(a) No person shall sell or consume or permit the sale or consumption of any alcoholic beverage within a public meeting facility, except as approved by the issuance of a permit therefor, and in compliance with certain regulations, as provided or referenced in this chapter.
(b) A permit for the consumption of alcoholic beverages in a public meeting facility may be issued by the City to persons who comply with all applicable rules, ordinances and State statutes and upon payment of a fifty dollar ($50.00) cash deposit to the Department of Finance. Such deposit or any portion thereof shall be forfeited to the City if, in the sole judgment of the City Manager, 'persons using the facilities under such permit do any of the following:
(1) Cause or allow damage or theft of City property;
(2) Cause or allow such conduct of drunkenness, disorderliness or disturbance as necessitates the involvement of the Department of Police; or
(3) Fail to honor assurances made as prerequisite to obtaining a permit.
(c) A permit may be issued which allows the sale of alcoholic beverages in a public meeting facility, as well as consumption, subject to subsection (b) hereof, provided that a person seeking such permit first complies with all requirements of the State Department of Liquor Control and presents proof of such compliance to the Director of Police as a prerequisite to the issuance of such a permit.
(d) No alcoholic beverage shall be carried or transported in any way upon or across the premises of a public meeting facility, except within rooms specifically designated by the City, unless such alcoholic beverage is in a closed container.
(e) Permission to sell and/or consume alcoholic beverages in public meeting facilities shall be granted only if the consumption of alcoholic beverages is incidental to and not a primary purpose of a proposed gathering. No permit shall be issued for the primary purpose of generating revenue from the sale of alcoholic beverages.
(Ord. 82-5. Passed 1-12-82.)