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TO: Mayor John Laesch
FROM: Deborah Lang, Assistant Corporation Counsel
DATE: July 28, 2026
SUBJECT:
An ordinance amending Chapter 42, Section 22 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Aurora, Illinois regarding mailboxes.
PURPOSE:
This proposed amendment seeks to update the City's Ordinance to update the City's process for providing reimbursement for mailbox damage caused by a city plow or city contracted plows.
BACKGROUND:
This section was last updated in 2019. Since that time period, inflation on building materials has increased and $100 reimbursement should cover the cost of labor and installation of a basic mailbox.
DISCUSSION:
This proposed amendment would increase the reimbursement from seventy-five dollars ($75.00) to one-hundred dollars ($100.00) for mailboxes damaged by city snowplows or city-contracted snow removal.
IMPACT STATEMENT:
The proposed amendment would benefit the residents by increasing the amount of reimbursement for the replacement of a mailbox to adjust to inflation that has taken place post Covid.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
We request the proposed ordinance be enacted.
cc: Rules, Administration, and Procedure Committee
CITY OF AURORA, ILLINOIS
ORDINANCE NO. _________
DATE OF PASSAGE ________________
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An Ordinance amending Chapter 42, Section 22 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Aurora, Illinois regarding mailboxes.
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WHEREAS, the City of Aurora has a population of more than 25,000 persons and is, therefore, a home rule unit under subsection (a) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution of 1970; and
WHEREAS, subject to said Section, a home rule unit may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs for the protection of the public health, safety, morals, and welfare; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City, staff, and residents of Aurora to update Chapter 42, Section 22 of the City of Aurora Code of Ordinances:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Aurora, Illinois, as follows:
Section One: That Chapter 42, Section 22 of the City of Aurora Code of Ordinances shall be and hereby is amended as set forth in Exhibit A.
Section Two: That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect, and shall be controlling, upon its passage and approval.
Section Three: That all ordinances or parts of ordinances thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of any such conflict.
Section Four: That any section or provision of this ordinance that is construed to be invalid or void shall not affect the remaining sections or provisions which shall remain in full force and effect thereafter.