City of Milwaukee - File #: 170950

• File #: 170950
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/17/2017
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 11/28/2017
• Effective date: 12/15/2017
• Title: An ordinance relating to collusive agreements involving persons licensed by the city.
• Sponsors: ALD. COGGS
• Indexes: AGREEMENTS, LICENSES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
12/14/2017	1	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
12/6/2017	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
11/28/2017	1	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	14:0
11/13/2017	1	LICENSES COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE; Minutes note: Jessica Celella, License Division Manager	Pass	4:0
10/17/2017	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
170950
Version
SUBSTITUTE
Reference

Sponsor
ALD. COGGS
Title
An ordinance relating to collusive agreements involving persons licensed by the city.
Section
85-41 am
90-9 ra
Analysis
Currently, collusive agreements are prohibited for those licensed by the city to sell alcohol beverages. This ordinance expands that prohibition to include all licenses and permits issued by the city clerk. In addition, this ordinance increases the penalty range for collusive agreements to a forfeiture of not less than $2,500 and not more than $5,000. The current penalty range is “not more than $1,000.”
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

Part 1. Section 85-41 of the code is amended to read:

85-41. Penalty[[, General]]. >>a.<>>b. Any person who violates s. 85-30 shall upon conviction be subject to a forfeiture of not less than $2,500 and not more than $5,000, and in default of payment thereof, shall be imprisoned as provided by law.<<

Part 2. Section 90-9 of the code is renumbered 85-30 and amended to read:

85-30. Collusive Agreements Prohibited. Any person licensed [[to sell intoxicating liquor or fermented malt beverages]] in the city who shall permit any other person to conduct [[such intoxicating liquor or fermented malt beverages]] business under [[such]] >>the<< licensee’s license, or in the name of said licensee, [[who]] or who shall connive, collude>>,<< or agree with any other person to enable such other person to conduct any [[such]] business under the [[said]] licensee’s license or in the name of [[said]] >>the<< licensee>>,<< and any person who shall conduct any [[premises or pla...