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Council passes ordinance updating city liquor rules; leaves fees to be set by resolution
Summary
The council adopted Ordinance 2024‑9 to modernize city liquor and intoxicating beverage code, aligning portions with state law and moving license fees to be fixed by future council resolution; council debated Sunday sales hours and insurance/inspection questions.
City counsel presented a draft ordinance to permit retail liquor by the drink and to modernize outdated sections of city code (Title 5 and Title 9). Counsel explained the draft replaces specific dollar amounts in code with language that fees will be “set by resolution,” allowing the council to set the fee schedule annually without repeatedly amending ordinance text.
Council members debated whether to follow state law fully on Sunday sales and how hours and categories (beer, wine, liquor) should be treated; one councilmember advocated matching state code, while others favored leaving certain local choices to preserve business flexibility. The council introduced and approved Ordinance 2024‑9 (amend Title 5 chapter 32 and Title 9 chapter 28) with the fee schedule to be adopted by resolution at a subsequent meeting.
