Wauwatosa committee votes to remove local cap on temporary Class B beer licenses, asks for streamlined application process

The Government Affairs Committee of the City of Wauwatosa voted June 17 to recommend changing the municipal ordinance that limits temporary Class B beer licenses to 16 per year, directing staff to prepare an ordinance to match state law and to explore administrative changes to streamline multi-date event applications.

The change was proposed as part of unfinished business by Alders who reviewed a revised memo from an alder sponsor. Committee staff described three items in the revised proposal: removing the local cap on temporary beer licenses, administrative adjustments to allow one multi-date application for recurring events,…