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Public Hearings 11.

BCC Regular Meeting

Meeting Date:	02/05/2015
Issue: 3:32 p.m. Ordinance amending Chapter 6, Article III relating to Alcoholic Beverages
From:	Kerra Smith
Department:	County Attorney's Office
CAO Approval:

RECOMMENDATION:

3:32 p.m. Public Hearing for consideration of adopting an Ordinance amending Chapter 6, Article III, of the Escambia County Code of Ordinances, relating to alcoholic beverages.

Recommendations: That the Board adopt an Ordinance amending Chapter 6, Article III, of the Escambia County Code of Ordinances, relating to alcoholic beverages in public parking areas; reclassifying to address open or unsealed alcoholic beverages; amending Section 6-61, Definitions, to define alcoholic beverages, intoxicating beverage, liquor, and possession; amending Section 6-63, Open Container in Public Parking Areas, to modify prohibitions regarding consumption of alcoholic beverages in public places, limiting applicability to the unincorporated areas of the County, and establishing Exceptions; providing for severability; providing for inclusion in the Code; providing for an effective date.

BACKGROUND:

At its January 22, 2015 meeting, the Board approved setting a Public Hearing for consideration of adopting the above-referenced ordinance. The Board of County Commissioners is authorized to establish and enforce regulations pertaining to alcoholic beverages pursuant Sections 125.01(1)(o) and (w), and 562.14, Florida Statutes (2014). At its December 18, 2014 Committee of the Whole the board discussed the county’s open container ordinance and indicated a desire to strengthen the regulations.

BUDGETARY IMPACT:

N/A

LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS/SIGN-OFF:

The proposed Ordinance was drafted by Assistant County Attorney, Kerra A. Smith.

PERSONNEL:

N/A

POLICY/REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION:

N/A

IMPLEMENTATION/COORDINATION:

The ordinance was drafted with input from the Santa Rosa Island Authority and the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. A copy of the Ordinance will be filed with the Department of State and copies will be provided to the State Attorney’s Office and the Sheriff’s Office.

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Ordinance