HomeMy WebLinkAboutLIQUOR COMMISSION - 01/23/2001 - SUN DRUGS/EZ PANTRY LIQUORS ETC ELK GROVE VILLAGE
LIQUOR COMMISSION
PUBLIC HEARING
January 23, 2001
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
PRESENT: Mayor Craig B. Johnson, Liquor Commissioner
Trustee James P. Petri, Commission Member
Trustee Samuel L. Lissner, Commission Member
ALSO PRESENT: Village Attorney George B. Knickerbocker
Village Clerk Ann I . Walsh
Police Officer Keith Wilcox
Margo Maple - Sun Drugs
Manahar Patel - EZ Pantry
Liquor Commissioner Johnson called the public hearing to
order Tuesday, January 23, 2001 at 6 :00 p.m. and noted for the
record that each respondent had received notice of the
complaints.
Pharmacy Consultants/Sun Drugs-548 Devon Avenue
Ms. Margo Maple and Officer Wilcox were called as witnesses
and duly sworn in.
officer Keith Wilcox proceeded to give testimony that on the
evening of December 19`", 2000, a 19 year old patron, as part of
the Police Department sting, was successful in purchasing a six
pack of Miller Light beer from Sun Drugs cashier, Mary Cohnke,
without identification requested.
Ms. Maple testified Sun Drugs has made provisions to
purchase a cash register that requires the patron' s birth date be
entered for all liquor or tobacco sales. Discussion ensued
regarding the policies currently being practiced by Sun Drugs
regarding sale of liquor and precautions being considered to
avoid the sale of liquor to minors.
The complete testimony of Ms. Margo Maple is contained
within the court reporter' s transcript that is on file in the
Village Clerk' s Office.
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January 23, 2001
EZ Pantry/Licruors Etc. 1113 Nerge Road. -
Manahar Patel, owner of EI, Pantry/Liquors Etc. was called as
a witness and duly sworn in.
Officer Wilcox reported that on December 29, 2000 a 19 year
old minor was allowed to purchase a six pack of alcoholic beer
without being asked for identification by cashier, Ghanshyam
Patel.
Manahar Patel answered questions of the Commission and
Village Attorney and related Mr. Ghanshyam Patel was fired
following the incident. The owner also indicated an interest in
the cash registers mentioned during Ms. Margo Maple' s testimony
earlier. Mr. Patel related that during the year 2000 he had
reported 7 incidences whereby he confiscated fake ID's which were
sent either to the Elk Grove Police Department or the Illinois
Secretary of State's Offices.
The complete testimony of Officer Wilcox and Manahar Patel
are contained within the court reporter's transcript on file in
the Village Clerk's Office.
Upon hearing the testimony, the Liquor Commission adjourned
to deliberate in closed session.
The Commission returned to open session at 6 :40 p.m.
Liquor Commissioner Johnson stated for the record that the
Police stings that took place before this December sting produced
about a 35 percent failure rate. The December 2000 sting
resulted in a failure rate of 18 percent. The Commission hopes
for a zero percent failure rate from now on.
The Liquor Commissioner then imposed the following fines and
orders for Pharmacy Consultants/Sun Drugs and EZ Pantry/Liquors
Etc. :
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January 23, 2001
1. Suspension of liquor license for one (1) day (Wednesday,
February 21, 2001.
2 . Respondents shall be assessed a fine in the amount of
$500.00, the payment of which shall be stayed until July 1
2001. If the respondents install a computerized cash
register that enables monitoring the age of the customers
and proof of the installation is provided to the Village,
the fine will be waived.
3 . Respondents shall pay the costs assessed to the respondent
for the Court Reporter fee, with the fine to be paid within
10 days from the date a bill with the exact amount due is
received.
Liquor Commissioner Johnson noted for public record that
both businesses have had two previous violations and a third
violation for carding a person under the acre of 21 for purchase
of alcohol will require revocation of the businesses liquor
license.
However, penalties for not carding someone 21 years old and
over are addressed in the Ordinance that became effective January
1, 2001 .
The public hearing was adjourned at 7 :45 p.m.
Craig B. Johnson
Liquor Commissioner
Ann f . Walsh
Village Clerk
C: Mayor and Board of Trustees, Village Manager,
Police Chief, Finance Director, Village Attorney, Village
Clerk
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