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Newberry Mobile owner says operator licenses lapsed through oversight; clerk explains no automatic notices
Summary
Siyash Goyal, owner of SG Petroleum (doing business as Newberry Mobile), told the committee operator licenses for several long-term employees had expired due to his oversight and that he has set phone reminders; the city clerk said the city does not send individual expiration notices because renewal cycles cover hundreds of people.
Siyash Goyal, who identified himself as the owner of SG Petroleum doing business as Newberry Mobile, appeared before the Safety and Licensing Committee to address a demerit-point appearance tied to expired operator licenses.
Goyal told the committee several of his bartenders and gas-station attendants — employees who had worked for him for eight or nine years — let their operator licenses lapse and that he had trusted they would renew. “And, honestly, it was my fault too that like, you know, I didn't pay attention to it,” he said. To avoid a repeat he said he has set phone reminders that will notify him and team members two months and one month in advance of expiration.
Clerk Bolader told the committee the city maintains a list of operator licenses, their issue and expiration dates, and that anyone is welcome to call the clerk’s office to confirm a license’s status. The clerk added the city does not send individual expiration letters because each license cycle involves roughly 600 to 700 renewals; the clerk noted the city sends general reminders to alcohol license holders but not individual operator notices.
The chair thanked Goyal for steps taken to rectify the lapses. No formal penalties or additional committee directives are recorded in the transcript for this appearance.
The hearing was recorded as Item 260139 on the agenda.
