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Council reopens alcohol permit rules after concerns about off-premise special events; proposed 21-day cap fails
Summary
After hearing public and staff concerns about operators using special-event permits to run effectively permanent second premises, Minot council voted 7–0 to reconsider language limiting special-event permits and later rejected a specific 21-day cap proposal 0–7; the city attorney will return revised ordinance language.
The Minot City Council voted unanimously to reconsider its prior direction to the city attorney on limiting off-premise special-event permits, reopening a months-long discussion about how to prevent businesses from operating effectively permanent second premises under special-event authority.
Mayor Mark Janser placed a reconsideration request on the table; the motion to reconsider passed 7–0. Council members described a series of options to address the staff-identified problem of operators using repeated special-event…
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