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Trustees debate code clean-up package; raffle, carnival and food-truck provisions sent to legal review
Summary
Staff presented a package of municipal-code cleanups affecting business licenses, raffle licenses, carnival regulations and mobile food vendors. Trustees flagged concerns about removing protections (insurance, revocation authority) and the county's role; board asked staff to consult legal counsel and table some changes for redraft.
Staff briefed trustees on proposed amendments to the municipal code intended to clean up outdated or inconsistent licensing language written in the 1980s. The package would consolidate licensing timelines, move fees to a central annual fee schedule, and remove certain license types and fees that staff said are no longer enforced in practice.
Trustees raised several concerns: raffle licensing is subject to county and state rules that may require the municipality to remain the issuing authority for prizes awarded inside the village; carnival-language and insurance provisions were cited as village protections and should not be removed without careful legal review; and mobile-food vendor language that currently requires insurance, set hours and revocation procedures appeared to have been struck in draft text, prompting questions about unintended consequences.
Multiple trustees asked staff to consult with the village attorney and return with clarified language and options (including delegating some licensing to the county or preserving specific insurance and large-gathering protections). The board did not adopt the final ordinance package and generally agreed to legal review and redrafting before a formal vote.
