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County attorney to draft narrow amendment allowing limited alcohol exceptions for county- or court-approved events
Summary
The county attorney asked for direction to revisit Chapter 4, section 4.9 to allow exceptions for county- or court-approved functions (for example, limited wine/beer at court events and permitted county special events); commissioners expressed support and the attorney will bring back an ordinance for public hearing.
The Nassau County attorney asked the board on Jan. 21 for direction to revisit Chapter 4, section 4.9, the county's current prohibition on alcohol consumption on public property, to allow limited exceptions for county- or court-approved events.
The attorney said she had been approached by county management and the court about events at county facilities where limited alcohol service is customary, such as a court social hour or special events at the Westside Regional complex. "Currently, you prohibit any alcohol consumption whatsoever on any public property...I have been approached...on revisiting your chapter 4 section 4.9 allowing for allowing alcohol consumption," she told the board.
Several commissioners expressed support for exploring a narrowly tailored change. Commissioners asked whether events such as judicial investitures would require a request and the attorney said those would come through a request and that the initial change she envisions would be a small ordinance amendment allowing exceptions for county- or court-approved functions; she cautioned that broader special-events permitting and licensing could be considered later.
No ordinance was adopted at the meeting; the attorney said she would draft proposed language and return the ordinance for public hearing and additional public input.
