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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 24, 2016 Page 19 pleted their training shortly thereafter, Lt. Rosand opined their explanation for not having completed training before had been found reasonable, but reiterated five had employees had completed their training post violation. As noted in the re- quested action, Lt. Rosand advised this was the first violation for this off-sale es- tablishment. Councilmember Etten asked Lt. Rosand to speak to the SureSellNow training cer- tification, and whether or not it was an online tool. Lt. Rosand responded that it was, and the cost was $20 per employee, even though this establishment may get a discount due to their large employee volume. Lt. Rosand stated the establishment had repeated to him that they took training se- riously; and noted many smaller establishments could not afford the cost of this type of online training, but still were able to get it accomplished in a timely and consistent manner. At the request of Councilmember Etten, Lt. Rosand confirmed the certificates and forms for this employee training were computer generated. Councilmember Etten further requested why the off-sale penalty is less than the on-sale penalty. Mayor Roe clarified that this policy and ordinance decision had been made by a former City Council, resulting in a change related to off-sale based on the ra- tionale that the sale of alcohol for on-sale establishments was a portion of their revenue, and they could still continue to sell food and other products; while a sus- pension for an off-sale establishment effectively shut them down as per state law not allowing their sale of any other product. At the request of Councilmember Etten, Mayor Roe further clarified that the max- imum fine the City Council was able to assess was $2,000 per violation, with the recommended fine for this first compliance failure suggested at $1,000, but ulti- mately at the City Council’s discretion. Total Wine & More Representatives Mike Zipser, Regional Vice President, Total Wine & More Midwest; Jeff Bernard, District Manager, Total Wine & More, and Robert Jackson, local store manager. Mr. Zipser stated their firm took this issue seriously as well as the training of their team members; and apologized for this incident. Mr. Zipser opined they were very diligent in training their team; and after discussing it with Lt. Rosand, have retained all employees on Roseville’s Server/Manager Training Policy. Mr. Zips- er stated that they didn’t allow minors to shop in their store without adult supervi- sion; and no purchasing allowed even when accompanied by that adult. Nr, Zips-