Council approves bartender license for Arcus at 16th and Burnham

The West Allis licensing committee approved a new bartender license for an applicant who said she will work three to four days a week at Arcus on 16th and Burnham.

The committee chair said the clerk’s office would follow up the next day and issue the license by the end of the day. The applicant told the committee she is currently on supervision through May 12 and described a past conviction for battery and resisting an officer that was reduced to class A misdemeanors after assessment and plea negotiations. “I am complying. I don't get in any trouble with my probation officer,” the applicant said, adding she wrote an apology letter to the officer and has reflected on the incident.

Members said they appreciated the applicant's candor. The chair advised that a licensing concern is whether an agent will cooperate with police when incidents occur. The applicant said she holds a human services degree and has completed crisis-intervention training across three counties and pledged to “handle it accordingly” if issues arise at the bar.

There was a motion, a second and a roll-call-style voice vote recorded as ayes. The clerk said she would follow up the next day and that the applicant should receive the license by the end of that day.

The action ends with the committee approving issuance of the bartender license and instructing the clerk to complete administrative steps; no further conditions were recorded in the transcript.