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Kenosha County board approves series of appointments, grants permanent cabaret license and hears ordinance first reading
Summary
The Kenosha County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved Resolutions 70–79 — including a permanent cabaret license for Honey Drippers Pub and multiple reappointments to local commissions — and received a first reading of an amendment to the county civil service code.
The Kenosha County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a package of resolutions Tuesday that included a permanent cabaret license for Honey Drippers Pub in the town of Wheatland and several appointments and reappointments to local commissions, and the board received a first reading of an ordinance amending Chapter 4 of the county code on civil service.
The board’s actions move forward confirmations for emergency-planning and civil-service posts that affect county operations and services and clear a local business to operate under a regular cabaret license after a six-month probationary period. The approvals were routine and each passed without recorded opposition.
Supervisor Nick Franco moved each of the Judiciary and Law Enforcement Committee’s items that came before the full board, and most motions were seconded by Supervisor Garcia or other members as recorded. The board noted that committee votes on the items were unanimous before taking the final votes.
Votes at a glance
- Resolution 70 — Approve a regular cabaret license for Honey Drippers Pub, Wheatland. Motion moved by Supervisor Franco, seconded by Supervisor Garcia. Committee: unanimous. Board: passed unanimously (yes: 18). The pub had operated under a six-month probationary cabaret license first approved May 21, 2024, and was found in conformity with county ordinance during that period.
- Resolution 71 — Reappoint Christopher Lusick to the Local Emergency Planning Committee (Group 2 — Hospitals) for a three-year term. Motion moved by Supervisor Franco, seconded by Supervisor Garcia. Committee: unanimous. Board: passed unanimously (yes: 18).
- Resolution 72 — Reappoint Thomas Santarelli to the Civil Service Commission. Motion moved by Supervisor Franco, seconded by Supervisor Gentz. Committee: unanimous. Board: passed unanimously (yes: 18).
- Resolution 73 — Appoint Michael Mackenzie to the Local Emergency Planning Committee (Group 2 — Hospitals). Motion moved by Supervisor Franco, seconded by Supervisor Morrissey. Committee: unanimous. Board: passed unanimously (yes: 18).
- Resolution 74 — Reappoint Andy M. Buehler to the Southeastern Wisconsin Fox River Commission. Motion moved by Supervisor Brown, seconded by Supervisor Decker. Committee: unanimous. Board: passed unanimously (yes: 18).
- Resolution 75 — Reappoint Supervisor Dave Goertzen to the Brookside Board of Trustees. Motion moved by Supervisor Franco, seconded by Supervisor Kirby. Committee: unanimous. Board: passed unanimously (yes: 18).
- Resolution 76 — Reappoint Robert Pitts to the Brookside Board of Trustees. Motion moved by Supervisor Franco, seconded by Supervisor Nez. Committee: unanimous. Board: passed unanimously (yes: 18).
- Resolution 77 — Reappoint Bill Erickson to the Kenosha County Veterans Service Commission. Motion moved by Supervisor Franco, seconded by Supervisor Brown. Committee: unanimous. Board: passed unanimously (yes: 18).
- Resolution 78 — Appoint Pamela Mundling to the Kenosha County Veterans Service Commission. Motion moved by Supervisor Franco, seconded by Supervisor Robinson. Committee: unanimous. Board: passed unanimously (yes: 18).
- Resolution 79 — Grant a leave of absence for Jennifer Mack to hold the office of Register of Deeds (administrative procedural request). Motion moved by Supervisor Gentz, seconded by Supervisor Nudo. Committee: unanimous. Board: passed unanimously (yes: 18). The resolution was described as allowing Mack to fill a vacant position opportunity while preserving options for returning to elective office.
Other business and committee communications
The board received a first reading of Ordinance 16, an amendment to Chapter 4 of the Kenosha County municipal code addressing civil service procedures. The item was referred through the judiciary and finance committees for consideration; no final vote on the ordinance occurred at this meeting.
Multiple committee communications were read and referred, including several cabaret-license matters and a Public Works vendor/lease communication tied to a waterfront concession agreement. The board also approved the Dec. 3, 2024, minutes and adjourned following routine business.
Supervisor reports and announcements preceding the new business noted a January schedule of public information meetings related to a multi-use bike plan, a ribbon-cutting for Lakeview Technology Academy in the Kenosha Innovation Neighborhood, and statistics from the Kenosha public library on item circulation. The board chair also highlighted tentative dates for the county’s 2025–26 budget and capital improvement plan vision meetings.
This meeting’s approvals put the listed appointments and the permanent cabaret license into effect immediately under the board’s recorded unanimous votes; the ordinance remains at first reading pending further committee and board action.
