City Hall - Second Floor  
Council Chambers  
44 East Downer Place  
Aurora, IL  
City of Aurora  
Finance Committee  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Thursday  
July 16, 2026  
3:00 PM  
Chairperson Ted Mesiacos  
Vice Chair Carl Franco  
Alderman Dan Barreiro  
Alderman-at-Large Keith Larson  
Alderman Edward J. Bugg  
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CALL TO ORDER  
Vice-Chair Franco called the meeting to order at 3:01pm.  
ROLL CALL  
3 -  
Present:  
Absent:  
Vice Chair Carl Franco, Alderman-At-Large Keith Larson and Alderman  
Edward Bugg  
2 - Chairperson Ted Mesiacos and Alderman Dan Barreiro  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
26-0401  
Approval of the minutes from the Finance Committee Meeting held on  
June 26, 2026.  
A motion was made by Alderman Bugg, seconded by Alderman-At-Large  
Larson, that this agenda item be accepted and filed. The motion carried.  
3
Ayes:  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
AGENDA  
26-0032  
A Resolution authorizing the sale of obsolete and surplus property, using  
JJ Kane Auctioneers.  
Chris Linville, COA-Fleet Operations  
A motion was made by Alderman Bugg, seconded by Alderman-At-Large  
Larson, that this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion  
carried.  
3
Ayes:  
26-0364  
A Resolution Authorizing the Execution of an Agreement with Raftelis  
Financial Consultants, Inc., for the Provision of Strategic Planning  
Consulting Services  
Brian Caputo, COA-Mayor's Office  
A motion was made by Alderman Bugg, seconded by Alderman-At-Large  
Larson, that this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion  
carried.  
3
Ayes:  
26-0390  
26-0412  
26-0417  
A Resolution to utilize donation funds in the amount of $226,950 from the  
Festival of Lights for the purpose of a Youth Programs Enhancement  
Grant administered by the Youth Services division.  
Simon Rodriguez, COA-Youth Services  
A motion was made by Alderman-At-Large Larson, seconded by Alderman  
Bugg, that this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion  
carried.  
3
Ayes:  
A Resolution to Accept the Youth Climate Action Fund grant for the  
2026-2027 cycle and Agreement with Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors  
in the amount of $50,000 by the Youth Services division.  
Simon Rodriguez, COA-Youth Services  
A motion was made by Alderman-At-Large Larson, seconded by Alderman  
Bugg, that this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion  
carried.  
3
Ayes:  
A Resolution authorizing the director of purchasing to enter into a  
three-year agreement and two one-year options with Equature of  
Southfield, MI for a total of $301,078.90 for a dispatch recording system.  
Jeff Anderson, COA-IT  
A motion was made by Alderman Bugg, seconded by Alderman-At-Large  
Larson, that this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion  
carried.  
3
Ayes:  
26-0420  
A Resolution authorizing the Director of Purchasing to open a Purchase  
Order in the amount of $292,027.05 for Blink Network, LLC to furnish and  
install a total of nine (9) dual-port chargers across three city-owned  
locations utilizing rebate vouchers allocated to the city by the U.S.  
Department of Energy (DOE) for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation  
Block Grant (EECBG) program in the amount of $211,320.  
Ian Wade, COA-Engineering  
A motion was made by Alderman Bugg, seconded by Alderman-At-Large  
Larson, that this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion  
carried.  
3
Ayes:  
26-0427  
A Resolution authorizing the Director of Purchasing to purchase radio  
equipment, installation services and support from L3Harris, Lynchburg,  
VA for $2,409,905.06.  
Jeff Anderson, COA-IT  
A motion was made by Alderman Bugg, seconded by Alderman-At-Large  
Larson, that this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion  
carried.  
3
Ayes:  
26-0428  
A Resolution authorizing the Director of Purchasing to acquire Public  
Safety radio networking equipment from L3Harris, Melbourne, FL for  
$244,506.45.  
Jeff Anderson, COA-IT  
A motion was made by Alderman Bugg, seconded by Alderman-At-Large  
Larson, that this agenda item be recommended for approval. The motion  
carried.  
3
Ayes:  
CLOSED SESSION  
ADJOURNMENT  
A motion was made by Alderman Bugg, seconded by Alderman-At-Large  
Larson, that this meeting be adjourned. The motion carried. Vice Chair Franco  
adjourned the meeting at 4:11pm.  
3
Ayes:  
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