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Geneva-on-the-Lake council approves liquor-license transfer, emergency parks hire and budget appropriations
Summary
At a Dec. 29 special meeting, the Village Council approved Resolution 2025-59 supporting a liquor-license transfer to the Blue Dragon building, enacted an emergency ordinance hiring Corey Snow as Park Systems Manager (effective Dec. 19, 2025), and adopted temporary FY2026 and final FY2025 appropriations; all measures passed unanimously by the five members present.
The Geneva-on-the-Lake Village Council met in a special year-end session on Dec. 29, 2025, and unanimously approved a set of measures including a liquor-license transfer, an emergency personnel hire and budget appropriations. Mayor Dwayne M. Bennett Sr. and five council members attended; Council member P. J. Macchia was excused.
The most immediate action was approval of Resolution 2025-59, which the Council recorded as supporting transfer of D5 and D6 liquor licenses to the Blue Dragon building at 5448 Lake Road in Geneva-on-the-Lake. Council President Matt Caudill moved to act on the resolution, B. J. McMullan seconded, and a roll-call vote recorded Colby, Dudeck, Fischbach, McMullan and Caudill voting "yes." The resolution was adopted and was not declared an emergency.
The Council next took up Ordinance 2025-62 to appoint and hire Corey Snow as Park Systems Manager, effective Dec. 19, 2025, subject to the job description referenced in the ordinance. Council President Matt Caudill moved an emergency declaration and to waive the three-reading rule; both motions were seconded and approved on roll call (the subsequent motion to act on the ordinance also passed on roll call with the same five "yes" votes). The transcript shows the emergency declaration and waiver motions were made to allow the hire to take effect immediately.
Councilors also considered two budget measures. Ordinance 2025-63 establishes temporary appropriations for fiscal year 2026; the Council voted to waive the 24-hour rule and the three-reading rule and then acted to adopt the ordinance. The recorded roll call again showed Colby, Dudeck, Fischbach, McMullan and Caudill voting "yes." The transcript notes that the appropriation details are attached to the ordinance; specific dollar amounts were not read aloud in the meeting and are therefore not specified in this account.
Ordinance 2025-64 approves the final appropriations for fiscal year 2025. The Council waived procedural rules and approved the ordinance by unanimous roll-call vote; final appropriation figures were referenced as attached to the ordinance and were not specified in the oral record.
Procedural motions during the meeting included excusing Council member P. J. Macchia (moved by Matt Caudill, seconded by Cynthia Dudeck) and routine approvals of the Dec. 15 minutes and payment of the bills. No members of the public addressed the Council during the meeting. The Council adjourned at approximately 7:09 p.m.
Meeting minutes were transcribed by Deputy Fiscal Officer Kate Lach.
