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TO: Mayor John Laesch
FROM: Stacey L. Peterson, Chief Financial Officer/City Treasurer
DATE: August 31, 2026
SUBJECT:
An Ordinance Amending the Annual Budget for the Fiscal Year Beginning January 1, 2026 and Ending December 31, 2026 (Amendment #8 for the 2026 Fiscal Year).
PURPOSE:
To obtain the City Council’s approval of a proposed amendment to the 2026 City Budget.
BACKGROUND:
Pursuant to 65 ILCS 5/8-2-9.1 through 9.10, the City of Aurora operates under the budget system of government finance. The City Council adopted the 2026 budget on December x, 2025 through the passage of Ordinance No. O25-0xx.
While the city attempts to anticipate all potential expenditures for a fiscal year when that year’s budget is developed, circumstances occasionally arise that require expenditures that were not contemplated in the original financial plan. 65 ILCS 5/8-2-9.6 permits a municipality operating under the budget system to amend its annual budget by a two third’s vote of its governing body.
DISCUSSION:
The attached, proposed ordinance, including its Exhibit A, would provide for certain changes in the 2026 City Budget. Below is an explanation for each change. The item numbers discussed below correspond to the item numbers assigned to each change detailed in Exhibit A.
Zero Impact Item: Position Change- Downtown Services- Maintenance Worker I to a Horticulturist I. No financial impact. The Horticulturist I position aligns with the division's needs.
Zero Impact Item: Position Change- Information Technology- Convert the vacant Director of IT Operations to a City Fiber Network Manager. No financial impact. The role will support the city's fiber network.
Zero Impact Item: Position Change- Information Technology- Convert the vacant Security Analyst to an Information Security Manager. No financial impact. This role plays a critical part in protecting our organization by monitoring security operations.
Items 1 and 16: Grant and Professional Fees, Gen...
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