421 N. COUNTY FARM ROAD  
WHEATON, IL 60187  
DU PAGE COUNTY  
Strategic Planning Committee  
Final Summary  
www.dupagecounty.gov  
Tuesday, March 25, 2025  
11:30 AM  
Room 3500A  
1.  
CALL TO ORDER  
11:30AM meeting was called to order by Chair Saba Haider at 11:30AM.  
2.  
ROLL CALL  
Other Board members present: Member Yeena Yoo  
Staff in attendance: Jeremy Custer (Senior Advisor); Renee Zerante (Assistant State's Attorney);  
Barbara Reynolds (Deputy Chief Assistant State's Attorney)  
Cronin Cahill, Haider, Honig, LaPlante, and Rutledge  
Krajewski  
PRESENT  
ABSENT  
3.  
4.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
No public comments were offered.  
CHAIRWOMAN'S REMARKS - CHAIR HAIDER  
Chair Haider welcomed the committee members, visiting County Board members and staff, and  
thanked them for attending the first Strategic Planning Committee meeting of 2025. She noted  
that the Strategic Plan for 2024-2029, which was approved and adopted by the County Board on  
March 26, 2024, won the 2024 NACo (National Association of Counties) award for excellence in  
strategic planning.  
Chair Haider concluded by noting the importance of working collaboratively to ensure that we  
follow the guidelines of the strategic plan and reach our target goals.  
5.  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
5.A.  
25-0777  
Strategic Planning Committee - Regular Meeting - Tuesday, May 21, 2024  
APPROVED  
RESULT:  
Sheila Rutledge  
Cynthia Cronin Cahill  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
6.  
PRESENTATION  
6.A.  
25-0782  
Tracking Progress of the Strategic Plan  
Chair Haider stated that throughout fiscal year 2025 it will be important to track how  
successfully the six key strategic priorities identified in the plan are being implemented:  
Community Well-Being; Fiscal Responsibility; Thriving Economy; Safe Community;  
Environmental Stewardship; and Mobility. To review the progress being made in these  
key areas, the Strategic Planning Committee has scheduled three follow-up meetings  
during the year focusing on two strategic initiatives each:  
June 10, 2025 - Community Well-Being and Safe Community; September 9, 2025 -  
Fiscal Responsibility and Thriving Economy; and October 28, 2025 - Environmental  
Stewardship and Mobility.  
Following the presentation overview, Chair Haider opened the floor for discussion and  
questions from members.  
7.  
8.  
9.  
OLD BUSINESS  
No old business was discussed.  
NEW BUSINESS  
No new business was discussed.  
ADJOURNMENT  
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned.