Waukesha committee approves three operator licenses, holds two applicants for follow-up

Waukesha City’s Ordinance and Licensing Committee reviewed five operator (bartender) license applicants during its Oct. 13 meeting, approving three applications and holding two for additional review and return appearances.

The committee approved operator licenses for Zamaya Marie Rose Kloske, Jennifer Marcella Bloomer and Marion Ferris. The committee asked that two other applicants — identified in the hearing as Henry Gacek and Grace Marie Davis — return with additional employer participation or after a trial period before the committee takes further action.

The committee discussed each applicant’s criminal and employment history, heard statements from employers and agents, and allowed each applicant to speak. Committee member Alicia (last name not specified in the transcript) said she was “really concerned about the clear pattern of behavior” in one case and voted against immediate approval; other members emphasized training and employer oversight as conditions for future approval. Employer and agent statements were a central part of the committee’s deliberations: Buffalo Wild Wings’ general manager told the committee the restaurant had employed Kloske for six months and put her…