Liquor Amendment Gives More Control to Board Over Licenses

We took a look at other business conducted by the Village Board at Monday's meeting. Go  for coverage of the board's approval of a new pre-owned merchandise ordinance.

The request: A liquor ordinance amendment that would allow the termination of a liquor license and reduce the licenses available by one in a given classification. 

What it means: This amendment stops liquor licenses from being automatically transferred to the new owner of a business after the previous business either closes or switches owners. Under this amendment, the license is terminated, not transferred, in those cases, and a business owner needs to get board approval for a new liquor license.

Any comments from the board or public? None.

How did it pass? Unanimously (Trustee Cindy Heath was not at Monday's meeting)

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Appointments to the 2011-12 Village committees were announced at Monday's meeting. New committee members were chosen by the mayor with input from board trustees. Appointments are effective May 1.

Plan Commission: Don Schwarz (chairman), Bob Beeson, Ken Chemers, Alicia Hanlon, Jim Matlock, John Newton, Dave Schumpp, Trustee Mike Stevens (Village Board liaison)

Community Services: Trustee Todd Morgan (chairman), Jeff Boubelik, Judy Filippo, Lisa Hogan

Departmental Operations: Trustee Richard Trevarthan (chairman), Bill Meyer, Keith Ogle, Bob Tutko

Economic Development: Trustee Doug Walker (chairman), Anittra Alexander, Joseph Kelley, Paula Dejmek Woods

Financial Affairs: Trustee Cindy Heath (chairwoman), Terry Briese, Arvid Johnson, Demetrius Karos, Terry Rusin

Land Use and Policy: Trustee Kevin Egan (chairman), Sue Anstett, Brian Samuels, Paul Slade

Traffic Advisory: Village Administrator Jerry Ducay, Public Works Dept. Director Terry Kestel, Police Chief John Burica, Assistant Village Administrator Rob Piscia

Tree Board: Trevarthan (chairman), Julie Beeson, Kestel, Paul Nicol

Drainage: Trevarthan (chairman), Tom Bartnik, Kestel, Piscia

Board of Fire and Police Commissioners: Ken Lindberg, Joseph P. Paul, John Sunderland

Frankfort Police Pension Board: Tom Barz, Tom Kiley

Sign Appeals: Walker (chairman), Ducay, Don Olivieri

1890s Theme: Ducay, Bette Bulmer, Tom Kara, Kim Ogle, Chris Rosolowski, Bill Rusin, Marcia Steward

Downtown Retail Grant Review: Charlie Kaminski (chairman), Ken Hawke, Morgan, Chris Rosolowski, Paul Slade, Paula Dejmek Woods

Downtown Frankfort Partnership Liaison: Morgan, Sue Fillipp, Ken Hawke, Charlie Kaminski, Theresa Kara, Sean Minor, Peg Paul, Jo Ellen Stone

911 Committee: Heath