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Licensing Commission responding to #192068 re: training requirements for licensees.
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To the Honorable Board:
The Somerville Licensing Commission in session on February 22, 2012, voted on the Board of Aldermen’s request (#192068) to amend the licensing regulations to require new liquor license applicants to undergo a training program. The Commission voted to adopt the following requirements:
Training Rules for Alcoholic Beverage Licensees
A. Effective March 1, 2012, the Commission shall require that upon the issuance of a liquor license or renewal thereof, the owner or manager of the licensee shall attend an initial training course with the Somerville Cares About Prevention Program ("SCAP"), to be completed within thirty (30) days of the issuance or renewal of a liquor license.
B. All agents and/or employees of alcoholic beverage licensees who sell or serve alcoholic beverages, checking identification or providing security, shall have successfully completed 21 Proof™ or Training for Intervention Procedures by Servers (TIPS) , ServSafe (formerly BarCode), or the equivalent training, which has been approved by the Commission. It shall be the responsibility of the licensee to ensure that each agent and/or employee shall receive such training within 60 days of the date each said agent and/or employee is hired by the licensee. All managers shall have completed such training within 60 days of employment.
C. Each licensee shall maintain a detailed list of employees listed in Section B above and either the original or a copy of the certificate of training for each such employee. Such employee list and certificates of training shall be made available for examination, during normal business hours, by the Chief of Police and his/her designee and any investigator or agent of the Licensing Commission of the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission, and must be current and updated.
Please contact me if you have any questions.
Thank you,
Jenneen Pagliaro
Executive Secretary
Somerville Licensing Commission