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Rockdale board adopts floodplain ordinance, sets levy at $43,181 and approves 2026 budget
Summary
At a Dec. 29, 2025 special meeting the Village of Rockdale Board unanimously adopted a floodplain ordinance, set the 2025 levy payable in 2026 at $43,181 and approved the village's 2026 proposed budget; all votes were 5-0.
At a special meeting Dec. 29, 2025, the Village of Rockdale Board unanimously adopted a floodplain ordinance, set the 2025 levy payable in 2026 at $43,181 and approved the village's 2026 proposed budget.
Village Board President Alicia Hynes called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. at the Robert M. Smithback Community Center. Clerk-Treasurer Ann E. Gerlich recorded the attendance: Hynes, Sarah Halvorson, Sam Pelot, Joe Leto and Breah Klemp were present.
The board took three formal actions under new business. Breah Klemp moved to adopt a Floodplain Ordinance; Sarah Halvorson seconded and the motion carried 5-0. The board then voted to set the 2025 levy, payable in 2026, at $43,181 after a motion by Halvorson and a second by Joe Leto; that motion also carried 5-0. Finally, Alicia Hynes moved to approve the village's 2026 proposed budget, Breah Klemp seconded, and the motion carried 5-0.
The meeting agenda listed a two-minute limit for public comment; no public speakers are recorded in the minutes. The board adjourned at 5:05 p.m.; the minutes were signed by Clerk-Treasurer Ann E. Gerlich.
Votes at a glance: Floodplain Ordinance — motion by Klemp, second Halvorson; outcome: approved, 5-0. 2025 levy (payable 2026) of $43,181 — motion by Halvorson, second Leto; outcome: approved, 5-0. 2026 Proposed Budget — motion by Hynes, second Klemp; outcome: approved, 5-0.
The board did not record further debate, amendments, or public testimony in the minutes. The special meeting lasted about five minutes.
