Wow! Today's City Council will be remembered for quite some time!

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https://www.youtube.com/live/Z7RNWi0afFk?feature=share

The public attending the Infrastructure and Technology Committee - or not - since the only person in the audience is the Beacon News.

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Also at C.O.W. today:

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT:

I, Richard C. Irvin, Mayor, pursuant to Section 2-44 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Aurora, do hereby appoint the following named individual to the position enumerated below and respectfully request the approval of the City Council thereon.

Name: Joshua Ream

Title: Director of Development Services

Department: Development Services

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At C.O.W. today:

FROM: Mayor Richard C. Irvin

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT:

I, Richard C. Irvin, Mayor, pursuant to Section 2-44 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Aurora, do hereby appoint the following named individual to the position enumerated below and respectfully request the approval of the City Council thereon.

Name: Martha Paschke

Title: Director of Innovation and Strategy

Department: Community Services

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FROM: Mayor Richard C. Irvin

At C.O.W. today:

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT:

I, Richard C. Irvin, Mayor, pursuant to Section 2-44 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Aurora, do hereby appoint the following named individual to the position enumerated below and respectfully request the approval of the City Council thereon.

Name: Martha Paschke

Title: Director of Innovation and Strategy

Department: Community Services

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This is a huge problem:

"Only two residents attended the public hearing Wednesday night"

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https://www.shawlocal.com/kane-county-chronicle/news/2023/06/09/aurora-casino-progress-city-plan-panel-approves-zoning-use-requests/

The original contract to source the City's ERP system (July, 2013):

13-00431: Resolution Awarding a Professional Services Contract to Crowe Horwath, LLP, Oak Brook, Illinois as Computer Consultant for the Evaluation, Procurement and Implementation of a Public Administration and Public Safety ERP System in the Amount of $147,608.00

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https://aurora-il.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=1475484&GUID=D4065BA2-B477-468D-B107-66FDAAF195FF&Options=&Search=&FullText=1

Temporary Council chambers on the 5th floor at pm 6. Where is the council?

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"Aurora lost another 1.47% of its population between 2020 and 2022, according to new U.S. Census Bureau figures"

This is bad news!

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https://news.google.com/articles/CBMihQFodHRwczovL3d3dy5jaGljYWdvdHJpYnVuZS5jb20vc3VidXJicy9hdXJvcmEtYmVhY29uLW5ld3MvY3QtYWJuLWF1cm9yYS1jZW5zdXMtc3QtMDUyMS0yMDIzMDUxOS1lcTZteGdmY3hiZnl4ZXZjMjY1b3NqdXhtNC1zdG9yeS5odG1s0gEA?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen

Remember this?

"become the strategic IT business partner for the City of Aurora and the region"

"Deliver innovative, smart solutions, services and provide first-class customer service"

I think we need a presentation on progress, milestones completed and upcoming projects.

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https://smartaurora.com/

The City of Aurora, IL celebrates 100 Years of Rotary Club service.

Many Thanks!!!

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File #:23-0350 A Resolution adopting the Civility Pledge proposed by the Illinois Municipal League.

But the City didn't put a link to the pledge document in Legistar - lazy!

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https://iml.org/file.cfm?key=25566

How do you like this idea? Every other Tuesday at 6 pm we have a City Council streaming cocktail party at 1 E. Benton in the Carnegie Board Room. "Booze and Banter" - the peanut gallery, lol.

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