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City Council adopts 2015 tax levies and approves multiple capital, procurement, and personnel resolutions

AuroraDec 22, 20153 min read

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At the December 22, 2015 City Council meeting in City Hall Council Chambers, the Council (12 present, 1 absent) adopted the 2015 City tax levy and the Library Fund levy, approved numerous resolutions and ordinances including purchases for public safety and IT systems, awarded public works and service contracts, and approved personnel/salary plan amendments. The meeting included public comment on the tax levy and concluded with acceptance of the Treasurer's report and approval of bills.

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Adopted Ordinance levying City taxes for fiscal year Jan 1–Dec 31, 2015 (Enactment No: O15-106) after public comment and Council debate.
Adopted Ordinance levying Library Fund taxes for fiscal year Jan 1–Dec 31, 2015 (Enactment No: O15-107).
Approved Consent Agenda item to modernize the City Hall elevator at 44 E. Downer Place from F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen & Associates, LLC in the amount of $158,265.84 (Enactment No: R15-333).
Adopted Ordinance granting a Special Use Revision to extend use of six modular classroom units at 85 S. Constitution Drive until July 31, 2016 (Enactment No: O15-103).
Approved purchase of nine Masimo RAD-57 carbon monoxide monitoring devices for the Fire Department in the amount of $48,122.95 (Enactment No: R15-336).
Approved purchase of a used 2012 Ford F550 with Altec aerial bucket for Electrical Maintenance as sole source in the amount of $48,000.00 (Enactment No: R15-337).
Approved agreement with Accela, Inc. for PublicStuff CRM (annual $27,000; one-time $6,000 data conversion) (Enactment No: R15-338).
Authorized purchase of Intergraph CAD/RMS and Xerox Firehouse RMS systems (purchase amount not to exceed $5,288,000) and related contract signatory authority (Enactment No: R15-353).
Approved unit price bids for water and sewer repair materials and accepted plumbing service bids for Water and Sewer Maintenance (Enactment Nos: R15-342, R15-346).
Authorized Local Agency Agreement and related engineering and Motor Fuel Tax appropriation for the Eola Road Reconstruction (Montgomery to 87th Street) project (Enactment No: R15-349).
Approved janitorial contract awards with effective date January 1, 2016 (Enactment No: R15-343).
Approved renewal purchases for various insurance coverages for Dec 31, 2015–Dec 31, 2016 (Enactment No: R15-350) and purchase of excess liability and cyber liability insurance (Enactment No: R15-348).
Approved Historic Preservation Grant agreements for multiple properties (Enactment Nos: R15-344, R15-345, R15-347, R15-352).
Approved resolutions amending salary and benefit plans for Non-Exempt and Executive Pay Plans (Enactment Nos: R15-360, R15-361).
Approved Memorandum of Understanding for future creation of a Joint Emergency Telephone System Board between the City of Aurora and the City of Naperville (Enactment No: R15-335).
Authorized continued contractual services of civilian fingerprint analysts for the Aurora Police Department (Enactment No: R15-334).
Accepted Treasurer's Report for November 2015 and approved the Bill Summary and Large Bill List; meeting adjourned at 6:40 p.m.

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