Beer Board

CITY OF BRISTOL, TENNESSEE MINUTES OF THE BEER BOARD MEETING HELD June 19, 2019 BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT CITY EMPLOYEES PRESENT Mr. Craig Kistner – Chairman Chief Blaine Wade Mr. Vincent Turner Lt. Brian Hess Mr. Robert Greeson Lt. Brad Tate Investigator M.Doty Ms. Kristen Olinger Call to order - At approximately 5:10 pm on June 19, 2019, Mr. Kistner, Chairman of the Beer Board for the Beer Board for the City of Bristol, Tennessee, called the meeting to order in the conference room of the Ewell L. Easley Municipal Bldg., located at 104 Eighth St., Bristol Tennessee. Review of Minutes - Board members reviewed minutes from the May 15, 2019 meeting and the minutes were approved as read. NEW BUSINESS Fame Corner Market (Sunoco), 201 Pennsylvania Ave, Bristol, TN: Mr. Ahsan, the owner, appeared before the board to respond to an allegation that an employee sold an alcoholic beverage to a person under the age of twenty-one. Lt. Tate was called to stand to brief the board on the events that took place on the date of the sale, May 23, 2019. Lt. Tate advised that an underage, confidential informant entered the store, selected an alcoholic beverage and proceeded to the cash register. The store clerk asked for an ID, viewed the ID, and then completed the sale without entering a birthdate. Lt. Tate provided a copy of the informants ID which showed the CI to be underage until 10/20/20. With no further questions for Lt. Tate, Mr. Ahsan was then called to stand. Mr. Ahsan advised the board that the register does ask for a date of birth to be entered but will allow the sale to go through if no date is entered and the clerk bypasses this step. Mr. Ahsan states that all employees are trained and have signed contracts upon hiring that state they will check all IDs for alcohol sales. He provided the employee’s application and signed agreement to the board for review. Mr. Greeson asked Mr. Ahsan if the employee had been terminated in which he replied no as it was the clerk’s first mistake in 3-4 years. Chairman Kistner advised this is the first offense in 5 years since the permit was issued. Mr. Turner made a motion for a 10-day suspension on alcohol sales or a penalty of $1500.00. Mr. Greeson seconded the motion and it was passed unanimously. Dollar General, 1728 Weaver Pike, Bristol, TN: Mr. Chad Archer, store manager, appeared before the board on an allegation that an employee sold an alcoholic beverage to a person under the age of twenty-one. Detective Doty was called to stand and advised the board that on May 23, 2019 a confidential informant entered the store, selected an alcoholic beverage and proceeded to the cash register. The same informant was used as in the previous operation. The cashier asked for an ID, viewed the ID, and then entered an unknown date of birth that allowed the sale to go through. Detective Doty advised that the receipt did not print the date of birth that was entered. With no further questions for Detective Doty, Mr. Archer was then called to stand. Mr. Archer advised the board that a valid date of birth has to be entered in order for the sale to go through, however, he did not know what birthdate the cashier entered. Mr. Archer states they have a zero-tolerance policy and the employee was terminated. Chairman Kistner advised this was the first offense since the store opened. Mr. Greeson made a motion for a 10-day suspension or a civil penalty of $1500.00. Mr. Turner seconded the motion and it was passed unanimously. OLD BUSINESS - None PENDING BUSINESS - None The board discussed the next possible meeting dates to be either July 17, 2019 or August 7, 2019 depending upon any new applications received. With no further business, the meeting was adjourned.