Proposed city ordinance eliminates student seat on alcohol committee

Madison’s Alcohol License Review Committee (ALRC) will consider a proposal that would eliminate the seat reserved for a University of Wisconsin-Madison student government representative at their meeting tonight.

The proposal would eliminate two appointed seats on the committee that oversees alcohol license review — one filled by the Associated Students of Madison and one by a representative from the Tavern League. The ALRC currently includes 14 members, nine of whom are appointed by the mayor.

Colin Barushok, Dane County Supervisor and chair of the committee, released a statement opposing the proposal, while Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway told The Daily Cardinal in an email statement the proposal would make the ALRC “more efficient” by aligning the membership with other committees…

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