$1,000 Fine For Underage Partygoers
May Be Acted On By Common Council
ONEONTA – A public hearing, and perhaps a vote, on fining hosts $1,000 for any underage revelers police discover on raiding parties is planned when Common Council meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday in City Hall.
The “social hosting” law drew objections from college students when it was first aired at the last Common Council meeting.
The idea of the law is to curb underage-drinking at off-campus fraternities and college students’ non-campus housing.
As your previous article on this topic stated, Council unanimously voted to approve the social host ordinance last month. The mayor is required to hold a public hearing prior to either signing or vetoing the ordinance. No further votes are required…and I believe the Mayor indicated he would sign the ordinance.