The council’s senior strategy adviser, Alix Crosbie, gave a report on policies for the sale of psychoactive substances and alcohol in public places.
These policies require public consultation for their upcoming renewals.
Central Otago’s Alcohol Restrictions Bylaw prevents alcohol being consumed, possessed or brought into specific areas in the district during specified times and needs to be renewed every five years.
"It is a permanent, temporary liquor ban of all things," Ms Crosbie said.
"We permanently ban alcohol over three temporary areas in [Alexandra], Clyde and Cromwell in response to issues of alcohol-related harm and behaviour."
The council heard police supported the bylaw and found it a useful enforcement tool.
Teviot Valley councillor Sally Feinerman wanted to see the bylaw’s area expanded to include Roxburgh, particularly during the Alexandra Blossom Festival.
"A lot of the people that come to the blossom festival come from the South and they come via the Teviot [valley].
"Because we don’t have a bylaw and we don’t have a ban of alcohol in Roxburgh, they can park ... down our main street.
"They can get out of their vehicles, and they can drink their beer ... and have a little party down the main street of the Teviot."
The council decided to wait until staff had investigated adding the Teviot Valley to the bylaw before sending it to public consultation.
At the same meeting, councillors approved the draft psychoactive substances policy for consultation.
While there are no currently legal psychoactive substances, the policy severely limited the locations where any substances could be sold if they became legal.
"Given that there's really no cost to consulting on this at the same time as [the] other policy, we'd recommend popping it back into place and keeping that protection there," Ms Crosbie said.
Following the public consultation, the council will decide whether to adopt the two policies.
