Alcohol board licensing committee overturns city's revocation of Medusa's alcohol license

The Alcohol Board Licensing Committee voted unanimously Thursday to overturn the city's revocation of the Medusa restaurant's alcohol license, Chair Joseph said at the committee's brief Nov. 16 meeting.

The decision reverses the city's prior action on Medusa's license after the restaurant appealed. Chair Joseph told the committee he would submit written reasons for the reversal "for the record" to the city; the transcript does not record the substance of those reasons.

At roll call, Chair Joseph recorded the presence of committee members Richard Grice and Chris Sokolisky, establishing a quorum. A motion to overturn the city's revocation was made and seconded during consideration of the appeal; the transcript does not identify who moved or seconded. Chair Joseph then called the vote and announced, "Motion passes unanimously." The meeting record shows no recorded dissents, abstentions, or named vote tallies.

After the vote, Chair Joseph noted there were no other orders of business, made a motion to adjourn, and the committee voted to adjourn. The meeting concluded with members asked to sign the meeting documents.

Next steps recorded in the meeting: the committee will submit written reasons for overturning the revocation to the city for the record. The transcript does not provide further explanation of the committee's rationale or any additional conditions attached to the reversal.