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TO: Aurora City Council
FROM: Alex Voigt, Deputy Chief of Staff
DATE: November 24, 2020
SUBJECT:
A Resolution appointing Gautam Bhatia to the Aurora Human Relations Commission.
DISCUSSION:
The Human Relations Commission (HRC) was established to provide investigative, consultative, cooperative, mediative, educational and promotional and advisory services to the residents of the City of Aurora in furtherance of the legacy of Marie Wilkinson, a lifetime resident of the City of Aurora and pioneer in the realm of social and civil activism who dedicated her life to the fight against poverty, discrimination, hunger, homelessness and injustice in the City of Aurora.
If this appointment is approved, the HRC will have a full board. Gautam is a resident of the Eighth Ward and currently also serves on the city's Indian American Community Outreach Advisory Board. He is the former chair of that board.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the City Council approve the appointment of Gautam Bhatia to the Aurora Human Relations Commission.
CITY OF AURORA, ILLINOIS
RESOLUTION NO. _________
DATE OF PASSAGE ________________
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A Resolution Appointing Gautam Bhatia to the Aurora Human Relations Commission.
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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, vacancies currently exist on the Human Relations Commission; and
WHEREAS, it is the Mayor's desire that said candidate be appointed.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Aurora, Illinois, hereby approve the appointment of Gautam Bhatia, Ward 8, Aurora, IL, to the Aurora Human Relations Commission.
NOW BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the term of Gautam Bhatia shall expire on August 1, 2023, however, in any event, he shall continue to serve until reappointed or his respective replacement has been approved by the Council.