DU PAGE COUNTY  
DUPAGE COUNTY BOARD  
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA  
March 24, 2026  
Regular Meeting Agenda  
County Board Room  
10:00 AM  
421 N. COUNTY FARM ROAD  
WHEATON, IL 60187  
Chair  
Deborah A. Conroy  
District 1  
Michael Childress  
Cynthia Cronin Cahill  
Sam Tornatore  
District 4  
Grant Eckhoff  
Lynn LaPlante  
Mary Ozog  
District 2  
Paula Deacon Garcia  
Andrew Honig  
Yeena Yoo  
District 5  
Sadia Covert  
Dawn DeSart  
Saba Haider  
District 3  
Lucy Evans  
Kari Galassi  
Brian Krajewski  
District 6  
Melissa Martinez  
Greg Schwarze  
James Zay  
1.  
2.  
3.  
CALL TO ORDER  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
INVOCATION  
3.A. Reverend Avani Christian - New Hope United Methodist Church, West Chicago  
ROLL CALL  
4.  
5.  
PROCLAMATIONS  
5.A. Proclamation Honoring Olympian Ethan Cepuran  
5.B. Proclamation Designating March 2026 as Women’s History Month  
5.C. Proclamation Recognizing April as National Donate Life Month  
PUBLIC COMMENT Limited to 3 minutes per person  
CHAIR'S REPORT  
6.  
7.  
8.  
CONSENT ITEMS  
8.A.  
8.B.  
8.C.  
8.D.  
8.E.  
8.F.  
8.G.  
8.H.  
8.I.  
DuPage County Board - Regular Meeting Minutes - Tuesday, March 10, 2026  
03-06-2026 Paylist  
03-06-2026 Auto Debit Paylist  
03-10-2026 Paylist  
03-11-2026 Special Paylist  
03-13-2026 Paylist  
03-17-2026 Paylist  
03-09-2026 Corvel Wire Transfer  
03-09-26 IDOR Wire Transfer  
8.J.  
Recorder's Monthly Revenue Statement - February 2026  
8.K.  
Treasurer's Monthly Report of Investments and Deposits February 2026  
9.  
COUNTY BOARD - CHILDRESS  
9.A.  
9.B.  
9.C.  
9.D.  
Re-appointment of Timothy Capua to the Lisle-Woodridge Fire Protection District.  
Re-appointment of Tony Reyes to the Sheriff's Merit Commission.  
Appointment of Joey Moore (Public Member) to the DuPage County Board of Health.  
County Board Chair to attend the National Association of Counties Annual Conference.  
Expenses to include transportation, lodging, miscellaneous expenses (parking, mileage,  
etc.), and per diems, for an approximate total of $2,885.  
9.E.  
County Board office staff member to attend the National Association of Counties Annual  
Conference. Expenses to include transportation, lodging, miscellaneous expenses  
(parking, mileage, etc.), and per diems, for an approximate total of $2,885.  
10.  
FINANCE - DEACON GARCIA  
Committee Update  
10.A.  
10.B.  
Amendment to purchase order 7376-0001 SERV, issued to Alliant Insurance Services,  
Inc., to increase the purchase order amount by $13,802, for a new total amount of  
$230,823.  
Approval of an agreement between the County of DuPage and Loaves & Fishes  
Community Services, for an expansion to the Aurora Food Distribution Hub, in the  
amount of $2,500,000. (Sustainability Fund)  
10.C.  
10.D.  
Approval of an agreement between the County of DuPage and Northern Illinois Food  
Bank, to alleviate food insecurity, in the amount of $2,000,000. (Sustainability Fund)  
Approval of an agreement between the County of DuPage and the Conservation  
Foundation, for the Farm to Pantry Program, in the amount of $322,000. (Sustainability  
Fund)  
10.E.  
Recommendation for the approval of a contract purchase order to Storino, Ramello &  
Durkin, to provide professional assistance in collective bargaining, for the County Board,  
for the period of May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2027, for a contract total amount not to  
exceed $150,000. Other professional service not subject to competitive bidding per 55  
ILCS 5/5-1022(c). Vendor selected pursuant to DuPage County Code Section 2-353(2).  
(Human Resources)  
11.  
12.  
13.  
14.  
15.  
ANIMAL SERVICES - KRAJEWSKI  
Committee Update  
DEVELOPMENT - TORNATORE  
Committee Update  
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - YOO  
Committee Update  
ENVIRONMENTAL - HAIDER  
Committee Update  
ETSB - SCHWARZE  
Committee Update  
15.A.  
15.B.  
ETS-R-0069A-25 - Amendment to Resolution ETS-R-0069-25 to approve an Addendum  
A to the sales agreement of surplus radio items from the County of DuPage on behalf of  
the Emergency Telephone System Board of DuPage County to the Adams County.  
ETS-R-0053A-25 - Amendment to Resolution ETS-R-0053-25 to approve an Addendum  
A to the sales agreement of surplus radio items from the County of DuPage on behalf of  
the Emergency Telephone System Board of DuPage County to the Vermillion/Livingston  
County Consortium.  
16.  
17.  
HUMAN SERVICES - SCHWARZE  
Committee Update  
JUDICIAL AND PUBLIC SAFETY - EVANS  
Committee Update  
17.A.  
Amendment to Contract 23-064-SHF, issued to ViaPath Technologies, to provide  
communication services to the detainees in the DuPage County Correction Center, to  
extend the contract to October 18, 2029. (Sheriff's Office)  
17.B.  
17.C.  
Recommendation for the approval of a contract purchase order issued to Promega  
Corporation, for the purchase of a new genetic analyzer, for the Sheriff's Office, for the  
period of March 24, 2026 through March 23, 2027, for a contract total amount not to  
exceed $149,505. Per 55 ILCS 5/5-1022(c) not suitable for competitive bids. (Sole  
Source - owner and sole provider.) (Sheriff's Office)  
Recommendation for the approval of a contract to Currie Motors Frankfort, Inc., to  
furnish and deliver one (1) 2026 Ford Interceptor, for the Probation Department, for a  
contract total amount not to exceed $45,142. Contract pursuant to the Governmental Joint  
Purchasing Act, 30 ILCS 525/2 (Suburban Purchasing Cooperative Contract #204).  
(Probation and Court Services)  
18.  
19.  
20.  
21.  
22.  
LEGISLATIVE - DESART  
Committee Update  
PUBLIC WORKS - CHILDRESS  
Committee Update  
STORMWATER - ZAY  
Committee Update  
TECHNOLOGY - COVERT  
Committee Update  
TRANSPORTATION - OZOG  
Committee Update  
23.  
24.  
25.  
OLD BUSINESS  
NEW BUSINESS  
EXECUTIVE SESSION  
25.A. Pursuant to Open Meetings Act 5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (2) - Collective Negotiating Matters  
25.B. Pursuant to Open Meetings Act 5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (11) - Litigation  
MEETING ADJOURNED  
26.  
26.A. This meeting is adjourned to Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.