North Aurora Board Approves Purchase of Mark43 Records System for Police Department

The Village of North Aurora Board of Trustees voted to approve the police department’s request to begin procuring the Mark43 records management system, the board confirmed at its May 19 meeting. The board authorized staff to initiate contracting so work on customization and integration can begin before the 2026 budget year commences.

The police chief told trustees the department’s current records system, Tyler, is hosted on a shared county server, “lacks customization for North Aurora,” requires repetitive manual data entry and still relies on paper workflows. He said Mark43 is a modern, cloud-based platform that integrates with tools the department uses, including Dacra, Axon and LifeScan, and improves case management, evidence tracking and reporting. The chief said the initial, first-year cost is $131,060.01 and that the amount is included in the village’s approved 2026 budget; staff asked to sign the contract now so development work can start, with the first payment to be made on or after June 1 when the new budget year begins.

A motion to approve the procurement passed on a roll-call vote. Trustees present voted in favor; no no votes, abstentions or recusals were recorded on the motion.

The approval authorizes staff to proceed with contracting and customization; the chief indicated the transition is intended to replace manual processes and support longer-term operational needs. No accompanying ordinance or resolution was read into the record and the contract signing was presented as an administrative procurement step tied to the department’s approved budget.