City of Milwaukee - File #: 080461

• File #: 080461
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 7/1/2008
• In control: LICENSES COMMITTEE
• Final action: 7/30/2008
• Title: Substitute resolution establishing an Alcohol Beverage Licensing Task Force.
• Sponsors: ALD. HINES JR., ALD. BOHL
• Indexes: ALCOHOL - REGULATION AND LICENSING, COMMITTEES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
8/8/2008	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
7/30/2008	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	14:0
7/15/2008	0	LICENSES COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Common Council President Willie Hines at the table. He explains that the Task Force will consist of nine members, five of them internal. The internal members will be from the Mayor's office, the City Clerk's office, the Chief of Police, the Comptroller's office, and the City Attorney's office. The other four members will be individuals who interact with the committee and the council- a member of the Great Lakes Beverage Association; a member of the Wisconsin Restaurant Association; a member of the Tavern League; and one member appointed by the Common Council President. To eliminate any potential abuse, hold hearings and be as comprehensive as possible. The Task Force will submit its findings and recommendations to the Common Council. Ald. Bohl requests to be added as a co-sponsor of the resolution. Ald. Hines, Jr. agrees.	Pass	4:0
7/9/2008	0	LICENSES COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
7/9/2008	0	LICENSES COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
7/1/2008	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
080461
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference

Sponsor
ALD. HINES and BOHL
Title
Substitute resolution establishing an Alcohol Beverage Licensing Task Force.
Analysis
This resolution establishes an Alcohol Beverage Licensing Task Force to study the current alcohol beverage licensing process, evaluate the extent to which this process maintains proper checks and balances in decision making, and make recommendations for changes or improvements to this process. The task force shall present its findings and recommendations to the Common Council within 6 months of adoption of this resolution. Upon submission of the report, the task force shall automatically be dissolved.
Body
Whereas, The Common Council’s Licenses Committee is responsible for reviewing and making recommendations to the Common Council relating to denying, granting, renewing, nonrenewing, suspending and revoking alcohol beverage licenses in the city; and

Whereas, The Licenses Committee weighs and considers all available evidence, including input from the applicant, citizens, the district Council member, the Milwaukee Police Department and the City Attorney’s Office, prior to rendering any alcohol beverage license recommendation; and

Whereas, The Common Council, taking under advisement the recommendation of the Licenses Committee, renders the final alcohol beverage license decision; and

Whereas, While this system has served the citizens of Milwaukee well for over 75 years, recent activities have called into question the integrity of the alcohol beverage licensing process; and

Whereas, It is imperative that the citizens of the City of Milwaukee, individuals and businesses alike, have an overriding sense of confidence and trust in the alcohol beverage licensing process; and

Whereas, The creation of an Alcohol Beverage Licensing Task Force, comprised of persons knowledgeable in licensing systems, to thoroughly study, evaluate, and propose changes to the alcohol beverage licensing proc...