File #: 20-039-O    Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 5/19/2020 In control: Purchasing and Licensing
On agenda: 5/26/2020 Final action: 6/22/2020
Title: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 8 OF THE DULUTH CITY CODE, 1959, AS AMENDED, REGARDING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 8 OF THE DULUTH CITY CODE, 1959, AS AMENDED, REGARDING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.

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CITY PROPOSAL:
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CITY PROPOSAL:
The city of Duluth does ordain:

Section 1. That Chapter 8, Sections 8-2 through 8-5, of the Duluth City Code, 1959, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:


Sec. 8-2. Membership; appointment; term of office.

The alcohol, gambling and tobacco commission shall consist of seven members, who shall be appointed by the mayor, subject to the approval of the council. Each member shall be a citizen of the United States and a resident of the city for at least one year immediately preceding his their appointment. Of the persons first appointed for membership on the commission, three shall be appointed for one year, three for two years and one for three years. Thereafter, all appointments shall be for the term of three years, except such appointments as may be made for the remainder of unexpired terms. Members of the commission shall be eligible for reappointment.

Sec. 8-3. Vacancies.

Vacancies on the alcohol, gambling and tobacco commission caused by death, resignation or otherwise shall be filled by the mayor only for the unexpired terms, subject to approval of the city council, in the same manner as for initial appointments. Such vacancies shall be filled by the mayor within 30 days after the occurrence of such vacancies. The term of any member of the commission shall be deemed vacant upon such failure to attend three consecutive meetings, unless such nonattendance resulted from a justifiable cause.

Sec. 8-4. Members' oath of office.

Every appointee to the alcohol, gambling and tobacco commission, before he they enters upon the duties of his their office, shall make and file with the city clerk an oath or affirmation to support the constitutions of the United States and of the state and to perform faithfully, honestly and impartially the duties of his their office, as required by Section 28 of the C...

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