Germantown approves consent agenda, two temporary beer permits and proclaims National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day

The Germantown Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Monday approved the consent agenda, granted two temporary beer permits for Carnival coronation events and issued a proclamation naming Jan. 9, 2025, National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day.

Clerk Betty reported two separate temporary beer sales permit applications for on-premise consumption at the Great Hall and Conference Center, 1900 South Germantown Road. The first application — submitted for an event on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025, from 6 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. — was presented as benefiting Carnival Memphis children’s charities. Clerk Betty said the applicant had supplied IRS paperwork and that Tennessee had already issued a liquor permit confirming nonprofit/charitable status. After a public-hearing opportunity with no speakers, Alderman Sanders moved to approve the permit; Vice Mayor Gibson seconded and the permit carried on a roll call with all voting members present recorded as yes.

The second temporary permit application was for a Jan. 31, 2025 event from 5 p.m. to midnight, likewise at the Great Hall and…