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Brown Deer trustees deny appeal for bartender license after board cites alcohol-related convictions
Summary
The Village of Brown Deer Board of Trustees denied Jonathan Verbaughn’s appeal to overturn a village manager’s denial of an operator (bartender) license, citing recent alcohol-related convictions and discretionary authority under village code and state law.
The Village of Brown Deer Board of Trustees on July 7 denied an appeal by Jonathan Verbaughn of a village manager’s decision to refuse an operator (bartender) license.
The decision matters because village code (chapter 14-87) and state law allow local officials to weigh applicants’ criminal records in licensing decisions; trustees must decide whether an applicant’s convictions reasonably relate to the duties of the job. Village staff and counsel told the board the most recent conviction and prior alcohol-related offenses were the basis for the recommended denial.
Tyler (staff member) summarized the case for the board and read a…
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