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TO: Aurora City Council
FROM: Alex Voigt, Asst. Chief of Staff
DATE: October 4, 2017
SUBJECT:
A Resolution appointing At-Large 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.
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 current municipal representative is Alderman Donnell, his term will expire in 2018. The nominees for the at-large appointments are as follows:
* Jim Pilmer
* Erica Tuttle
* Lindsay Sebion
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 Appointing Jim Pilmer, Erica Tuttle and Lindsay Sebion as At-Large Representatives to the Aurora Area Convention and Visitors Bureau (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 e...
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