Protection and Welfare Committee

City of Oconomowoc Protection & Welfare Committee Aldermen: Rosek, Chairman / Rogers, Secy / Schellpeper Tuesday, October 06, 2020 - 7:15 PM City Hall - Council Chambers Notice: If a person with a disability requires that the meeting be accessible or that materials at the meeting be in accessible format, call the City Clerk at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to request adequate accommodations. Tel: 569-2186. 1. Call to order and confirmation of appropriate meeting notification 2. Committee Business a. Consider/recommend Ordinance #20-O983 Amending Section 12.04(3)(g)1. of the City of Oconomowoc Municipal Code Regarding Issuance of Operator's Licenses 3. Adjourn ________________________________ Diane Coenen, City Clerk City of Oconomowoc Notice is hereby given that a majority of the Common Council will be present at the above scheduled meeting to gather information about a subject over which they have decision-making responsibility. This constitutes a meeting of the Common Council pursuant to State ex rel. Badke v. Greendale Village Board, 173Wis. 2d 553, 494 N.W. 2d 408 (1993) and must be noticed as such, although the Common Council will not take any formal action at this meeting. 1  MEMORANDUM CLERKS Date: September 30, 2020 To: Mayor Magnus Common Council From: Diane Coenen, City Clerk Re: Issuance of Operator’s (Bartenders) Licenses RELATES TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN Strategic Goal – N/A BACKGROUND In 2017/18 Wisconsin State Statue 125.17(1) was amended to read: “Every municipal governing body shall issue an operator's license to any applicant who is qualified except that the municipal governing body may by ordinance authorize a designated municipal official to issue operator's licenses.” In order to make the process more efficient for the applicant, by reducing the amount of wait time to receive their license (approx. two weeks), I am requesting an ordinance change to allow the City Clerk the authority to issue Operator’s Licenses. ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS The process to review the application and conduct a background check will remain the same. The Clerk’s Dept. will review the application and obtain a copy of the applicant’s Responsible Beverage Training Certificate and the Police Dept. will conduct the background check and sign-off for approval or denial of the license. If the license is denied by the Police Dept., the application will be brought forward to Council for a final determination. If the license is approved by the Police Dept., the Clerk would issue the license to the applicant and continue to provide the Police Dept. with an updated monthly list of all licensed bartenders in the City. The only difference in procedure is that Operator’s Licenses currently listed under the Consent Agenda for Council’s consideration will no longer be listed. Only Operator denials, Picnic, Taxi/Quadricycle and Amusement Licenses, and Agent changes would be listed under the Consent Agenda for Council consideration. FINANCIAL IMPACT N/A RECOMMENDATION I recommend giving Ordinance No. 20-O983 it’s first reading and waive the second reading. SUGGESTED MOTION Motion to adopt Ordinance #20-O983 and waive the second reading. 1 2  ORDINANCE NO. 20-O983 ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 12.04(3)(g)1. OF THE CITY OF OCONOMOWOC MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING ISSUANCE OF OPERATOR’S LICENSES The Common Council, City of Oconomowoc, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, do ordain as follows: Section 1. INTOXICATING LIQUOR AND FERMENTED MALT BEVERAGES 12.04(3)(gf)1. of the Municipal Code is amended to read: (3) CLASSES OF LICENSES AND FEES (g) Operator's License. 1. Operator's licenses may be granted to individuals by the City Clerk for the purposes of complying with Sections 125.32(2) and 125.68(2), Wis. Stats. SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall become effective upon passage and publication as required by law. Dated: _________________________ CITY OF OCONOMOWOC By: Robert P. Magnus ATTEST: ________________________________ Diane Coenen, City Clerk Date Adopted: _________________ Date Published: ________________ Effective Date: _________________ 3