Clayton Makes it a Little Easier to Get Beer and Wine

After a second reading during Tuesday nights Clayton City Council meeting the council approved the ordinance amendment on qualifications for liquor beer and wine licenses. City Attorney Mitch Baker explained the changes…

“The main changes that this new language creates is, one, it switches from a charge standard to a conviction standard as far as when screening someone, not whether or not they’ve been charged with a crime, but whether or not they’ve been convicted.”

and also the second change…

“And then two, the way it was written, anybody who had been convicted of a misdemeanor that wasn’t a traffic offense, could never get a alcohol permit within the City of Clayton, even if they were 50 at the time of their application. So what it does, it creates a five year look back period for misdemeanors that are not traffic offenses. Traffic offenses still don’t count against individuals.”

The change passed with a unanimous vote by the council.