating bingo games. Section 17-19.8. Audit required, fee. • A. All such reports filed pursuant to §17-19.7 shall be audited by the director of finance. All such reports shall be a matter of public record. B. An audit fee of one per centum of the gross receipts amounting to two thousand dollars or more which an organization reports pursuant to §17-19.7 shall accompany each such annual report. No audit fee shall be required if the gross receipts of an organization are less than two thousand dollars, and no such fee shall exceed twenty-five dollars in any case. C. Such audit fee shall be payable to the city treasurer. Section 17-19.9. Other prohibited practices. In addition to those other practices prohibited by 5§17-19.1 et seq., the following acts or practices shall also be prohibited under the provisions of §§17-19.1 et seq.: A. Except for reasonable and proper operating costs and prizes, no part of the gross receipts derived by an organization, as herein defined, permitted to conduct bingo games or raffles may be used for any purpose other than those lawful religious, charitable, community or educational • purposes for which the organization is specifically chartered or organized.