County Commissioner Lee Helton is offering a resolution that would set up a referendum on liquor by the drink in unincorporated Hamilton County.
He said restaurants out in the county currently have to go through a cumbersome state process to obtain a Permier Resort Permit.
Commissioner Helton said sales tax on liquor sales would bring a recurring stream of revenue to the county, including for the schools.
Commissioner Joe Graham agreed, saying it would allow county citizens "to enjoy a nice restaurant, and the taxes would be very beneficial."
He said, "It kind of brings us into the 20th Century."
In another matter, the commission is considering a change for speakers at the end of commission meetings.
Speakers would have to notify the commission office a week in advance if they want to speak on matters not on the commission agenda.
Matters "that are not germane to this commission" could not be discussed.