421 N. COUNTY FARM ROAD  
WHEATON, IL 60187  
DU PAGE COUNTY  
Legislative Committee  
Final Summary  
www.dupagecounty.gov  
Tuesday, January 20, 2026  
11:30 AM  
Room 3500A  
1.  
CALL TO ORDER  
11:30 AM meeting was called to order by Chair DeSart at 11:30 AM.  
2.  
ROLL CALL  
Other Board Members present: Member Yeena Yoo  
Staff present: Conor McCarthy (Assistant State's Attorney - State's Attorney's Office), Craig Noll  
(Computer Technician - Information Technology), Sheryl Markay (Government Affairs  
Coordinator - County Board Office), Kate Kissane (Government Affairs Coordinator- County  
Board Office)  
Public present: Jesse Guiterrez  
Childress, DeSart, Galassi, Garcia, Ozog, and Schwarze  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
PRESENT  
3.  
3.A.  
26-0346  
Legislative Minutes - Regular Meeting - Tuesday, January 13, 2026  
APPROVED  
Dawn DeSart  
Paula Garcia  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
4.  
5.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
No public comment was received.  
CHAIR'S REMARKS - CHAIR DESART  
Chair DeSart thanked members for providing input on the Federal Legislative Agenda. She also  
invited the committee members to the Legislative Breakfast.  
6.  
LEGISLATIVE PROGRAMS  
MOTION TO AMEND THE 2026 FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM  
Member Schwarze commented on the federal budget cuts and food insecurity, stressing the  
importance of school lunch programs. Government Affairs Coordinator Kate Kissane provided  
an update on where the federal funding stands now. Consensus was given by the committee  
members to add support for school lunch programs to the 2026 Federal Legislative Program.  
Member Ozog mentioned some programs in other states that cover all breakfasts and all lunches  
for students, and inquired about where Illinois stands with programs like that. Government  
Affairs Coordinators Sheryl Markay and Kate Kissane recommended that instead of adding a  
new category to the program, that this support for school lunch funding initiatives could be  
added under a section that already exists.  
Member Ozog moved and Member Schwarze seconded a motion to add language that supports  
funding for school lunches in Illinois to the 2026 Federal Legislative Program.  
Motion to amend the 2026 Federal Legislative Program  
APPROVED  
Mary Ozog  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Greg Schwarze  
SECONDER:  
LEG-R-0002-26  
6.A.  
Resolution Adopting the County's 2026 Federal Legislative Program  
A roll call vote was taken to approve the 2026 Federal Legislative Agenda as amended  
above.  
APPROVED AS AMENDED  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
Dawn DeSart  
Paula Garcia  
Childress, DeSart, Garcia, Ozog, and Schwarze  
Galassi  
NAY:  
7.  
OLD BUSINESS  
No old business was discussed.  
8.  
9.  
NEW BUSINESS  
No new business was discussed.  
ADJOURNMENT  
Without objection, this meeting was adjourned.