In the early 1950’s many residents seemed to feel that it would be advantageous for Albers to become a municipality. Meryle T. Schroeder, a Mascoutah attorney, provided legal assistance and Albers was incorporated on July 1, 1945. Pursuant to call by Honorable William Lehrter, Clinton County Judge, the first Village Board meeting was held at St. Bernard’s School Hall on August 31, 1954, at 8:00 p.m., with all elected Village officials present:

At that first meeting in 1954, the Village Board appointed Edgar Netemeyer as Village Treasurer (he still serves in this capacity) and, among other important matters, it passed Ordinance #1, an ordinance pertaining to liquor dealers in the Village.

(Note: All information on this page was taken from the Albers Centennial Book.)