RLO19940707RULES, LAWS & ORDINANCE COMMITTEE - CITY OF MUSKEGO
MINUTES OF MEETING HELD THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1994
• The Committee was called to order at 7:02 P.M. by Chairman Taube.
Also present were Committee Members Woodard and Misko, and Mr.
William Schneider. Chairman Taube left the meeting at 7:35 P.M.
for another meeting.
The Committee reviewed policy for issuance of Liquor Licenses
which was referred by the Finance Committee.
Correspondence from Attorney John Macy dated June 13, 1988, was
reviewed along with information from the League of Municipalities
dated May 23, 1988, both dealing with nonrenewal of alcohol
beverage licenses. The Committee recommended the following
proposed language as an amendment to the the City's Alcohol
Beverage Licensing Ordinance to be sent to the City Attorney for
his review and recommendation:
Any license issued pursuant to the general ordinances for this
community shall be subject to such further regulation and
restriction as may be imposed by the governing body of'the
municipality by amendment to this section or by the enactment
of a new ordinance. Further, the governing body of the
municipality is specifically authorized to impose reasonable
conditions upon any alcohol beverage license. If any licensee
shall fail or neglect to meet the requirements imposed by such
restrictions and regulations or the conditions imposed by the
•4 municipality, his or her license may be revoked, not renewed,
suspended or cancelled in accordance with this section. In
the case of revocation, non -renewal, suspension or
cancellation of any license for any violation of any provision
of this ordinance in accordance with section or by the Court
or for any reasonable cause no refund shall be made of any
part of the license fee. If a license issued hereunder is not
used within 365 days after its issuance or its usage is
discontinued for a period of 30 days or more, such situation
may be grounds for cancellation, suspension, revocation or
non -renewal of the license in accordance with the provisions
of this section and the laws of Wisconsin.
The Committee also requested that the following language from the
League of Municipalities be incorporated into the above proposed
amendment:
The City of Muskego will refuse to renew an alcohol beverage
license when the applicant does not own or lease a premise
from which to conduct business and is therefore unable to
particularly described the premises for which the license is
requested.
The meeting adjourned at 7:50 P.M.
• Respectfully submitted,
/cma
Ald. Donna M. Woodard
Secretary