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Green Bay council approves operator license appeal for applicant who omitted prior convictions
Summary
The City Council approved an appeal by an applicant identified in the record as Bridal Sanchez, who told the council he needs an operator (bartending) license to keep his job and train staff; police staff had recommended denial after the application listed convictions as "n/a."
The Green Bay City Council approved an appeal of a denied operator (bartending) license for an applicant recorded in the minutes as Bridal Sanchez after hearing testimony and police staff recommendations.
Bridal Sanchez, who gave an address in Green Bay, told the council he needs the license to continue working at Packer Stadium and Homefield Public Social, to train other employees and to comply with terms tied to a plea agreement. "I'm looking to get my bartending license to continue on a plea deal with the state, staying full time for 40 hours appointments," he said.
Police staff recommended denial after an application review found prior convictions and a pending case that were not disclosed on the form. "So as part of the process for these, we look into people's criminal history and their CCAP history," the Police Chief said, noting the applicant has prior convictions, including a 2022 misdemeanor possession of marijuana and a prescription-drug offense, and a pending case subject to a deferred-prosecution agreement. The chief said the application "looks like he didn't list any of these and listed n slash a," which staff treat as a falsified response and typically grounds for denial.
Council members asked whether disclosure on the form would have changed staff's recommendation. The chief said that, had the relevant convictions been listed, staff "probably would have" approved the application, because the offenses described were not directly related to alcohol service.
Alder Galvin moved to approve the appeal; Alder Prophet seconded. The council voted by voice and the mayor declared, "The ayes have it." The council then proceeded to other business.
The minutes record that the applicant has a deferred-prosecution hearing scheduled in March 2027 and that staff follow a consistent policy on undisclosed convictions. No additional conditions or monitoring for the license were specified in the meeting record.
Next steps: the council's approval reinstates the applicant's ability to pursue operator duties at the venues he described, and no further council action on this appeal was recorded at the meeting.
