Elizabethtown City Council unanimously approved the ordinance during its meeting Monday (10/21).
The first reading of the ordinance was held on September 30. The ordinance changes the fee from 4 percent to 5 percent on gross sales of all alcoholic beverages sold by the drink or package in the city, effective January 1.
The ordinance said the city has reviewed the regulatory license fee revenues from the prior fiscal year and the expenditures related to the additional policing, regulatory and administrative expenses related to the sale of alcoholic beverages within the city.
Council members also had second reading and approval of an ordinance that modifies hours of sale of alcoholic beverages to 6 am to 1 am Sunday through Saturday, forbids alcoholic beverages in parking areas, requires defined visible boundary in any outdoor serving area and establishes procedure for the ABC administrator to follow.
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