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Council sustains denial of operator’s license application after failed motion to reconsider
Summary
Council debated sending an operator's license denial for Nicole Butrzejk back to committee so the applicant could testify; a motion to hold the matter over failed and the council sustained the denial by recorded vote (14–1).
The Common Council voted to sustain the denial of an operator’s license application for Nicole Butrzejk after members rejected a motion to send the matter back to Government Affairs for reconsideration.
A council member moved that the item be returned to Government Affairs because the applicant had been absent from the committee meeting and some members wanted an opportunity to hear from her in person. That motion failed on a 2–13 vote. Several council members said the committee had already considered the application, including criminal‑record information, and that re‑referral would only delay a denial they expected to repeat.
Following that failure, the council voted to sustain the denial; the roll‑call tally recorded 14 in favor of sustaining the denial and one opposed. A council member who recused himself earlier in the Financial Affairs item later participated in this vote. The council did not provide additional details of the underlying license denial in the public record during this segment.
