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JUNE 26, 2007
07 -185
RESOLUTION
(CARRIED 7 -0
LOST
LAID OVER
WITHDRAWN
PURPOSE:
SUPPORT LOCAL CONTROL OF "CLASS B" INTOXICATING
LIQUOR LICENSE AUTHORITY
INITIATED BY:
COUNCIL MEMBERS KING & ESSLINGER
WHEREAS, the State of Wisconsin has imposed on local communities a quota
for "Class B" (retail sale of intoxicating liquor for consumption on premises) licenses that
limits the number of establishments in Oshkosh that can serve both beer and alcohol;
and
WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Oshkosh passed Resolution 06-
247 on July 25, 2006, which asked the Wisconsin Legislature to repeal its "Class B"
license quota because of its negative impact on the local community's economy; and
WHEREAS, the Wisconsin Legislature has introduced LRB-2326/1 - Creating an
Economic Development Exemption to the Quota on "Class B" Liquor Licenses in June,
2007, which will exempt full-service restaurants from the limit on the number of liquor
licenses that a municipality can issue; and
WHEREAS, LRB-2326/1 expands the authority of local municipalities to exercise
local control and issue "Class B" liquor licenses to best meet the needs of their
communities;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of
Oshkosh that the Council supports the passage of LRB-2326/1 - Creating an Economic
Development Exemption to the Quota on "Class B" Liquor Licenses.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Oshkosh
that the Council continues to oppose the effect of state-imposed "Class B" license
quotas on local communities, as such quotas limit that ability of municipalities to
exercise local control to best meet the needs of their communities, and renews its
appeal that the Wisconsin Legislature repeal this state-imposed license quota entirely.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk is authorized and directed to
forward copies of this resolution to the Governor, all members of the Wisconsin
Legislature, the Alliance of Cities and the League of Wisconsin Municipalities.