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TO: Aurora City Council
FROM: Office of the Mayor
DATE: December 16, 2021
SUBJECT:
A Resolution approving the appointment of members representing Aurora to the Aurora Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Board (AACVB).
BACKGROUND:
In 2013, the City of Aurora entered into a new intergovernmental agreement with the AACVB, which allowed for Aurora to appoint a total of fifty (50%) of the at-large members board. Each participating municipality was also able to appoint a representative. The Mayor of Aurora submitted a letter nominating appointees for the at-large positions that represented various entities related to the tourism for a term of one year, municipal representatives were provided three year terms. The current municipal representative is Alderman Donnell, his term will expire in 2021.
Following the revision in 2013, the AACVB and the City of Aurora re-authorized the agreement in 2015 and again 2016. One of the terms of the revised agreement requested by the Aurora City Council was to formalize the appointment process by the Mayor nominating and the Council voting to approve.
DISCUSSION:
The City of Aurora has one (1) municipal representative and ten (10) at-large appointments on the board. The nominees for the municipal representative and at-large candidates are as follows:
• Municipal Representative, City of Aurora- Alderman: Bill Donnell
• At-Large, City of Aurora-Community Affairs: Michael Nelson
• At-Large, City of Aurora-Communications: Tony Martinez
• At-Large, Local Business Owner: Vernon LaVia
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the City Council approve the recommended appointments to the Aurora Area Convention and Visitors Bureau.
CITY OF AURORA, ILLINOIS
RESOLUTION NO. _________
DATE OF PASSAGE ________________
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A Resolution approving the appointment of members representing Aurora to the Aurora Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Board (AACVB).
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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 AACVB is in need of new members; and
WHEREAS, it is the Mayor's desire that the recommended candidates be appointed.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Aurora, Illinois, hereby approve the appointments listed in Exhibit A thru D of this resolution as Aurora's Representatives to the Aurora Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Board.
BE IT FUTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Aurora, Illinois, as follows that the appointment of the individuals listed in Exhibit A thru D of this resolution shall be and hereby are approved.