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TO: Aurora City Council
FROM: Office of the Mayor
DATE: June 26, 2024
SUBJECT:
A Resolution approving the reappointment of Ald. Bill Donnell 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 nominee for the municipal representative is as follows:
? Ald. Bill Donnell: Chair
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the City Council approve the recommended appointment 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 reappointment of Ald. Bill Donnell 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 we...
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