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f RESOLUTION N0. 824 INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Boger A RESOLUTION TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO i REQUESTING THAT SECTION 4303.261 OF THE OHIO REVISED CODE, RELATIVE TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT OBJECTIONS.TO LIQUOR PERMIT APPLICATIONS BE AMENDED TO REQUIRE THE HEARINGS ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT OBJECTIONS BE HELD IN THE COUNTY WHEREIN THE PERMIT PREMISES ARE TO BE LOCATED WHEREAS, Section 4303.261 provides that hearings on local govern- ment objections be held at the offices of the Department of Liquor Control in Columbus, and ' WHEREAS, tliissrequirement places upon local governments an unreasonable burden in sustaining the necessmry evidentiarq burdens of proof to sustain their objections to liquox permit a'pplications, and WHEREAS, is is most difficult for local governments to get witnesses to appear in Columbus because of the obvious problems of logistics and burdens of employment, and WHEREAS, it would appear most unfair that the applicant himself need not be present at the hearing, when a specified member of the local government must be present with other witnesses to sustain the local government's burden of proof. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Village of Mayfield, State of Ohio, thatt SECTION 1. The Council of the Village of Mayfield implores the General Assemblq to amend Section 4303.261 of the Ohio Revised Code relating to local government objections to permit applications be amended to make it mandatorq that the hearings of local government objections to liquor permit applications pursuant to Section 4303.261 be held in the county wherein the proposed permit premises is situated. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of Council transmit a certified copy of this Resolutioa to the Clerk of the Ohio Senate and the Clerk of the Ohio House of Representatives. Adopted this 18th day of September, 1972. ATTEST: (SL) CLERK-TREASURER ZSiDEN`P-6F-COUNCiL