Commission holds official first reading for social host ordinance

At their weekly business meeting Thursday the Hill County Commission held the first reading of a county Social Host Ordinance, which, due to an error by the commission, was not officially held at their meeting March 18 that was originally intended to be the first reading.

The ordinance would make it a violation for the social host of a party or event who knows, or reasonably should know, that underage people are drinking alcohol to not make reasonable attempt prevent it.

The ordinance states that the host does not need to be present for the law to apply and could result in a misdemeanor c...