12.01.2007
PROMOTING SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS
"Call The Roll" - Columbus City Council
At the end of each year City Council, the City Attorney’s office and the Division of Police work with community leaders to help protect public safety by presenting objection resolutions for certain liquor permit renewal requests. These resolutions are brought against establishments that have a documented track record of code and health violations, recurring police runs, and a refusal to work with the neighborhood.

“Public safety is always Council’s top priority,” said Councilmember Andrew J. Ginther. “The liquor license objection process is a powerful tool that the community has at their disposal to voice their neighborhood’s concerns.”

As chair of the Public Safety Committee, Ginther will present the resolutions of objection at the December 10th Council meeting. Once adopted, the resolutions will be delivered to the Ohio Division of Liquor Control for consideration as the Division conducts its annual review of liquor permit renewal applications.

“Objecting to an establishment’s liquor license renewal application is not an issue that Council takes lightly,” said Councilmember Ginther. “We base our objections on facts and figures derived from police reports and code enforcement officers, as well as the counsel of the City Attorney’s office. However, the most important aspect taken into consideration is the feedback we receive from the community.”

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