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TO: Aurora City Council
FROM: Mayor Thomas J. Weisner
DATE: June 10, 2014
SUBJECT:
A Resolution Appointing members to the newly established Indian American Community Outreach Advisory Board.
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this memo is to recommend the appointments of ten members to the newly established Indian American Community Outreach Advisory Board.
DISCUSSION:
The Indian American Community Outreach Advisory Board (IACOAB) was established in December, 2013. The board was created in response to requests from members of the Indian American community looking to become more involved with the City of Aurora.
The IACOAB was modeled after the City of Aurora's two other cultural/heritage boards, the Aurora Hispanic Heritage Advisory Board and the African American Heritage Advisory Board. Similar to the other two boards, the IACOAB will provide opportunities to engage members of the Indian American Community (in and outside of Aurora) with the city, in addition to promoting civic engagement at the local level and enhanced communication with the business community.
Staff recently met with and interviewed interested applicants, with the goal of appointing an initial group to establish initial board priorities. Additional appointments to fill out the eighteen member board will be put forth later this year. Below are the candidates for IACOAB:
Krishna Bansal
Prasad Garkhedkar
Sanjeev Panday
Roopa Anajanappa
Anupama Setty
Gautam Bhatia
Deepak Mehta
Shabbir Shikora
Shailaja McSwiggen
Himanshu Trivedi
RECOMMENDATION:
Attached are applications, biographies and/or resumes for each of the proposed candidates for your review, I would appreciate your favorable consideration of these recommendations. If you should have any questions, please contact Alex Voigt in my office.
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CITY OF AURORA, ILLINOIS
RESOLUTION NO. _________
DATE OF PASSAGE ________________
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A Resolution Appointing Krishna Bansal, Prasad Garkhedkar, Sanjeev Panday, Roopa Anajanappa, Anupama Setty, Gautam Bhatia, Deepak Mehta, Shabbir Shikora, Shailaja McSwiggen and Himanshu Trivedi to the Indian American Community Outreach Advisory Board.
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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, the City of Aurora established the Indian American Community Outreach Advisory Board to serve as a bridge between the Indian American community and all other communities in the City of Aurora; and
WHEREAS, the newly established Indian American Community Outreach Advisory Board is need of members; and
WHEREAS, it is the Mayor's desire that the candidates listed above be appointed to said board.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Aurora, Illinois, hereby approve the appointments of Krishna Bansal, Naperville, IL, Prasad Garkhedkar, Aurora, IL, Sanjeev Panday, Aurora, IL, Roopa Anajanappa, Aurora, IL, Anupama Setty, Plainfield, IL, Gautam Bhatia, Aurora, IL, Deepak Mehta, Aurora, IL, Shabbir Shikora, Aurora, IL, Shailaja McSwiggen, Aurora, IL and Himanshu Trivedi, Aurora IL as members of the Indian American Community Outreach Advisory Board.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the terms of Shailaja McSwiggen and Himanshu Trivedi shall expire on June 30, 2015; Anupama Setty, Gautam Bhatia, Deepak Mehta and Roopa Anajanappa shall expire on June 30, 2016; and the terms of Krishna Bansal, Sanjeev Panday, Shabbir Shikora and Prasad Garkhedkar and shall expire on June 30, 2017; however, in any event, the appointees shall serve until their respective replacements have been approved by the Council.
PASSED AND APPROVED on ______________.
AYES ____ NAYS ____ NOT VOTING ____ ABSENT ____
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Alderman Bohman, Ward 1 Alderman Garza, Ward 2
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Alderman Mesiacos, Ward 3 Alderman Donnell, Ward 4
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Alderman Peters, Ward 5 Alderman Saville, Ward 6
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Alderman Hart-Burns, Ward 7 Alderman Mervine, Ward 8
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Alderman Bugg, Ward 9 Alderman Johnson, Ward 10
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Alderman Irvin, At Large Alderman O'Connor, At Large
ATTEST:
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