The African American Heritage Advisory Board will be meeting today at 5:30 PM in City Hall Room 5A. The African American Heritage Advisory Board is a non-partisan advisory board that is community based and funded by the City of Aurora, serves to educate and act as a bridge between the African American community and all other communities within the City of Aurora.

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 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.

The Fire Pension Board, also known as the Firefighters’ Pension Fund, is established in accordance with the Illinois Pension Code.

The Aurora Preservation Commission designates landmarks, historical districts and urban conservation districts within the corporate limits of Aurora; issues and modifies or denies certificates of appropriateness and economic hardship.

The Police Pension Board (i.e. Police Pension Fund) is established in accordance with Article 3 of PENSIONS (40 ILCS 5/) Illinois Pension Code.