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r. <br />^ • <br />I <br />DATE:March 25, 1991 <br />TO:Mark Bemhardson, City Administrator <br />FROM:Mel Kilbo, Chief of Police <br />SUBJECT:Administrative hearings, liquor violations <br />On Friday, March 22, 1991, I spoke with Chief Dean Mooney of <br />the Golden Valley Police Department reference their <br />procedures in license matters. <br />Be indicated that they had run a sting operation after <br />Oettinc complaints from citizens and found a number of <br />violations in their off sale liquor stores. The clients <br />pled guilty to the criminal charges. <br />Under their ordinance, they must notify the license holder <br />not more 30 days or less than 15 days, of a pending <br />case. It must be a personal service, they generally have a <br />police officer deliver the notice. <br />In their proceedings the City Attorney presides over the <br />and the Council sits as a Jury. The City Attorney <br />swears in wittnesses and the Chief is usually the first <br />witness. Be describes the incident and the facts thereto <br />and idiether or not the licensee pled or wns found guilty of <br />crialnal charges. <br />In their ordinance the Chief must also decide whether the <br />violation was a willful or non-willful one. It it be a <br />willful violation, revocation in their ordinance is <br />mandated. Very few t#illful ones come to the attention of <br />the council and if a non'*willful one is found to be <br />warranting license action by the council, it is a mandatory <br />sentence of not less than 5 days. The timing of the days <br />off is negotiated by the Chief of Police and the licensee <br />mv%A after it has been agreed upon, the Chie:J sends a letter <br />to the council indicating the days of suspension.