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Village board approves two bartender permit applications after background review
Summary
The Village of Hartland approved bartender license applications for Courtney Smith and Shelly Dupree after police background checks; the police chief recommended approval for both applicants despite prior incidents noted in their records.
The Village of Hartland approved two bartender permit applications during the Jan. 13 meeting.
Courtney Smith appeared before the board as a new applicant. Staff said the police department’s background check showed one arrest in August 2023 in a domestic dispute where impairment may have been a factor; the police chief recommended approval. The board moved and seconded a motion to approve Smith’s bartender application and the motion passed by voice vote.
Shelly Dupree appeared as a returning applicant. Staff noted that at a prior hearing in June 2024 the concern was three OWI convictions with the most recent in 2022; at that time the chief recommended a 12-month waiting period and the board had discussed checking back at six months. According to the meeting record, no new incidents were reported during the interim, the chief recommended approval, and trustees moved, seconded and approved Dupree’s bartender permit by voice vote.
Both approvals were recorded as voice votes; no roll-call tallies were provided in the meeting transcript.
