Citizen Portal
Sign In

Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!

ALRC recommends nonrenewal of Red Rooster licenses after intoxication and overservice allegations tied to fatal crash

3639944 · May 30, 2025
AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Summary

The Alcohol License Review Committee voted 3–1–1 to recommend that the Madison Common Council not renew the Red Rooster’s combination alcohol and entertainment licenses after the licensee admitted most allegations in a city nonrenewal complaint stemming from an incident in December that preceded a fatal crash.

The Alcohol License Review Committee voted to recommend that the Madison Common Council not renew the Red Rooster’s combination alcohol and entertainment licenses after Assistant City Attorney Amy Zillavy presented a formal nonrenewal complaint alleging overservice, after-hours service and other violations related to a December incident.

Zillavy told the committee the December episode involved a bar manager who had consumed multiple alcoholic drinks and was ‘‘stumbling, falling down, repeatedly stumbling, obviously seriously intoxicated,’’ and in spite of that showed continued service. The manager later drove and struck other vehicles, and one of those collisions…

Already have an account? Log in

Subscribe to keep reading

Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.

  • Unlimited articles
  • AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
  • Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
  • Follow topics and more locations
  • 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
30-day money-back on paid plans