Sponsor
Alderman Maack
Title
ORDINANCE NO. 5-07
To amend Secs. 6-9, 6-131, repeal and recreate Sec. 6-132, create Sec. 6-134 and amend Sec. 6-136 of the Municipal Code of the City of Racine, Wisconsin relating to Operator’s - Provisional Operator’s licenses.
The Common Council of the City of Racine do ordain as follows:
Part 1:
Sec. 6-9 of the Municipal Code of the City of Racine is hereby amended by adding in the second line after the word “licenses” the phrase, “or provisional operator’s licenses,” …
Part 2:
Sec. 6-131 of the Municipal Code of the City of Racine is hereby amended by changing the title to read: “Operator’s or provisional operator’s license required.” and by adding the words “or provisional operator’s license” in two places in the third sentence after the words “operator’s license”.
Part 3:
Sec. 6-132 of the Municipal Code of the City of Racine is hereby created to read as follows:
“Sec. 6-132. Sales authorized; fee.
(a) Operator’s license. An operator’s license shall authorize the holder to serve or purvey those alcohol beverages for which sale is authorized at the premises where the operator is employed. The licenses shall expire on the second June 30 following issuance. The fee for an operator’s license will be prorated as follows:
12-24 months $75.00
9-12 months $40.00
3 months or less $75.00 for the next licensing period and the three months would not be charged.
(b) Provisional operator’s license.
(1) A provisional operator’s license may be issued by the city clerk to a person who has applied for an operator’s license, who meets all the requirements for receiving such license and whose operator’s license application has been approved by the public safety and licensing committee, except that the applicant has not successfully completed a responsible beverage server training course. The license shall expire 60 days after its issuance, upon denial of the license or when an operator’s license is issued to the holder, whichever is sooner.
(2) The city clerk shall issue a provisional operator’s license to a person who, at the time of application for an operator’s license, files a certified copy of a valid operator’s license issued by another Wisconsin municipality. The provisional license shall expire the sooner of 60 days after its issuance, upon issuance of an operator’s license, or upon expiration of the operator’s license issued by the other municipality.
(3) A provisional license may be revoked by the city clerk if the city clerk discovers that the holder of the license made a false statement on the application or, if the provisional license is issued under (2) above, the city clerk determines that the operator’s license issued by the other municipality and filed under (2) is not valid.
(4) The fee for a provisional operator’s license shall be $25.00.”
Part 4:
Sec. 6-134 of the Municipal Code of the City of Racine is hereby created to read as follows:
“Sec. 6-134. Qualifications for provisional operator’s license.
(a) A provisional operator’s license shall not be issued unless the applicant provides proof that he is enrolled in a beverage server training course. If the applicant fails to successfully complete the beverage server training course, the provisional operator’s license shall be revoked. A provisional operator’s license shall not be issued to a person whose application for an operator’s license has been denied.
(b) If the applicant is denied a provisional operator’s license, the $25.00 license fee shall be refunded.
(c) The licensee shall carry the provisional operator’s license on his person at all times during which the licensee is providing services under the provisional operator’s license.”
Part 5:
Sec. 6-136 of the Municipal Code of the City of Racine is hereby amended by adding the phrase “or provisional operator’s license” after the phrase “operator’s license” in the first sentence.
Part 6:
This ordinance shall take effect upon passage and the day after publication.
Passed by the Common Council
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Approved: ______________
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Mayor
Attest:
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City Clerk
Fiscal Note: N/A