Safety And Licensing Committee Votes 3-2 To Hold Speakeasy Liquor License Revocation Hearing Until 01/08/2025 – Hold Will Provide More Time For Owner To Sell Business And Surrender License To Avoid Revocation

The Safety and Licensing Committee met 12/11/2024. The item that took up the largest amount of time during the meeting was the liquor license revocation hearing for the Speakeasy Ultra Lounge. The committee ended up voting 3 to 2 to hold the item until the […]

At Request Of Applicant’s Lawyer, Safety And Licensing Committee Holds Delaire’s Liquor License Application Until 01/08/2025 Meeting – Business Owner Denies Plans To Install Gambling Machines On Premises

The Safety and Licensing Committee met 12/11/2024. They briefly took up the Liquor License application for Delaires, and, at the written request of Delaire’s lawyer, they voted unanimously to hold the item until the 01/08/2024 Safety and Licensing Committee meeting. I’ve prepared a transcript of […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Votes Unanimously To Deny Bartender License After City Attorney Indicates They Cannot Legally Issue The License To Applicant With Record Of Misdemeanor Battery Offenses

The Safety and Licensing Committee met 12/11/2024. One of the items they took up was the operator/bartender license from an applicant named Crystal. Crystal has two convictions for battery and is currently on probation after having been convicted of possession open intoxicants in a motor […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Votes To Hold Until January Bartender License Application For Applicant Who Recently Pleaded Guilty To Misdemeanor Charge Of Possession Of Cocaine – Hold Will Give City Attorney’s Office Time To Provide Legal Recommendation

The Safety and Licensing Committee met 12/11/2024. One of the items they took up was an operator/bartender license for an applicant named Kelly. This item ended up being held until the next meeting of the Safety and Licensing Committee on 01/08/2025 both at the request […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Meeting 12/11/2024 – Will Take Up Requests To Deny Two Bartender Licenses, Hold A License Revocation Hearing, Vote On Alcohol License For Establishment Suspected Of Planning To Install Illegal Gambling Devices

The Safety and Licensing Committee is meeting 12/11/2024 at 5:30PM. It looks like it may be a longer meeting as they are dealing with requests to deny two separate operator/bartender licenses, one alcohol license revocation hearing, and the alcohol license application for Delaire’s which had […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Votes 3-1 To Approve New Special Events Policy – Policy Would Allow City To Recoup 25% Of Its Costs For Special Events, Enter Into One-On-One Negotiations With Organizers Of Large Scale Events To Determine Service Agreements

The Safety and Licensing Committee met 10/23/2024. They spent around 45 minutes discussing the new proposed Special Events Policy which would allow the city to recoup up to 25% of the costs the city spends on staff and resources for special events. Currently, the city […]

Human Resources Committee Unanimously Approves Contract With Matrix Consulting Group To Conduct Police Department Organizational And Workload Study – $69,000 Cost To Be Paid With ARPA Dollars

The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee met 10/23/2024. One of the items they took up was a request to approve the hiring of the Matrix Consulting Group to complete an organizational and workload study for the Appleton Police Department. The cost of the contract […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Votes To Hold Alcohol License For Downtown Establishment Delaire’s Until 12/11/2024 – Will Give Time To Investigate Allegations Suggesting That Owner Intends To Install Illegal Gambling Devices On Premises

The Safety and Licensing Committee met 10/23/2024. One of the items they took up was the Class B Beer and Reserve Class B Liquor License application for Delaire’s. This item was initially unanimously recommended for approval but then referred back to the committee for further […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Discusses New Proposed Special Event Policy, Receives Feedback From Community Event Organizers

The Safety and Licensing Committee met 10/09/2024. They spent 30 minutes discussing the new proposed Special Event Policy. This new policy would create one application deadline 45 days before an event for all events regardless of size as well as have a uniform $75 event […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Reconsiders Bartender License Renewal For Applicant With History Of Multiple Alcohol Related Violations – Votes 3-2 To Recommend License Renewal Be Denied

The Safety and Licensing Committee met 10/09/2024. One of the items that they took up was the bartender/operator license renewal application from Cindy. Between 1995 and 2007, Cindy was convicted 3 times for driving while intoxicated. In 2024 she received a felony conviction for driving […]