The Civil Service Commission will be meeting today at 4:00PM in City Hall.

The Aurora Public Art Commission oversees the program, including the budgeting for the purchase, maintenance and insurance of public art owned by the city, and exhibitions and administrative costs as may be required to carry out the purposes of this division. The Commission shall establish guidelines for selection of artists, art works and sites based on the intent of this division.

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 establishment of the City of Aurora’s Civilian Review Board is a result of the City’s CHANGE Reform Initiative, launched by Mayor Richard C. Irvin on June 9, 2020, following the local, national and global civil unrest and calls for systemic police reform and unprecedented racial reckoning.

The Bicycle, Pedestrian and Transit Advisory Board is an advisory body to the city council, on the planning and development process for bicycle, pedestrian and public transit facilities.

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.