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Rockdale board approves draft minutes, fireworks permit and routine financial reports; clerk posts resignation
Summary
At its May 18 meeting the Village of Rockdale Board approved April 20 draft minutes, granted a fireworks permit for Alicia’s Rockdale Bar & Grill LLC, accepted multiple financial reconciliations including a sewer payment of $860,464.40, and noted Clerk/Treasurer Ann Gerlich’s resignation and job posting.
The Village of Rockdale Board met on May 18, 2026, at 6:01 p.m. in the Robert M. Smithback Community Center and approved several routine items on its agenda, including draft minutes, a fireworks permit, and multiple financial reconciliations.
President Alicia Hynes called the meeting to order and confirmed that Clerk-Treasurer Ann Gerlich had properly posted the meeting notice. Board members present were Alicia Hynes, Sarah Halvorson, Sam Pelot, Breah Klemp and Joe Leto; Clerk-Treasurer Ann Gerlich was listed as absent in the attendance line, and Ryan Welsh was recorded among others present.
The board approved the draft minutes of the April 20, 2026 meeting after a motion by President Alicia Hynes and a second from Sam Pelot; the minutes record that the motion “carried 4-0, with Klemp abstaining.” Later in new business the board granted a fireworks permit for Alicia’s Rockdale Bar & Grill LLC on a motion by Breah Klemp, seconded by Sarah Halvorson; the minutes record that motion “carried 4-0, with Hynes abstaining.”
The meeting’s financial business included unanimous approvals of the Treasurer’s reports and bills (motion by Hynes, second by Joe Leto), the general village bank reconciliations (motion by Sarah Halvorson, second by Sam Pelot), and sewer bank reconciliations (motion by Joe Leto, second by Sam Pelot). The Sewer Clerk report and bills were approved on a motion by Breah Klemp, seconded by Alicia Hynes; that packet included Check #63896395 in the amount of $860,464.40.
Under “Any Other Business” the board heard administrative updates: the EMS & Fire Commission will meet on May 27, 2026; the First Bank loan documents have been signed; Open Book is scheduled for Friday, July 17 (10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., in-person at the village hall/community building) with an additional phone date to be scheduled if needed; and the Board of Review is scheduled for Monday, Aug. 18 (4:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.), for which board member attendance is required. The board tabled discussion of phone and internet service.
The minutes also record that Clerk/Treasurer Ann Gerlich has resigned and that the village has posted the Clerk/Treasurer position; the posting sets an application deadline of July 1, 2026. The meeting adjourned at 7:12 p.m. on a motion by President Hynes and a second from Breah Klemp.
The minutes include no recorded public comments during either public-comment period.
