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<br /> <br />V"-1 <br />VIII-C-1 <br /> <br />FLUEGEL & MOYNIHAN PA <br />Attorneys At Law <br /> <br />Donald J. Fluegel * <br />Shawn M. Moynihan <br />Daniel J. Fluegel <br /> <br />1303 South Frontage Road, Suite 5 <br />Hastings, MN 55033-2477 <br /> <br />Telephone 651-438-9777 <br />Fax 651-438-9775 <br /> <br />March 31, 2004 <br /> <br />Mayor Mike Werner <br />and City Council Members <br />Hastings City Hall <br />101 East Fourth Street <br />Hastings, MN 55033 <br /> <br />Re: <br /> <br />Liquor Ordinance Amendment <br /> <br />Dear Mayor and City Council Members: <br /> <br />At the next city council meeting, the city will hold a public hearing and consider an amendment to <br />Chapter 3 of the City Code, specifically Section 3.10. At the present time, City Code requires the <br />city to publish once in a legal newspaper a notice of any hearing to suspend or revoke a liquor <br />license. In the past several months, when the city has wanted to take action against the liquor <br />license, this requirement significantly slowed down the process. This publication requirement is not <br />required by state statute. <br /> <br />It is recommended that the city adopted the attached ordinance which would delete this publication <br />requirement. The city would still be required to give written notice to the liquor licensee who is the <br />subject of the suspension or revocation. That written notice must be given at least ten days before <br />the date of the hearing. The attached amendment will not change that requirement. <br /> <br />Recommendation: I recommend the city council adopt the attached ordinance amendment which <br />would delete the publication requirement for the suspension or revocation of a liquor license. <br /> <br />Very truly yours, <br /> <br />FLUEGEL & MOYNIHAN P.A. <br /> <br /> <br />Shawn M. Moynihan <br />City Attorney <br /> <br />SMM:ham <br />Enclosure <br /> <br />* Also admitted to practice in Wisconsin <br />