Deputy Clerk Carrie Roniak told the Manteno Village Board on Dec. 1 that she is resigning after accepting a restaurant opportunity in another state and thanked the community for its support.

"This isn't easy for me to do, but I had an important decision to make… I'm taking over a restaurant and it happens to be in another state," Roniak said, and added she felt it would be fair to the people of Manteno to step down now. She praised Alan Pickrell as a qualified successor and said she expected he would do a good job for the village.

The board moved to appoint Alan Pickrell as village clerk. Trustee Geske made the motion and Trustee Berry seconded. The board conducted a roll-call vote and all present voted yes. Pickrell was then led through the oath of office and repeated that he would support the constitutions of the United States and the state of Illinois.

Trustees and the mayor offered personal thanks and good wishes to Roniak, and the board welcomed Pickrell to his new duties.

What's next: Pickrell will assume the village clerk responsibilities; staff will complete administrative processing for the change in office.