Illinois Liquor Control Commission met April 9.
Here is the minutes provided by the Commission:
Call the Roll:
Constance Beard, Chair
Donald O’Connell, Commissioner
Cynthia Cronin Cahill, Commissioner
Patricia Pulido Sanchez, Commissioner
Thomas Gibbons, Commissioner
Ann Deters, Commissioner
Gerald Gorman, Commissioner
Also Present:
Chimaobi Enyia, Acting Executive Director
Dusanka Marijan, Licensing Administrator
Richard Haymaker, Administrative Law Judge
Joseph Z. Jones, Enforcement Division
Lee Roupas, BASSET Manager
Meagan Sharkey, Acting Commission Secretary
I. Approval of Minutes
a. A motion was made by Commissioner Gibbons to approve the release of the minutes of the March 14, 2018 Board Meeting. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Pulido Sanchez. Commissioner Deters abstained from the vote.
The motion was unanimously approved.
II. Director’s Report
a. Acting Director Enyia introduced himself to the Commission. He provided his background and accomplishments thus far.
b. Acting Director Enyia presented a Resolution honoring former Commissioner Maria Saldana. A motion was made by Chair Beard. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Cahill. The motion was unanimously approved.
c. The Of Value Regulations have been submitted to the Secretary of State’s office Index Division. The first notice period begins May 4th. The public can review and comment for 45 days.
d. Acting Director Enyia proposed the formation of an ILCC Advisory Council Meeting. These meetings will likely take place quarterly.
III. Enforcement Division
a. The ILCC completed 90 SAM compliance checks, 6 failed. Ten of the compliance checks were repeat violators, only 1 violated again. This gives a repeat violator compliance rate of 90%.
b. The ILCC trained 2 existing LC-13 partners in April, which included 2 inspectors.
c. From July 1, 2017 – January 31, 2018, LC-13 partners performed 2,476 inspections resulting in 723 licensees with violations and 1,105 total violations. This a compliance rate of 81%.
d. The LC-13 Project currently has 71 active partners, containing 310 inspectors, covering 6,657 licenses.
IV. Licensing Division
a. Dusanka Marijan stated that the percentage of online renewals is 77%. Mrs. Marijan also provided a report of all new licenses issued for March 2018.
b. The ILCC issued 37 new out of state winery shipper licenses.
c. The licensing department is beginning a pilot program which will send licensees reminder emails of application expiration dates. These emails will be sent 45 days prior to expiration. An informational bulletin will contain this information. Paper applications will be available through the MyTax system.
d. There have been 90 licenses issued due to the Cease & Desist letters that were mailed in January.
V. Industry Education
a. The total number of BASSET applicants trained in March 2018 was 8,701.
b. Cook County BASSET certification cards are approaching their expiration date and will need to be renewed. BASSET cards need to be renewed every 3 years.
c. The College Town Summit will take place later this year. Brainstorming topics is underway.
d. A database of social media ideas was recommended by Commissioner Cahill for yearly events; e.g., prom season, unofficial St. Patrick’s Day, etc.
VI. Legal Division
VII. ALJ Recommendations
a. A motion was made by Commissioner O’Connell to approve the Administrative Law Judge tax recommendations. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Deters. The motion was unanimously approved.
b. A motion was made by Commissioner Cahill to approve the Administrative Law Judge default recommendations. The motion was seconded by Commissioner O’Connell. The motion was unanimously approved.
c. A motion was made by Commissioner O’Connell to approve the Administrative Law Judge recommendation for Disposition (REDD Diamonds). The motion was seconded by Commissioner Cahill. The motion was unanimously approved.
VIII. Closing Remarks and Adjournment to Hearing
a. Commissioner O’Connell made a motion at 2:10P.M. to adjourn the meeting.
Motion was seconded by Commissioner Gibbons. Motion unanimously approved.
https://www.illinois.gov/ilcc/Divisions/Meeting%20minutes/2018-04-17.pdf
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