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TO: The City Council
FROM: Office of the Mayor
DATE: March 10, 2022
SUBJECT:
A Resolution authorizing the appointment of members to the Innovation and Technology Advisory Commission.
DISCUSSION:
In January of 2022, the City Council approved the establishment of Innovation and Technology Advisory Board to investigate, research and gather information in relation to significant emerging technologies that may benefit and/or have an impact on the city.
The nomination brought forth today represents five of the nine members to the board, two city staff, two residential members, and one non-resident of Aurora as followed;
• Michael Pegues: Chief Information Officer, City of Aurora
• Behati Hart: Director of Innovation and Strategy, City of Aurora
• Charles Baker: Ward 8, OnLight Aurora
• Jimi Allen: Ward 6, Breau Gravity Talklab
• Kader Sakkaria, Non-Resident, Cartus
CITY OF AURORA, ILLINOIS
RESOLUTION NO. _________
DATE OF PASSAGE ________________
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A Resolution approving the appointment of members to the Innovation and Technology Advisory 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, Chapter 2 of the Code of Ordinances provides that the Mayor, shall, with the approval of the City Council, appoint the members of the advisory boards and commissions of the City; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Chapter 2 of the Code of Ordinances, the Mayor has notified the City Council of the appointment of the individuals listed in Exhibit A thru E of this resolution to the Innovation and Technology Advisory Commission and to the term therein enumerated, and has requested the City Council’s approval of said appointment; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the appointees set forth in Exhibit A thru E of this resolution possess the necessary qualifications to serve on the Innovation and Technology Advisory Commission in the position to which they have been nominated.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Aurora, Illinois, as follows that the appointment of the individuals listed in Exhibit A thru E of this resolution shall be and hereby are approved.