421 N. COUNTY FARM ROAD  
WHEATON, IL 60187  
DU PAGE COUNTY  
Human Services  
www.dupagecounty.gov  
Final Summary  
Tuesday, March 19, 2024  
9:30 AM  
Room 3500A  
1.  
2.  
CALL TO ORDER  
ROLL CALL  
Other Board members present: Member Yeena Yoo  
Staff in Attendance: Joan Olson (Chief Communications Officer), Renee Zerante (State's  
Attorney Office), Mary Catherine Wells, Keith Jorstad, and Tabassum Haleem (Finance), Nickon  
Etminan, Henry Kocker (Procurement), Natasha Belli, Joan Fox, and Julie Hamlin (Community  
Services), Mary Keating (Director of Community Services), and Janelle Chadwick  
(Administrator of DuPage Care Center), remote.  
Childress, DeSart, Galassi, Garcia, LaPlante, and Schwarze  
PRESENT  
3.  
4.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
No public comments were offered.  
CHAIR REMARKS - CHAIR SCHWARZE  
Chair Schwarze announced the Food Assistance Network Infrastructure Investment Program  
portal opened on March 15, 2024, and will be open for 60 days.  
Member Galassi welcomed several students from the Hinsdale Central High School AP  
Government class that are shadowing her throughout the day. Chair Schwarze explained Human  
Services is the social services arm of DuPage County.  
5.  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
5.A.  
24-0966  
Human Services Committee - Regular Meeting - Tuesday, March 5, 2024  
APPROVED  
RESULT:  
Paula Garcia  
MOVER:  
Michael Childress  
SECONDER:  
6.  
DUPAGE CARE CENTER - JANELLE CHADWICK  
6.A.  
FI-R-0058-24  
Recommendation for approval of employee compensation and job classification  
adjustment for the DuPage Care Center. (1200-2100)  
Member DeSart asked about the purpose of the reclass. Ms. Chadwick replied that the  
resolution was meant to change the position itself from assistant supervisor to supervisor  
due to the responsibilities of the position.  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Paula Garcia  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Kari Galassi  
SECONDER:  
6.B.  
24-0967  
Recommendation for the approval of a contract purchase order to Yami Vending, Inc., to  
manage beverage and snack vending machines at various locations on County Campus, at  
no cost to the County, for the period of April 5, 2024 through April 4, 2025, per bid  
#24-004-DCC.  
APPROVED  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
Paula Garcia  
Michael Childress  
Childress, DeSart, Galassi, Garcia, LaPlante, and Schwarze  
6.C.  
24-0968  
HS-P-0054B-23 - Amendment to Resolution HS-P-0054A-23, issued to Maxim  
Healthcare Services, to provide supplemental nursing staffing services, for the DuPage  
Care Center, for the period April 13, 2023 through April 12, 2024, to increase  
encumbrance in the amount of $28,715, for a new contract amount of $244,025, a  
13.34% increase. (6363-0001 SERV)  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Dawn DeSart  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Michael Childress  
SECONDER:  
7.  
TRAVEL  
7.A.  
24-0969  
Travel Request for Weatherization Assessor to attend the National Home Performance  
Conference and Trade Show in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from April 8, 2024 through  
April 11, 2024. Expenses to include registration, transportation, lodging, miscellaneous  
expenses (parking, mileage, etc.), and per diems, for approximate total of $3566.  
Weatherization grant funded. (Community Services)  
APPROVED  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
Michael Childress  
Dawn DeSart  
Childress, DeSart, Galassi, Garcia, LaPlante, and Schwarze  
7.B.  
24-0974  
Travel Request for Weatherization Supervisor to attend the National Home Performance  
Conference and Trade Show in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from April 8, 2024 through  
April 11, 2024. Expenses to include registration, transportation, lodging, miscellaneous  
expenses (parking, mileage, etc.), and per diems, for approximate total of $3766.  
Weatherization grant funded. (Community Services)  
APPROVED  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
Michael Childress  
Dawn DeSart  
Childress, DeSart, Galassi, Garcia, LaPlante, and Schwarze  
8.  
CONSENT ITEMS  
8.A.  
24-0970  
Novastaff Healthcare Services, Contract Purchase order 6400-0001 SERV, is decreasing  
in the amount of $28,715.36, to offset the increase to Maxim Healthcare Services for  
supplemental staffing. (DuPage Care Center).  
APPROVED AT COMMITTEE  
Michael Childress  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Paula Garcia  
SECONDER:  
9.  
RESIDENCY WAIVERS - JANELLE CHADWICK  
One out of county Residency Waiver was submitted for approval. Janelle Chadwick stated there  
are currently six male and ten female beds available so no county residents would be displaced  
by accepting this applicant.  
APPROVED  
RESULT:  
Dawn DeSart  
MOVER:  
Michael Childress  
SECONDER:  
10.  
DUPAGE CARE CENTER UPDATE - JANELLE CHADWICK  
Janelle Chadwick, Administrator of the DuPage Care Center, gave an update on the renovations,  
stating they closed the main entrance the day before, requiring staff to be moved out of the lobby  
area, relocating parking in that area, and installing fencing around the exterior renovation area.  
Ms. Chadwick thanked her staff for their coordination in the relocation, adding staff have been  
phenomenal.  
They are hoping to get the final phase for 4N completed and to get their temporary occupancy  
letter submitted to the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH). The 4N unit is being cleaned  
from all the construction dust.  
Member LaPlante thanked Ms. Chadwick for allowing her to play the violin for the residents at  
the DuPage Care Center. Ms. Chadwick responded that she noticed some lower functioning  
residents really enjoy the concert and she looks forward to having Member LaPlante return to  
play again.  
11.  
COMMUNITY SERVICES UPDATE - MARY KEATING  
11.A.  
24-0971  
ERA Update  
Mary Keating, Director of Community Services, updated the committee on the  
emergency rent assistance program. Ms. Keating reviewed the history of the original  
programs run by the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) which started in  
2021 with funding from the U.S. Treasury, expending about $40M and assisted about  
4000 households.  
IHDA closed the programs in 2023 but are continuing to use state funds to assist  
individuals currently in eviction court. They have assisted about 1500 DuPage County  
households for about $15M dollars. DuPage County still has about $10M left.  
Ms. Keating stated we should see an open contract consisting of several different  
agencies we will work with to process applications for rent assistance at the Finance  
Committee on Tuesday, March 26. The agencies will assist residents with applications  
by gathering all pertinent information from the household and from the landlord. Prairie  
State Legal will have a contract for legal services.  
The pending program’s primary focus will be on homeless prevention. The program will  
serve households below 50% of the area median income which is about $55,000 for a  
household of four. Funding will cover rent arrearages for up to six months, and up to  
three months in advance. They will be able to rehouse individuals provided they show a  
futurability to pay rent.  
The contracts will be in effect April 1, 2024, but we do not anticipate the program to be  
fully functional until July, as we are still working to establish the process and the  
workflow. What we expect to happen is that individuals reaching out will be referred to  
the agency that will best serve them, based on population, geography, or who may be  
processing applications for the general public. The agency will pay the landlord and we  
will then reimburse the agency, giving the agency a 10% administration fee.  
The funds must be expended by September 2025. The contracts will go through January  
2026, to ensure we can close out funding applications and complete all reporting.  
Mary Keating answered questions regarding the pending program.  
12.  
13.  
OLD BUSINESS  
No old business was discussed.  
NEW BUSINESS  
No new business was discussed.  
14.  
ADJOURNMENT  
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:50 a.m.  
APPROVED  
RESULT:  
Paula Garcia  
MOVER:  
Michael Childress  
SECONDER: