The License Appeal Commission is a standalone adjudicatory body for hearings relating to business liquor licenses. It is the city’s smallest department by headcount and budget.
Departmental Highlights
Snapshot: Appropriation & Staffing Changes from 2024 Budget
| 2024 Budgeted | 2025 Proposed | Net Change | Percent Change | |
| Appropriations | $206,653 | $206,624 | -$29 | -0.01% |
| Positions & FTEs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% |
- Staffing levels have not changed. The commission continues to operate with a single staff assistant.
- LAC’s budget remained largely unchanged. All appropriations changes from previous years were less than $150.
Historical Context
From 2011-2024, the department budget grew at an average rate of 0.8% per year. Departmental budgets overall increased an average of 6.1% per year over the same time period, while the total city budget including Finance General appropriations grew at an average rate of 8.5% annually.
The department’s budgeted workforce has not changed in over a decade, with a single full-time employee assisting the commission from 2011-2024. Overall budgeted positions for the city remained relatively flat across the same time period, with minor year-to-year fluctuations averaging out to an overall growth rate of 0.04%.
Staffing
Staffing levels have not changed. The commission continues to operate with a single staff assistant.
Appropriations
LAC’s budget remained largely unchanged. All appropriations changes from previous years were less than $150.
