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Smithville staff to propose ordinance aligning city liquor-license names, fees with state

3802186 · June 4, 2025
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City staff told the Board of Aldermen they will bring an ordinance to rename several local liquor licenses to match state and county terminology and to adjust the short-term caterer permit fee schedule to the state model; no change to substantive license requirements was proposed.

Smithville staff told the Board of Aldermen on a work‑session that they will bring an ordinance at the next regular meeting to align the city’s liquor‑license names and the short‑term caterer fee schedule with state and county terminology and practice.

City staff said the change is intended to make the permitting process simpler for event planners and for city staff, and would not change regulatory requirements attached to the licenses. “We’re not talking about changing requirements or what the license does or anything like that. It’s literally just a change to the name of the types of…

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