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Council approves special-event liquor dates, staff says state needs 30 days' notice
Summary
Madelia council approved special-event liquor permit dates for an applicant recorded in the transcript as 'Los Sanity' and received staff guidance that the state requires 30 days' notice and that a group may hold up to 12 special-event permits per year (using all 12 would cost roughly $1,200, comparable to a hard-liquor license).
The Madelia City Council approved special-event liquor permit dates for an applicant transcribed in the record as "Los Sanity." The dates listed in the discussion included Feb. 14, March 14 and April 11; a May date was mentioned but not specified.
A city staff member advised the council that the state requires special-event permit applications to be submitted 30 days before the event. "It's 30 days and it says right on the bottom," the staff member said when explaining the application timeline. The council and staff also noted that a group may use up to 12 special-event permits in a year; if an applicant uses all 12 events, the aggregate fees would amount to roughly $1,200 — comparable to the cost of a standard hard-liquor license.
An individual who identified himself as Caleb told the council he had "worked a few little magic things" to secure an exception in December when the normal 30-day notice could not be met. "We ended up calling up there and they granted us that," Caleb said, describing a one-time accommodation the applicant had received.
After the procedural discussion, a council member moved to approve the specific dates highlighted for the special-event liquor permits; the council seconded the motion and approved it by voice vote. The transcript does not record roll-call vote tallies or the full name of the applicant beyond the transcription "Los Sanity."
