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10. Based on this violation of the ordinance, the Ramsey City Council is authorized to take adverse action against JR's Saloon & Food's license pursuant to Ramsey Ordinance #98-02, section 13b. 11. The costs of the hearing should not be assessed against the Licensee. 12. The foregoing Conclusions are made for the reasons set forth in the attached Memorandum, which is hereby incorporated in these Conclusions by reference. Based upon the foregoing Conclusions, the Administrative Law Judge makes the following: RECOMMENDATION iT IS HEREBY RESPECTFULLY RECOMMENDED: that the Ramsey City Council take adverse action against the cigarette sales license held by Dolores Gilbertson, owner of dR's Saloon & Food, in the form oi: a $500 fine. Dated this //¢ day of March, 1999 PHYLEIS A. REHA Administrative Law Judge NOTICE The City is respectfully requested to provide a copy of its final decision to the Administrative Law Judge by first class mail. Reported: Transcribed from tape (69 pages) Transcript Prepared By: Brennan & Associates MEMORANDLIM There is no dispute about the underlying facts in this matter. On April 30, 1998, a clerk at JR's Saloon & Food sold a package of cigarettes to a minor who was assisting the Ramsey City Police Department in a "compliance check" of licensed cigarette sellers. The sale was.made in violation of Ramsey Ordinance #98-02, which prohibits the sale of tobacco products to persons under the age of t8 years. Pursuant to the ordinance, alt licensees are responsible for the actions of their employees, and a sale of tobacco by an employee is considered to be a sale by the licensee~. The manager admits that an employee sold cigarettes to a minor at his store on April 30, 1998. Consequently, the City ~ Ramsey Ordinance #98-02, section 9. I I I I I I I I I I I I