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Minnetrista staff propose eliminating routine background checks for temporary liquor licenses
Summary
City staff recommended clarifying city code so temporary liquor-license applicants would not automatically require city background investigations; staff and council said checks could still be requested for unfamiliar applicants and the change will be placed on the business agenda for formal consideration.
City staff told the Minnetrista City Council on June 3 that the city code lacks explicit direction on whether temporary liquor-license applicants must undergo a city background investigation and recommended clarifying the code so routine annual background checks are not required.
"There's no state requirement to complete a background check for applicants," Ally Palfos, director of administration, said. Palfos said most temporary licenses are issued to nonprofit…
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