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Beardstown council adopts ordinance to add one Class C liquor license in 5–3 vote
Summary
On Aug. 6, 2024, the Beardstown City Council voted 5–3 to increase the number of Class C liquor licenses from 10 to 11 and to raise Class I-2 endorsements from seven to eight; the motion was proposed by Alderperson Ron Culves and seconded by Alderperson Shawn Taylor.
The Beardstown City Council on Aug. 6, 2024, adopted an ordinance to increase the number of Class C liquor licenses from 10 to 11 and to increase Class I-2 endorsements for Class C licenses from seven to eight, passing the measure 5–3. Alderperson Ron Culves moved the ordinance and Alderperson Shawn Taylor seconded the motion.
The ordinance passed with five votes in favor — Culves, Mary Davis, Eric Harbin, Dawn Seward and Shawn Taylor — and three votes opposed from Chris Baer, Lisa Buhlig and Keith Schramm. The minutes record the motion text as: "That an Ordinance Increasing the Number of Class 'C' Liquor Licenses from Ten to Eleven and the Number of Class 'I-2' Endorsements for Class 'C' Licenses from Seven to Eight be adopted." Culves made the motion; Taylor seconded.
Council minutes do not record statements explaining the rationale for the yes or no votes, and no public comments on the ordinance were recorded. The minutes list no abstentions and no absences for the vote.
The ordinance will increase the council-authorized count of Class C licenses in Beardstown; the minutes do not specify which applicant, if any, prompted the change or the definition of the I-2 endorsement. No additional procedural steps or effective date are recorded in the meeting minutes.
