421 N. COUNTY FARM ROAD  
WHEATON, IL 60187  
DU PAGE COUNTY  
Technology Committee  
Final Summary  
Tuesday, May 5, 2026  
1. CALL TO ORDER  
11:00 AM meeting was called to order by Chair Covert at 11:00 AM.  
11:00 AM  
Room 3500B  
MOTION TO ALLOW FOR REMOTE PARTICIPATION  
Member Childress moved, seconded by Member Yoo, to allow remote participation. All ayes.  
Motion carried.  
2.  
ROLL CALL  
Conor McCarthy was present as a representative for Bob Berlin, State's Attorney.  
Guillermo Franco was present as a representative for Liz Chaplin, County Recorder.  
Chad Pierce was present as a representative for Jean Kaczmarek, County Clerk.  
Gabrielle Vacala was present as a representative for Judith Lukas, County Coroner.  
Berlin, Chaplin, Childress, Covert, Eckhoff, Henry, Kaczmarek,  
Lukas, Martinez, White, and Yoo  
PRESENT  
REMOTE  
Galassi  
3.  
4.  
5.  
CHAIRWOMAN'S REMARKS - CHAIR COVERT  
No remarks were offered.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
No public comments were offered.  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
5.A.  
Approval of Minutes for the Technology Committee - Regular Meeting - Tuesday, April  
7, 2026  
Attachments:  
APPROVED  
RESULT:  
Michael Childress  
Grant Eckhoff  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
6.  
PROCUREMENT REQUISITIONS  
6.A.  
Recommendation for the approval of a contract to Accela, Inc., for annual subscription  
service for Accela Velosimo Connect Enterprise for Bluebeam, for Building & Zoning,  
Public Works, Stormwater, and Transportation, for the period of June 23, 2026 through  
June 22, 2027, for a contract total amount not to exceed $34,720.81. Per 55 ILCS  
5/5-1022(d) exempt from bidding - IT/Telecom purchases which do not exceed $35,000.  
Attachments:  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Michael Childress  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Yeena Yoo  
SECONDER:  
6.B.  
Recommendation for the approval of a contract purchase order to SHI International  
Corp., for the procurement of web-based iBoss network security and support for remote  
workers, for Information Technology, for the period of June 17, 2026 through June 16,  
2029, for a total contract amount of $19,979.19, per 55 ILCS 5/5-1022(d) exempt from  
bidding - IT/Telecom purchases which do not exceed $35,000.  
Member Yoo asked how many remote workers we have, to which Joe Hamlin, IT  
Networks System Manager, responded approximately 500 on a daily basis.  
Attachments:  
APPROVED  
RESULT:  
Michael Childress  
Elizabeth Chaplin  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
7.  
TRAVEL REQUESTS  
7.A.  
Authorization for a GIS staff member to attend the ESRI User Conference in San Diego,  
CA from July 12, 2026 through July 17, 2026. Travel to include hotel, mileage, per diem,  
etc. for an estimated total of $3,029.  
Attachments:  
APPROVED  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Michael Childress  
Melissa Martinez  
SECONDER:  
7.B.  
Authorization for a GIS staff member to attend the ESRI User Conference in San Diego,  
CA from July 12, 2026 through July 17, 2026. Travel to include hotel, mileage, per diem,  
etc. for an estimated total of $3,029.  
Attachments:  
APPROVED  
Michael Childress  
Yeena Yoo  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
8.  
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS  
8.A.  
Recommendation for the approval of a contract purchase order to AT&T, to provide  
wired service, for the Sheriff's Office, for the period of April 17, 2026 to February 16,  
2028, for a contract total not to exceed $425,000; per RFP #21-104-IT. Second and final  
renewal option. (Sheriff's Office)  
Attachments:  
INFORMATION RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE  
RESULT:  
Michael Childress  
Yeena Yoo  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
8.B.  
Amendment to Purchase Order 7282-0001 SERV, issued to AT&T, to increase the  
contract encumbrance in the amount of $23,000, for a new contract total not to exceed  
$315,200. (Sheriff's Office)  
Attachments:  
INFORMATION RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE  
RESULT:  
Yeena Yoo  
MOVER:  
Michael Childress  
SECONDER:  
8.C.  
Recommendation for the approval of a contract purchase order to Parsons Transportation  
Group, Inc., for Central Signal System Network Support Services, for the Division of  
Transportation, Section 26-00008-01-TL, for a contract total not to exceed $210,000. Per  
55 ILCS 5/5-1022(c) not suitable for competitive bids. (Sole Source - proprietary  
software.)  
Attachments:  
INFORMATION RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE  
RESULT:  
Yeena Yoo  
MOVER:  
Michael Childress  
SECONDER:  
8.D.  
Recommendation for the approval of a purchase order issued to Comcast Cable, for cable  
services for 1 East, sub-acute and various lobby locations in different neighborhoods, at  
the DuPage Care Center, for the period of June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2027, for a  
contract total amount of $21,000; second of three optional one-year renewals. (Comcast  
Bid #4621)  
Attachments:  
ACCEPTED AND PLACED ON FILE  
Michael Childress  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
Elizabeth Chaplin  
8.E.  
Recommendation for the approval of a purchase order issued to Redsail Technologies,  
LLC, for software and software maintenance for the data system in the Pharmacy  
Department, for the Care Center, for the period of May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2027,  
for a total contract amount not to exceed $20,000. Per 55 ILCS 5/5-1022(d) exempt from  
bidding - IT/Telecom purchases which do not exceed $35,000. (DuPage Care Center)  
Attachments:  
ACCEPTED AND PLACED ON FILE  
Michael Childress  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Melissa Martinez  
SECONDER:  
9.  
OLD BUSINESS  
No old business was discussed.  
10.  
11.  
NEW BUSINESS  
No new business was discussed.  
ADJOURNMENT  
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned.