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Knoxville Beer Board warns delinquent permittees, highlights $75,000 education contract and $264,000 fund balance
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At its Jan. 20 meeting the Knoxville Beer Board reviewed suspension and revocation referrals tied to sales-to-minor citations, noted most cases were resolved aside from an unpaid fine, and flagged enforcement steps for businesses delinquent on an annual alcohol-awareness class. The board also reported a $75,000 contract for school alcohol education and a $264,000 beer fund balance.
The Knoxville Beer Board on Jan. 20 reviewed a clerk's report showing several permittees reached the suspension-or-revocation stage after citations related to sales to minors and discussed stepped-up follow-up to bring businesses into compliance.
Mister Johnson, who said he "wears the clerk hat," told the board that cases including Weigel's and Red Lobster "were cited for sale to a minor, and failed to provide the required remedial plan and or fine" and that the city law department had filed noncompliance complaints that led to suspension-revocation proceedings. He said most of those matters have been dismissed after agreed orders and fines were paid, but that DayR Markets has an agreed order entered and has not yet paid its fine.
The clerk also reviewed the beer fund. "That contract has been executed, and that was for $75,000, and that was for a 1 year period," Mister Johnson said, referring to a council-approved allocation to the Metro Drug Coalition for alcohol-education work in schools. He said beer fund revenues have exceeded budget and reported the fund balance at $264,000.
Board attorney Mister Frost warned members that next month's agenda will include a list of businesses delinquent on the required annual alcohol-awareness/safety class (the CASC class) and that those still out of compliance could be required to appear before the board or be referred to a hearing officer. Frost said the agency's approach began with warning letters sent in December and that the class is available most Thursdays so businesses have time to comply before the Feb. 17 appearance date.
Mister Johnson added the compliance follow-up grew out of an audit by the audit committee and the internal auditor, Miss Kirk. Councilwoman Parker said the board should consider whether the policy needs change for long-time permit holders who find the class repetitious.
The board did not take enforcement votes at the Jan. 20 meeting; members were warned that the law department could seek revocation if a business remains out of compliance and the case proceeds to that stage. The board scheduled follow-up on delinquent permittees for the Feb. 17 agenda.
