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Council modernizes amusement‑arcade rules, adopts flat $350 annual fee and removes routine background checks
Summary
The Waukesha Common Council voted to amend municipal code 8.04 to streamline amusement‑arcade licensing: replacing per‑machine fees with a flat annual premise fee, moving dollar amounts to a fee schedule, eliminating routine background checks in favor of license suspension/revocation for violations, and explicitly prohibiting illegal gambling devices; council adopted the ordinance after suspending the third reading.
The Waukesha City Common Council voted unanimously to adopt revisions to Municipal Code 8.04 governing amusement arcades, modernizing an ordinance that council members described as archaic and burdensome for entrepreneurs.
Attorney Brian Running summarized the proposal’s key elements: replace the existing per‑machine fee model with a flat annual fee set by the council in a fee schedule, streamline the application so the city clerk may issue a license when the ordinance criteria are met, remove routine background‑check requirements for applicants, and list specific causes for suspension or revocation. Running said the council would revoke or suspend licenses for…
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