The RAP Committee handles matters requiring city council approval pertaining to revisions to the city code, procedural rules of the city council, mayoral appointments, administrative hearings, boards and commissions, federal and state legislative affairs, intergovernmental matters outside the jurisdiction of other committees, governmental ethics and the allocation of ward project funds.

In accordance with Sec. 5 ILCS 120/2.02 of the Illinois Open Meetings Act, attached please find notice of the City of Aurora’s special Rules Administration and Procedures Committee meeting to be held on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at 2:30 p.m.

The following is a list of the current Committees of the Board: Citizen Advisory Committee, Green Events Committee, Grant and Award Research Committee, Youth Outreach Committee,

The Hispanic Heritage Advisory Board is a non-partisan, community based advisory board that serves to act as a bridge between the Hispanic community and all other communities in the City of Aurora. The Advisory Board recognizes diversity throughout the City of Aurora and will therefore make a conscious effort to be all-inclusive.

Committee of the Whole (COW) is a meeting in which two or more Committees meet together with all Committee members, up to and including the entire board. This meeting operates under Committee Meeting guidelines but allows for greater interactions between committees and board members.

In accordance with Sec. 5 ILCS 120/2.02 of the Illinois Open Meetings Act, attached please find notice of a time change for the Committee of the Whole Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, March 7, 2023.

The Human Relations Commission of the City of Aurora seeks to further understanding within our community and to preserve recognized rights of residents of the city and those who interact within the community, particularly in the areas of equal employment, housing, and access to public services and facilities.

The Advisory Commission on Disabilities (ACD) is committed to ensuring that every Aurora resident is afforded an equal opportunity to access and participate in City programs, services, facilities and communications.

In accordance with Sec. 5 ILCS 120/2.02 of the Illinois Open Meetings Act, notice is hereby given that the Aurora Advisory Commission on Disabilities has changed locations to the regularly scheduled meeting that was held at City Hall, 44 E. Downer Place, Aurora, IL 60507, 5th Floor, Conference Room 5B To Waubonsee Community College, 18 S River St. Aurora, IL 60506, Multipurpose Room, for the remainder of 2023.

The Aurora City Council is comprised of 12 elected officials - 10 ward aldermen and 2 aldermen-at-large. Working in tandem with the mayor, the aldermen are the voices of the Aurora community at the city government level.

The BZE Committee handles matters requiring city council approval involving the airport, annexation, boundary agreements, business development, building code development and enforcement, economic development, historic preservation, permitting, planning and zoning.

The Finance Committee handles matters requiring city council approval pertaining to collective bargaining, personnel and civil service matters, not otherwise under the jurisdiction of the Civil Service Commission, taxation, city indebtedness, fees and service charges, risk management, purchasing policies, management of city funds, the library budget and tax levy, the city’s operating budget, pension insurance, motor fuel tax and capital budget, tax levies, development agreements, tax increment and business improvement districts, other inventive agreements, real property acquisition, and special service areas except those required by the Kane County Stormwater Ord. and exclusive jurisdiction over all departmental budgets and matters that require budget amendments or transfers.

In accordance with Sec. 5 ILCS 120/2.02 of the Illinois Open Meetings Act, attached please find notice of a City of Aurora Finance Committee Meeting to take place on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at 4:00 pm.

Committee of the Whole (COW) is a meeting in which two or more Committees meet together with all Committee members, up to and including the entire board. This meeting operates under Committee Meeting guidelines but allows for greater interactions between committees and board members.

In order to maintain and implement the City's Comprehensive Plan some examples of what the Commission is empowered to give recommendations on are: Comprehensive Plan revisions, and plans for the present and future development or redevelopment of land within the City, permits, zoning, and more. The Commission is also an appeals board that reviews zoning issues as prescribed in the Aurora Zoning Ordinance, including proposed variations from the zoning code.

The I&T Committee shall have jurisdiction over all matters requiring city council approval pertaining to the city’s technological infrastructure, its fiber optic network, communication and data transfer, public parks and open spaces, public roadways, traffic and parking, public works, including street, sanitation, public utilities and public buildings and grounds, right-of-way, the environment, flooding, water treatment and distribution and storm and sanitary sewers, and special service areas related thereto.

The BZE Committee handles matters requiring city council approval involving the airport, annexation, boundary agreements, business development, building code development and enforcement, economic development, historic preservation, permitting, planning and zoning.

The Finance Committee handles matters requiring city council approval pertaining to collective bargaining, personnel and civil service matters, not otherwise under the jurisdiction of the Civil Service Commission, taxation, city indebtedness, fees and service charges, risk management, purchasing policies, management of city funds, the library budget and tax levy, the city’s operating budget, pension insurance, motor fuel tax and capital budget, tax levies, development agreements, tax increment and business improvement districts, other inventive agreements, real property acquisition, and special service areas except those required by the Kane County Stormwater Ordinance and exclusive jurisdiction over all departmental budgets and matters that require budget amendments or transfers.