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TO: Mayor Irvin & City Council
FROM: The City Clerk & The Law Department
DATE: December 28, 2021
SUBJECT:
An Ordinance Amending Chapter 2, Article VI, to Reflect the Appropriate History of the Changes to the Boards and Commissions Ordinances in Municode.
PURPOSE:
To provide a redline version of the updated Boards and Commissions Ordinance which reflects the additions, deletions and history of Chapter 2, Article VI.
BACKGROUND:
This past summer and fall the Boards and Commissions ordinance was completely re-written and replaced in five separately approved sections. The approved versions of the ordinance only contained the new text and did not include a formal redline.
DISCUSSION:
This ordinance includes a formal redline which shows the old ordinance language as stricken, the new language added, the sections that were replaced, the sections that remain reserved, and the sections that were repealed and reserved as a result of the new ordinance.
IMPACT STATEMENT:
The ordinance provides a clean redline of the previously amended ordinance for purposes of the Clerk's record keeping and updating Municode.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff recommends the adoption of this Ordinance
cc: Rules Administration and Procedure.
CITY OF AURORA, ILLINOIS
ORDINANCE NO. _________
DATE OF PASSAGE ________________
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An Ordinance Amending Chapter 2, Article VI, to Reflect the Appropriate History of the Changes to the Boards and Commissions Ordinances in Municode.
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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, Chapter 2, Article VI, has previously been amended by Ordinances O21-029, O21-039, O21-041, O21-043 and O21-056;
WHEREAS, those Ordinances replaced sections 2-VI-1 through 2-VI-12;
WHEREAS, for purposes of record keeping, a formal redline reflecting the changes made in the above mentioned ordinances is necessary for the Clerk's record keeping and updating Municode;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Aurora, Illinois, as follows: Chapter 2, Article VI, is hereby amended as reflected in Exhibit A.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that the City Clerk and Corporation Counsel are hereby authorized to make any non-substantive or clerical changes to Chapter 2, Article VI as necessary for purposes of updating Municode.