OAR 845-015-0125: Retail Sales Agent Selection Criteria

(1) When the Commission selects a retail sales agent using the procedure in OAR 845-015-0120, the Commission evaluates the knowledge, skills and abilities of all applicants in the following areas: (a) Retail business experience including, but not limited to, responsibility for inventory control, cash accountability, supervision of personnel and customer service; (b) Knowledge of retail operations or business management, including study or training in those or related fields; (c) Customer service skills and ability to communicate and work effectively with the public; (d) Whether the applicant’s health permits full-time supervision of a retail liquor store; (e) The applicant’s record of felony conviction, conviction of crime relating to money management fraud, or a history of conviction of crimes relating to the abuse of alcohol or controlled substances; (f) The applicant’s financial ability to purchase or lease and equip the retail liquor store at a Commission approved location. The applicant’s ability to provide the necessary funds to meet the operating expenses of the retail liquor store and be bonded under the Commission’s blanket position fidelity bond. (2) In appointing a successor to a deceased or disabled retail sales agent, the Commission gives the preference in ORS 471.752. The Commission evaluates the qualifications of the applicant. After review of the application documents and personal interviews, the Commissioners decide if the applicant is qualified.