Corporation Counsel Nicholas Cummings withdrew himself from consideration to become general counsel of the Chicago Park District on Tuesday, days before Corporation Counsel Nicholas Cummings withdrew himself from consideration to become general counsel of the Chicago Park District on Tuesday, days before he will resign from his current position in Evanston.
On the heels of a recent town hall between Evanston’s final two city manager candidates, residents took to Monday’s City Council meeting to voice their opinions about the upcoming selection of the new city manager. The two finalists for the position – John Fournier and Snapper Poche – spoke about their qualifications for the job.
City Council voted unanimously Monday to pass an ordinance authorizing Interim City Manager Kelley Gandurski to increase the city’s 2021 fiscal year budget by more than $11 million. The council previously voted to hold the ordinance on April 25 after several councilmembers expressed concerns about fiscal transparency. The city came in more than $30 million.
City Council unanimously authorized the city to negotiate a $1 million grant agreement with the AUX Monday. The AUX is a commercial hub development project centered around uplifting Black entrepreneurs and dedicated to healing, wellness and racial equity. The AUX, an estimated $7 million project, sought $1 million from the city’s American Rescue Plan Act.