Committee finds Super Bottle LLC allegations true; moves to closed session on penalties

The City of West Allis Public Safety Committee found the allegations in a summons and complaint against Super Bottle LLC, at 1357 South 76th Street, to be true after the licensee's licensing agent admitted to the charges, and then moved into closed session to deliberate any penalties, the committee chair said at the hearing.

Chair Suzette Grisham said the hearing was governed by Wisconsin Stat. § 125.12, which authorizes local authorities to revoke or suspend alcohol licenses for violations of state licensing laws. The chair also noted the meeting was a public hearing and that audio recording was being made.

Nick Serwin of the city attorney's office represented the committee. Allison Charles, the city prosecutor, described the case as "not an especially mitigated case," saying the violations were committed by one of the owners or licensees and that the licensee had misled police about an underage buyer: "Per the complaint, the licensee lied to police essentially when we said that one of the underage buyers was a regular there. We know that she was not," Charles said.

Licensing agent Roondrupjit Singh admitted service and the allegations. A representative identified herself as Almandip, who said the family took over the business on Jan. 19, 2024, apologized for the incidents and described steps the business will take to prevent recurrence. In her statement she said the owners plan to buy an ID scanner device and provide staff training on ID verification: "we are taking step to ensure this does not happen again, including the reinforcing and training on proper ID verification," she told the committee.

Committee members asked questions about how long the family had owned the business and what steps would be taken to verify customer age. Alderman House urged a policy of asking for ID from anyone who appears under age 30. The licensee said two family members staff the store and that those staff would receive training and use an ID scanner.

After hearing argument from the prosecutor and the licensee's statement, a committee member moved to find the allegations in the complaint true; that motion was seconded and carried, and the committee then moved into closed session under Wisconsin Stat. § 19.85(1)(a) to deliberate. The committee indicated it would reconvene in open session to announce its determinations. The transcript does not record a final penalty or disciplinary action before the committee entered closed session.

Because the committee proceeded to closed session for deliberations, any final decision and penalties will be announced when the committee reconvenes in public session.