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Minong keeps bartender/operator license at $25 for 2026–27, board notifies applicants of planned increase to $50 next year
Summary
The Town of Minong Board on April 13 left the operator (bartender) license fee at $25 for the 2026–27 year but voted to notify applicants that the fee will rise to $50 beginning with the following application cycle after a Department of Revenue training suggested municipalities may be undercharging.
The Town of Minong Board unanimously decided on April 13 to keep the 2026–27 operator (bartender) license fee at $25 but to notify applicants that the fee will increase to $50 for the next year.
Clerk/Treasurer Susan Conaway said Department of Revenue representatives at a recent training had urged municipalities to reassess operator and liquor licensing fees, noting clerks spend substantial time processing applications. After discussion, Dean Patrick moved to leave the fee unchanged for the current year and to notify applicants of a planned increase to $50 for the following year; Christine Holland seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
The board did not adopt an ordinance or set an effective date beyond the notice to applicants; Clerk Conaway will send renewal paperwork and the notification of the forthcoming fee increase as part of the application process.
The board's action preserves the current fee for the near term while signaling an administrative change for next year's licensing cycle; no fee revenue estimate or ordinance change was recorded on the minutes.
