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Rock River council adopts Resolution 2026-01, approves cash-rounding policy and $10/hour pay for mayor’s mosquito trapping
Summary
At its Jan. 5 meeting the Town of Rock River council passed Resolution 2026-01 on a 2–1 vote, adopted a customer cash-rounding notice tied to the discontinuation of pennies, approved $10/hour compensation for Mayor CJ Leslie to manage mosquito trapping, and authorized voucher payments totaling $46,301.71.
Mayor CJ Leslie presided over the Town of Rock River’s regular meeting on Jan. 5, 2026, where the council approved a titled resolution, adopted a cash-payment rounding notice tied to the discontinuation of pennies, and agreed to pay the mayor $10 per hour to manage summer mosquito trapping. The meeting began at 7:00 p.m. and adjourned at 7:18 p.m.
The council passed Resolution 2026-01 after Mayor Leslie read it by title. Council member Bobbie Bowers moved to approve the resolution and Virgil Gallegos seconded; the minutes record the vote as 2–1 and state the resolution passed. The meeting record does not specify which member cast the dissenting vote.
The council also approved a Notice to Customers that will round cash payments to the nearest nickel, citing the discontinuation of the penny. Bowers moved to approve the notice, Everett Summers seconded, and the motion passed by unanimous voice vote.
On a separate item, Mayor CJ Leslie proposed and the council approved compensation for her work managing the town’s mosquito-trapping program during the summer. Bowers moved to set the rate at $10.00 per hour, Gallegos seconded, and the motion passed by unanimous voice vote.
Council members approved payment of the month’s vouchers and payroll. The agenda includes detailed credit-card charges and vendor checks; the total for all disbursements is recorded in the minutes as $46,301.71. Notable line items listed in the record include a Timberline SCADA computer upgrade for $11,355.00; Ferguson Waterworks new tap parts for $6,175.52; Energy Labs water testing for $2,539.00; Legacy Propane for $2,015.52; and Carbon Power electric bills for $1,882.28 (November) and $2,028.47 (December). Credit-card charges in the record total $1,158.59; payroll and related withholdings total $14,044.22.
Clerk Jodi Newkirk reported there were no public comments and no building permits to consider. The minutes note that town offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 19 for a national holiday.
The meeting adjourned at 7:18 p.m. after a motion by Virgil Gallegos; the minutes list Summer Staley as seconding the motion. The minutes also record Staley as absent at roll call earlier in the meeting, an inconsistency that is recorded in the official minutes.
