The Aurora City Council Tuesday, approved an ordinance adopting the annual budget for the Fiscal Year Beginning January 1, 2020 and Ending December 31, 2020. There were no speakers at the public hearing on the proposed budget in conjunction with the regular City Council meeting. With carryovers, the budget is approximately $477 Million, $46 Million higher than last year’s $431 Million.
The increase will help with the City’s plans to add six police officers and a Record’s Division clerk.
Mayor Richard Irvin of Aurora honors Mae Helen Smith for 27 years on the city of Aurora government Human Relations Commission at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. She served the last nine years as chairman, 38 years teaching with 27 years at Schneider Elementary School in Aurora. The Human Relations Commission of Aurora is a 12 member Board which seeks to advance understanding within the community and to preserve recognized rights of residents of the City and those who interact within the community, particularly in the areas of equal employment, housing, and access to public services and facilities.Jason Crane/The VoiceMayor Richard Irvin of Aurora honors Jose Art for downtown window artwork at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. Art and his crew of Aracely Rodriguez, Esteban Rojas, Lio Flores, and Eduardo Escalante, painted artwork on 47 storefronts and building windows that consists of more than 100 characters and scenes, including Santa, reindeer, snowmen, penguins, and Beauty & The Beast theme as a tribute to the show at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora. Jason Crane/The Voice
• Unanimously approved was the 2020 Quality of Life Grants in the amount of $898,000. The program was implemented in 2007 and over the years dozens of organizations have been funded to serve thousands of residents. More information can be found on the City’s website, Aurora-il.org.
