Video: Busy Tuesday for Columbus City Council

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COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Columbus leaders now say locations that haven’t had a significant problem in the past five years do not have to go through a number of requirements.Venues that host events with more than a hundred people where alcohol is served must apply for a permit, and also have an inspection, security and insurance.

If the property has a problem in the future, it will have to operate under the new rules for two years before earning another exemption.City leaders say the original rules put too many limits on places like hotels and the American Legion where problems haven’t occurred.

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COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – When the Trotter Convention Center reopens in a few months, it will have a new high-tech sound and video system. To cover those costs, the city has approved a new fee system. The new rates top out at $1,200.00 for concerts, dances and other large ticket events. Groups already booked for next year will pay the old rates.The Trotter has been undergoing a $2.5 million renovation since this Spring.

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COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) -Four new Columbus police officers were sworn-in at tonight’s city council meeting. There are now 58 officers on the force, well short of the 67 that are in the budget.

The new hires came from agencies in Monroe, Chickasaw, and Calhoun counties, along with the Department of Corrections. Another officer will be sworn-in soon. Four more new hires are in the police academy.