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Alcohol compliance checks find multiple violations; law department schedules suspension hearings
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Summary
A recent compliance operation checked 30 businesses with multiple sales to minors and several operators cited; the law department reported agreed orders, fines and scheduled a preliminary suspension hearing for a third‑offense vendor with a requested 45‑day suspension and $2,000 fine.
City staff and law department representatives reported results of recent alcohol compliance checks and enforcement actions, including agreed orders, fines and suspensions for permittees who failed to meet training requirements or failed to submit remedial plans.
An enforcement officer told the board the city checked 30 businesses during a two‑day operation; nine businesses sold alcohol to a minor on the first day and additional violations were identified on a second day. The law department relayed that several cases had been resolved with agreed orders and fines; it also noted a newly filed third‑offense case (Harb's Market) that will be scheduled for a suspension/revocation hearing with the law department seeking a 45‑day suspension and a $2,000 fine.
Board members discussed CAST/CAS training compliance among permittees and directed several matters to a hearing officer when applicants or managers did not appear or had not completed required background checks and training. The beer fund balance and cumulative fines were provided: $29,000 in fines collected so far in the year and a beer fund balance of about $278,000.
