The Fayetteville City Council at its Sept. 17 meeting will hear the second reading of a proposed amendment to the Alcohol Permit Ordinance. The changes relate to portions of the ordinance pertaining to those serving alcohol.

Originally addressed in a first reading in August, Police Chief Steve Heaton said he and Peachtree City Police Chief Skip Clark had worked with their respective city managers and city attorneys to make corrections to the server permit section of the ordinance.

The section on rejecting the issue or re-issue of a handling permit was revised to include anyone who has been convicted of a state law violation or has been convicted of the misuse of alcohol, including an offense for driving under the influence, within the past two years.

Another provision pertaining to the prohibition of issuing a handling permit includes anyone who has pled guilty more than once or has been convicted more than once of a violation of state law relating to the manufacture or sale of alcoholic beverages.

Yet another section of the proposed amendment deals with the appeal process after a permit has been denied or not renewed. The excluded employee can take the case to an appeal board consisting of all participating jurisdictions within the county. The applicant can appeal that board’s decision in Fayette County Superior Court.

Also at the meeting, the council is expected to transfer the contract with waste hauler CLM Sanitation to Waste Industries Atlanta LLC. CLM is merging with Waste Industries LLC to form the new company. The new company will continue to use the CLM name. There is not expected to be any change in service once the merger takes affect Oct. 1.

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