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Aurora City Council (Oct 28, 2025) approves multiple appointments, closes Special Service Area hearings, tables video gaming ordinance and returns drive-test scanner purchase to committee

AuroraOct 28, 20254 min read

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Mayor's appointments and board/pension nominations approved; multiple Special Service Area public hearings closed with no public comment; Consent Agenda approved including grants (Mastodon Lake $4M, $200,000 IFA) and several contracts; item 25-0378 (drive test scanner) returned to Finance Committee; video gaming ordinance (25-0750) tabled to Nov 4; extensive public comment on ICE issues and Mayor to forward proposed ICE ordinance to RAP Committee; Council entered Closed Session on pending litigation.

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Approved mayoral appointments: Sharain Spears to Aurora Housing Authority Board (R25-322); Stacey Peterson to Aurora Police Pension Board (R25-323) and Aurora Firefighters Pension Fund Board (R25-324); Pat Sutton and Louise LeDuc to Aging-in-Community Advisory Board (AICB) (R25-325); William Hubble and Caitlin Kossakowski to Advisory Commission for Disabilities (R25-326).
Approved Consent Agenda items including: continuation with Bentek Benefits Technology (R25-327); snow removal contractors Tavarez & Sons Lawn Care and Guardian Asphalt (R25-328); InfoSend utility invoice services (R25-329); citywide traffic signal and street light maintenance to H&H Electric (R25-330); Montgomery Road/Kautz Road traffic signal project to H&H Electric and related MFT appropriation (R25-331); managed security services contract to NuHarbor Security (R25-332); HR Green Phase III engineering and MFT appropriation (R25-333); bulk rock salt purchases (R25-334); Absolute Software VPN renewal (R25-335); Mastodon Lake dredging/shoreline restoration grant acceptance $4,000,000 (R25-336); Illinois Finance Authority grant $200,000 for stretch code adoption (R25-337); Stanard & Associates for pre-employment psychological assessments (R25-338).
Approved Direct to Council Consent Agenda: minutes of Oct 14, 2025 (25-0854).
Closed multiple public hearings for proposed Special Service Areas with no public testimony: SSA 225 (Prairie Meadows), 226 (Wheatland Crossing), 227 (Habitat Green Freedom), 228 (Cyrus One - 2725 Bilter Road), 231 (Eola Reserve), 232 (Abbey Meadows).
Approved several Unfinished Business items: revised plan description and conditional use for property at 998 Corporate Boulevard (O25-067; O25-068); authorized Sun Life for life insurance services for 2026 (R25-339); authorized up to $50,000 SSA funds and staff support to organize an independent non-profit for Special Service Area One (R25-340).
Returned item 25-0378 (purchase agreement for a drive test scanner, not to exceed $170,000) to the Finance Committee for further discussion on Nov 13, 2025 (Enactment No: R25-380).
Tabled item 25-0750 (ordinance amending video gaming terminal regulations, Sec. 8-131) to the Nov 4, 2025 City Council meeting (Enactment No: O25-078).
Approved Bill Summary and Large Bill List (25-0861) by recorded vote (Aye: 11; Nay: 1).
Council moved into Closed Session under Sec. 2(c)(11) of the Open Meetings Act to discuss pending litigation; no further public business after adjournment.

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