The Aurora Special Finance Committee on Oct. 24 took the following formal actions (motions and recorded outcomes summarized from the meeting transcript):

- Minutes approvals (procedural): The committee voted to approve minutes from several recent finance committee and special finance committee meetings (agenda items cited as 24‑072, 24‑0814, 24‑0816, 24‑0819). Each minutes item was moved and seconded and recorded as passed by voice vote (committee recorded affirmative voice votes; tallies stated as 5‑0 in the transcript where indicated).

- 24‑0694 — Special Service Area (SSA) agreement amendment: The committee approved a resolution amending the contract between the city and Aurora Downtown covering Special Service Area 1 to shorten the contract termination notice period from approximately 366 days to a minimum of 90 days. Patrick Collins of the city law department presented the item. Motion by Alderman Worman; second by Alderwoman Bade. Passed by voice vote, recorded as 5‑0.

- 240725 — Preemployment psychological assessments (Stannard/Standard and Associates): LaDonna Carr, director of training and development, requested authorization to pay the vendor that performs preemployment psychological assessments for public safety and other covered hires. The committee approved the contract authorization; transcript indicates the committee moved to approve (motion by Alderwoman Bay; second by Alderman Tolliver). A roll call was not given; the transcript records the final tally as 4 yes, 1 abstention (the presiding member stated an abstention after the voice vote). Outcome: approved (4‑0‑1).

- 20‑4774 (state joint bid) — Bulk rock salt purchase: The committee approved purchases for bulk road salt for the 2024–25 season under the State of Illinois joint purchasing agreement (vendors Morton Salt Inc. and Compass Minerals America Inc.). Tim Forbes, superintendent of streets, presented the item. Motion by Alderwoman Bay; second by Alderman Talliver. Outcome: approved, voice vote recorded as 5‑0.

- 24‑0797 — GameTime playground installation, Bishop Bonner Park: The committee authorized GameTime expenditures in excess of $50,000 for playground renovations at Bishop Bonner Park, including two playground structures and rubber surfacing; total installation figure read in the meeting was $91,462. Gio Santana, superintendent of parks and recreation, presented the item. Motion and second were recorded; outcome: approved, voice vote recorded as 5‑0.

- 20‑4741 — IDC generative AI policy, strategy and roadmap: (See separate article.) Motion by Alderman Tolliver; second by Alderman Bugg. Outcome: approved by committee voice vote, recorded as 5‑0.

All procedural motions to adjourn were approved and the committee adjourned at 2:50 a.m. according to the transcript.

Where the transcript did not provide specific roll‑call votes for individual members, outcomes above reflect the recorded voice tallies and any later clarified abstentions noted on the record.