The Common Council met 10/02/2024. One of the items that was on the agenda was the bartender/operator license for Cindy.
Cindy’s bartender license was initially recommended for approval by a vote of 3-1 at the Safety and Licensing Committee, but at the Council meeting it was referred back to the Safety and Licensing Committee for further discussion and another vote by Alderperson Denise Fenton (District 6). Her reason for doing to was, “That there’s some more information to discuss, and I believe that best done in the committee environment.”
Between 1995 and 2007, Cindy was convicted 3 times for driving while intoxicated. In 2024 she received a felony conviction for driving with a prohibited alcohol concentration level. While not legally intoxicated, her blood did test at a .026 blood alcohol content level which was higher than state law allowed someone with 3 OWI convictions to drive at. The Police Department recommended that her bartender license not be renewed. Cindy claimed to the Safety and Licensing Committee that the initial interaction that led to her testing at an elevated blood alcohol content level was due to having darkened license plates. She also stated that the elevated alcohol level was caused by having taken some NyQuil. 3 of 4 committee members seemed to believe these assertions. The committee members also seemed to hold the understanding that Cindy had had no interactions with the law between her 2007 OWI conviction and her 2024 conviction for driving with a prohibited blood alcohol content level; however, a search of the Wisconsin Circuit Court Access website indicates that that there was a dismissed speeding charge associated with prohibited blood alcohol content level charge. Additionally, an Appleton resident with the same name, middle initial, and date of birth as Cindy did have multiple non-alcohol-related interactions with the legal system between 2007 and 2024.
View full meeting details and video here: https://cityofappleton.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=1213517&GUID=81E74286-30D8-42B6-B190-79482A705CD5
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