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  2. City Government

    1. Agendas & Minutes
    2. Boards & Commissions
      1. Beautification Committee
        1. Planting Information
        2. Garden Sponsorships
        3. History Of Beautification Committee
        4. Make A Donation
      2. Cultural Arts Commission
        1. About
        2. Shakespeare in the Park
        3. RiverPark Summer Concert Series
        4. Steeple Walk
        5. Public Art Projects
        6. News Releases
      3. Fire & Police Commission
        1. Firefighter Requirements
        2. Police Officer Testing
        3. Fire and Police Commission Regulations
      4. Historic Preservation Commission
      5. Mental Health Board
        1. Mental Health Board Grant Funding Application
        2. Mental Health Awareness Month
      6. Planning and Zoning Commission
      7. Strategic Plan Advisory Committee
        1. International Cultural Exchange Committee
          1. ICEC Newsletter
            1. Subscribe To Newsletter
            2. Read The Newsletter
          2. ICEC Videos
          3. Photo Gallery
          4. 'En Plein Air' Art Competition
        2. Natural Resources Committee
          1. Wine, Cheese & Trees Fundraiser
          2. Earth Day
          3. Fox River Clean-Up Day
          4. Battle Of The Brush Pile
        3. Student Government Committee
      8. Volunteer Board Application
    3. City Code
    4. City Council
      1. Aldermen
      2. Mayor, Clerk & Treasurer
      3. Ward Map
      4. Watch City Council Meetings
      5. City Council Questions To Staff
      6. Public Meeting Brochure
    5. City Departments
      1. City Administrator's Office
        1. Budget / Financial Reports / Strategic Plan
        2. Business & Liquor Licensing
        3. City Communications
          1. Geneva Blogs
            1. Just The Facts
            2. Kudos To City Employees
            3. Lost Pets
            4. Pardon The Progress
            5. Powering Up
            6. Safety First
            7. Shop, Dine, Experience Geneva
        4. City Logo
        5. Government Transparency
        6. Metro Mayors Caucus Shared Services Study
      2. Administrative Services
        1. Finance
          1. Budget / Financial Reports / Strategic Plan
          2. Tax Forms
            1. Hotel/Motel Tax Form
          3. Utility Billing
            1. Pay My Utility Bill
            2. Utility Billing FAQs
            3. Start/Stop Utility Service Forms
              1. Residential Start Service Form
              2. Residential Stop Service Form
              3. Update Utility Account Information
              4. Commercial Form
        2. Human Resources
          1. Employment
          2. City Holidays
          3. Firefighter Job Requirements
          4. Personnel Policy Manual
          5. Police Officer Testing
          6. Union Contracts
        3. Information Technologies
      3. Community Development
        1. Development Projects
          1. Mill Race Redevelopment
          2. Resubdivision of Woodland Subdivision
          3. Text Amendments - Cannabis Uses
          4. Text Amendments - Affordable Housing Incentives
          5. Traxler Subdivision
          6. Subscribe To Map Updates
        2. Building & Zoning
          1. Code Enforcement
          2. Codes & Documents
          3. General Information
          4. Historic Preservation
          5. Permits
          6. Tree Preservation
        3. Historic Preservation
          1. Applications
          2. Architectural Heritage
          3. Designated Historic Properties
          4. Historic Preservation Commission
            1. HPC Agendas & Minutes
          5. Property Rehabilitation Information
          6. 5-Minute Field Guides
        4. Planning
          1. Codes & Documents
            1. Comprehensive Plan
            2. Bikeway Implementation Plan
            3. Design & Development Guidelines
            4. Design Guidelines for Historic Properties
            5. Downtown/Station-Area Master Plan
            6. Historic Preservation Ordinance
            7. Homes for a Changing Region
            8. Historic Preservation Plan
            9. Sign Regulations
            10. Southeast Master Plan
            11. Subdivision Regulations
            12. Zoning Ordinance
          2. Maps
          3. Historic Preservation
          4. Planning and Zoning Commission
        5. Prairie Green Preserve
        6. Planning and Zoning Commission
          1. Applications for Review
            1. Amendment to the Comprehensive Plan
            2. Annexation & Annexation Agreements
            3. Planned Unit Development (PUD), Preliminary
            4. Planned Unit Development (PUD), Final
            5. Plat of Subdivision, Preliminary
            6. Plat of Subdivision, Final
            7. Sign Variation
            8. Special Use Permit
            9. Site Plan Review
            10. Variation
            11. Zoning Map Amendment
            12. Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment
          2. Review Procedures
          3. Meeting Procedures
          4. Meeting Agendas & Minutes
          5. Meeting Dates and Submittal Deadlines
          6. Bylaws
      4. Economic Development
        1. Business & Development
        2. Explore Geneva
      5. Fire
        1. CPSE Accreditation
        2. Employment Opportunities
          1. Career Firefighter / Paramedic
          2. Paid-On-Call
        3. Explorer Post 205 Program
        4. Fire Prevention Bureau
        5. Fire Stations & Apparatus
        6. Hazardous Waste Disposal
        7. Home Safety Inspections
        8. Joe Brayton Memorial Scholarship
        9. Life Safety Education & Programs
          1. Tours & Visits
          2. Risk Watch
        10. Members
          1. 1800
          2. 1900-1949
          3. 1950-1999
          4. 2000-Present
        11. News Releases
        12. Premise Alert Program
        13. Safety First Blog
        14. Tri-City Ambulance Service
      6. Police
        1. Citizen Police Academy
        2. Concealed Carry
        3. Crime Prevention
          1. Background Checks
          2. Child Protection
          3. Crime Tips
          4. Domestic Violence
          5. Identity Theft
          6. Internet Safety
          7. License Look-up
          8. Report Criminal Activity in Geneva
          9. Solicitor Sign
        4. Facts & Figures
          1. Crime Rate
          2. Monthly Crime Report
          3. Officers Per 1,000 Inhabitants
          4. Quarterly Accident Comparison Data
        5. FOIA Request
        6. Geneva Sex Offenders
        7. News Releases
        8. Other Links
        9. Parking Information
          1. City Maps
          2. Commuter Parking
            1. Passport Mobile Payment App
          3. Downtown Parking
          4. Disability Parking Placard
          5. Neighborhood Block Party
          6. Overnight Parking
          7. Parking Fines
          8. Snow Parking
        10. Peddlers & Solicitors
        11. Police FAQs
        12. Police Reports
        13. Safety First Blog
        14. Services We Provide
          1. Alarm Permit
            1. Alarm Permit
            2. Alarm Permit Application
          2. Basset
          3. Bicycle Registration
          4. Child Safety Seat Inspection
          5. Nixle Communication Services
          6. Premise Alert Notification
          7. Prescription Drug Disposal Program
          8. Risk Watch
          9. Senior Care Program
            1. Additional tips
          10. Vacation Registration
        15. Speed Control Policy Task Force Report
        16. Team GPD
          1. Community Policing Program
          2. Heraldry
          3. Organizational Chart
          4. Ride Along
        17. Testing Information
          1. General Testing Information
        18. Traffic Concerns
          1. Functional Street Map
          2. Report Traffic Concerns To Police
      7. Public Works
        1. Cemetery
          1. Brochure
          2. Rates
          3. Rules & Regulations
        2. Construction Projects
          1. Union Pacific Third Main Line Project
            1. Project Fact Sheet
            2. State Commerce Commission Project Petitions
          2. MetroNet Construction
          3. Street Program
          4. Sidewalk & Curb Program
          5. Underground Cable Replacement
          6. Fabyan & Route 31 Intersection Project
          7. Welcome Signs
          8. Subscribe For Road Work Updates
          9. Requests for Bids and Proposals
        3. Electric
          1. About the Electric System
          2. Customer Choice of Power
          3. Geneva's Energy Strategy
          4. Load Reduction Program
          5. Electric Rates
            1. Power Cost Adjustment
            2. Code of Ordinances
          6. Electric Projects
            1. Tree Trimming City Electric Lines
            2. ComEd Tree Trimming
          7. Electric Service Upgrade
          8. Contractor/Builder Service Requirements
          9. Report an Outage
          10. Street Lighting
          11. Electric FAQs
          12. Reference Links
          13. Basic Energy Saving Tips
            1. Light Bulb Facts
            2. Summer Energy Saving Tips
          14. Basic Safety Tips
          15. Solar Panel Installation
        4. Engineering / GIS
          1. Construction Projects
          2. Development Requirements
          3. Flooding
            1. Stormwater & Flood Ordinances
            2. 100/500 Year Flood Plain Map
            3. Tips & Info To Help With Drainage Issues
          4. Kautz Road Extension Phase 1 Study
          5. Mill Creek Watershed Plan
          6. Permits - Right of Way & Overweight
          7. Stormwater
          8. Wetland Monitoring Reports
            1. Eagle Brook Wetland Report
        5. Garbage / Recycling / Yard Waste
          1. Recycling
          2. Garbage Rates
          3. Purchase Garbage Stickers & Bags
          4. Brush Collection
            1. Brush Collection Schedule & Regulations
            2. Brush Collection Zone Map
            3. Brush Collection Progress Map
          5. Bulk & White Good Items
          6. Christmas Tree Pickup
          7. Electronics Recycling
            1. Lakeshore Electronics Recycling
            2. Kane County Electronics Recycling
          8. Food Scrap Program
          9. Household Hazardous Waste
          10. Leaf Collection
            1. Leaf Collection Regulations
            2. Leaf Collection Zone Map
            3. Leaf Collection Progress Map
          11. Yard Waste
        6. Mosquito Management
          1. Program Details
          2. Clarke Online Hotline
          3. Tips To Prevent Mosquitoes
          4. Monthly Report
        7. Streets & Fleet
          1. Curbside Mailbox Ordinance
          2. Snow Removal
            1. Designated Snow Routes
            2. Snow Parking Regulations
            3. Miscellaneous Snow Information
            4. City's Snow & Ice Control Policy
          3. Street Sweeping
          4. Tree Management
            1. Parkway Tree Trimming or Removal
            2. Parkway Tree Replacement Program
            3. Mulching Trees & Shrubs
            4. Watering of Trees & Shrubs
            5. Emerald Ash Borer
        8. Water & Sewer
          1. Water Division Operations
            1. Water Meter Change Out Program
              1. Water Meter Q & A
          2. Whose Responsibility Is It?
          3. Hydrant Flushing Program
          4. Irrigation / Backflow Device Information
            1. Cross Connection Program
            2. Cross Connection Fees
            3. List of Active Devices
          5. Let's Get The Lead Out
          6. Pretreatment Program
            1. Pretreatment Ordinance
            2. Discharge Permit Application
            3. Industrial Wastewater Pretreatment Survey
          7. Sewer System Information
            1. Sewer Backup Information
            2. Over-Head Sewer Assistance Program
              1. Program Description
              2. Application
              3. Example No. 1
              4. Example No. 2
          8. Wastewater Treatment Plant
            1. Treatment Plant History
            2. Wastewater Treatment Plant Presentation
            3. Fox River Implementation Plan
          9. Water & Sewer Rates
          10. Water Treatment Plant
          11. Watering Schedule
            1. Water Conservation
            2. Usage Tips
            3. Water Leaks
    6. Master Meeting Schedule
    7. Presentations
    8. Kudos To City Employees
    9. Public Meeting Brochure
    10. Environmental Stewardship
      1. Greenest Region Compact
      2. Geneva's Green Initiatives
        1. Already Achieved Initiaitves
        2. Initiatives In Progress
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  3. For Residents

    1. City Code
    2. City Maps
    3. Coyote Information
      1. Geneva's Coyote Management Plan
      2. Coyote Q & A
      3. Preventing Coyote Conflicts
      4. Coyote Hazing Guidelines
      5. Coyote Hazing Video
      6. Solutions For Coyote Conflicts
      7. Report Confirmed Coyote Sightings Online
      8. Geneva Coyote Awareness Workshop Video
    4. Community Links
      1. Library, Parks & Schools
      2. Local & County Resources
      3. Local State & Federal Legislators
    5. Construction Projects
    6. Customer Service Survey
    7. Development Projects Map
    8. Freedom of Information Requests
      1. FOIA Form
      2. FOIA Procedures
      3. Attorney General Information
      4. Commercial Requests
      5. Denied Request
      6. Exemptions to FOIA
      7. FOIA Reports
        1. 2019 FOIA Reports
        2. 2018 FOIA Reports
        3. 2017 FOIA Reports
        4. 2016 FOIA Reports
        5. 2015 FOIA Reports
        6. 2014 FOIA Reports
        7. 2013 FOIA Reports
        8. 2012 FOIA Reports
    9. Events
    10. FAQs
    11. Garage Sales
    12. Garbage / Recycling / Yard Waste
    13. Giving Program
    14. Government Transparency
    15. New Residents
    16. Parking
    17. Parkway Tree Replacement
    18. Permits
    19. Ride In Kane Program
    20. Shop The Geneva Store
      1. Garbage Stickers
      2. Blue Coffee Mug
      3. Love Geneva Silicone Band
      4. Tote Bag - Blue
      5. City Flag
      6. Photo Frame
      7. License Plate Holder
      8. Golf Balls & Tees Set
      9. Denim Baseball Hat
      10. I Love Geneva Bracelet
      11. Umbrella
      12. Ballpoint Pen
      13. Tote Bag - Black
      14. Windshield Ice Scraper
      15. Mini Mint Tin
      16. Paper Cube
      17. Commemorative Coin - 100 Year Coin
      18. 2018 Pewter Ornament
      19. 2017 Pewter Ornament
      20. 2016 Pewter Ornament
      21. 2015 Pewter Ornament
      22. 2012 Pewter Ornament
      23. 2011 Pewter Ornament
    21. Staff Directory
    22. Stay Connected With Geneva
    23. Volunteer Opportunities
    24. Warming & Cooling Centers
    25. Watch Geneva Broadcast Network
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  4. Business & Development

    1. Incentive Programs
      1. Economic Incentive Policy
      2. Tax Increment Financing (TIF)
        1. East State Street
        2. Geneva Fox River RPA
        3. TIF FAQ's
      3. Special Service Area No. 1
    2. List Your Business
    3. Available Buildings & Land
    4. Development Plans & Regulations
      1. Comprehensive Plan
      2. Downtown Station Area Plan
      3. Southeast Master Plan
      4. Kautz Road Extension Phase 1 Study
      5. Historic Preservation Plan
      6. Zoning Ordinances
      7. Sign Regulations
      8. Historic Preservation Ordinance
    5. Demographics & Traffic Counts
      1. Demographics
      2. Downtown Market Analysis
      3. Traffic Counts
    6. Special Events & Promotions
    7. Permits, Licenses & Benchmarks
    8. FAQ's
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  5. Explore Geneva

    1. Geneva Attractions
    2. Upcoming Events
    3. Explore Geneva Map
    4. Shop, Dine, Experience Geneva Blog
    5. Dining
    6. Accommodations
    7. Business Directory
    8. Meeting & Event Planning
    9. Photo Gallery
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  6. How Do I?

    1. Apply for A
      1. Building Permit
      2. Business/Liquor License
      3. Commuter Parking Permit
      4. Job
      5. Neighborhood Block Party permit
      6. Overnight Residential Parking Permit
      7. Special Events Permit
      8. Vacant Volunteer Board Seat
    2. Arrange For
      1. A Burial / Purchase of a Plot
      2. A New Recycling Bin
      3. Free Home Inspection
      4. Garbage Pickup
      5. Parkway Tree
      6. Utility Service
      7. A FOIA Request
      8. A Ride In Kane
    3. Contact
      1. Department Staff
      2. Geneva INFO Line
    4. Donate To
      1. Giving Program
    5. Find
      1. Agendas & Minutes
      2. Businesses
      3. Development Project Info
      4. Electronics Recycling
      5. Garbage Collection Info
      6. Geneva's Benchmarks/Survey Monuments
      7. Geneva's Muncipal Code
      8. Hazardous Household Waste Info
      9. Lawn Watering Schedule
      10. Places To Purchase Garbage Stickers
      11. Parking
      12. Property Uses & Zoning
      13. Right-Of-Way Permit Information
      14. Volunteer Opportunities
    6. Pay
      1. Taxes
      2. City Utility Bill
    7. Read
      1. City News
      2. GenevaMail & City Newsletter
    8. Register To
      1. CPR & AED Training Program
      2. Receive GenevaMail & City Newsletter
      3. Vote
    9. Report A
      1. Concern
      2. Customer Service Feedback
      3. Power Outage
      4. Traffic Concern
    10. View
      1. City Calendar
      2. City Maps
      3. Geneva Broadcast Network
    11. Visit
      1. Events
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  7. Feature Links

    1. Agendas & Minutes
    2. Bids & RFPs
    3. Blogs
    4. City Code
    5. Construction Projects
    6. Development Projects
    7. Employment
    8. Geneva Broadcast Network
      1. Business Beat
      2. GBN Schedule & Live Feed
      3. Geneva News Minute
      4. Officially Speaking
      5. Cable Franchise Ordinance
    9. Geneva INFO Line
    10. Government Transparency
    11. Photo Gallery
    12. Stay Connected with Geneva News & Info
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    1. Start/Stop Utility Service Forms
    2. Utility Billing FAQs
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