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Waterloo trustees approve hiring of Candi Rotert as on-call village employee
Summary
The Village of Waterloo Board of Trustees approved employment of Candi Rotert as an on-call village employee during a special meeting April 28, 2026, after an executive session on possible litigation and while two trustees were briefly absent for the final vote.
The Board of Trustees of the Village of Waterloo voted to approve the employment of Candi Rotert as an on-call village employee during a special meeting on April 28, 2026.
Chairperson Travis Harlow called the meeting to order at 5:31 p.m. in the Village Office at 509 S. Front Street. Harlow introduced and read Resolution 04-28-26-01, which sought approval to employ Candi Rotert in an on-call capacity.
The resolution was first tabled. Trustee David Rochford moved to table the item until the next meeting; Harlow seconded. The board recorded a roll-call vote in favor — Rochford, Harlow, Bill Rotert and Trustee Nikki Ewing — with Trustee Corie Sass absent, and the motion to table carried.
Shortly after, Chairperson Harlow moved, with Vice-Chairperson Bill Rotert seconding, that the board enter an executive session at 5:35 p.m. “To discuss possible litigation and to protect the attorney/client privilege,” the motion stated. The motion carried on a roll-call vote with Trustees Ewing, Rotert, Harlow and Rochford voting yes; Sass was absent. The board returned to open session at 6:38 p.m. after a motion by Trustee Corie Sass seconded by Trustee David Rochford; the roll-call on return recorded all five trustees present.
At 6:39 p.m. Trustees Bill Rotert and Nikki Ewing briefly stepped out of the meeting. While they were absent, Trustee Corie Sass moved, seconded by Trustee David Rochford, to reopen discussion on Resolution 04-28-26-01 and to approve the employment of Candi Rotert as an on-call village employee. The roll-call vote in favor consisted of Chairperson Travis Harlow, Trustee Corie Sass and Trustee David Rochford; Bill Rotert and Nikki Ewing were recorded absent for that vote. The motion carried. Rotert and Ewing returned to the meeting at 6:40 p.m.
There was no additional detail recorded in the minutes about employment terms, salary, or start date. The meeting adjourned at 6:40 p.m.; the board’s next regular meeting is scheduled for May 11, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.
Minutes list Melissa Smith as Clerk/Treasurer and Desirae Solomon as Village Attorney; the minutes reflect that the stated purpose of the executive session was to discuss possible litigation and to protect the attorney–client privilege.
