After diagnosing Statesboro as having an underage drinking problem, police leaders this week proposed a treatment that involves hiring an alcoholic beverage control officer, creating a “hospitality review board” and giving licensees a role in policing themselves.The approach Statesboro Public Safety Director Wendell Turner outlined Tuesday for City Council is modeled on a plan developed for Athens-Clarke County, home of the University of Georgia, more than a decade ago.“This is what has worked in another community, a lot larger than ours, at a university that’s a lot larger than ours, facing the very same problem. So there’s no need, in my opinion, to reinvent the wheel,” Turner said.The Oct. 7 Statesboro City Council packet, available online at www.statesboroga.gov, includes a copy of a “Youth Alcohol Enforcement Initiative” proposal prepared for the Athens-Clarke County Police Department in 2002. Athens’ enforcement practices are still based on this plan.“All the same symptoms that we’re seeing today were actually seen in Athens, mid- to late-1990s and even early in the 1980s,” Turner said.Before going further into his proposal, Turner polled City Council members on their support for creating the position of an alcoholic beverage control officer.