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City of Aurora
Development Services Department ‐ Building & Permits Division
65 Water Street Aurora, Illinois 60505‐3305
BEST PRACTICES Submittal
(630) 256‐3130
FAX (630) 256‐3139
mjc@iccsafe.org
Contact Information:
John P. Curley AIA, CBO
Director Building and Permits Division - City of Aurora
65 Water Street
Aurora IL 60505
jcurley@aurora-il.org
(630) 256-3131
Program Description:
AURORA Building Department Monthly Newsletter
Issue a monthly newsletter to (~3,000 recipients) our contractors, design professionals, developers and
repeat customers. Newsletter is intended to be a resource for all in the following areas:
1. Communicate changes in federal or state laws and the City’s interpretation of these laws and
compliance requirements and policies.
2. Communicate opportunities for ever evolving training – many free
a. Lead Safe work practices
b. IECC
c. IgCC
d. City hosted training opportunities
3. Communicate ordinance changes during the committee deliberation stage and earlier to better
accommodate everyone’s concerns and build support at the chamber level prior to entering the
political area.
4. Communicate changes in departmental policy
a. Contractor programs
b. Inspection lead time for staffing gaps
5. Communicate important resource links
a. Energy Code
b. Historic Preservation
c. Smoke Detectors
6. Communicate our Key development timeframe metric accomplishments.
7. Communicate construction centric volunteer opportunities to assist our not-for-profits and
neighborhoods.
a. Rebuilding Together – Aurora
b. NeighborWorks - Joseph Corporation
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