Chair DeSart let the committee know that she made her remarks at the County Board meeting.
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DISCUSSION
6.A. End of Session Wrap-Up - DuPage County Lobbyists
State Lobbyist Chip Humes thanked the committee for having him at this meeting. Mr. Humes
provided an overview of the Legislative Agenda and the passage of the Illinois budget package.
He let the committee know that the budget passed was a balanced budget. One of the important
initiatives session-wide to DuPage County was the Impact Fee bill, which received bipartisan
support. An item that did not pass this session was the Public Defender Legislation, to establish a
State Agency to provide resources to underserved counties.
Mr. Humes, Chair DeSart, Member Zay and State Lobbyist Marc Poulos all stated that Chief
Policy and Program Officer Sheryl Markay will be missed when she retires in early July, and all
mentioned how much they have appreciated her work on this committee. Chair DeSart welcomed
Senior Advisor Jeremy Custer as the new staff person for the Legislative committee.
Member Zay and Chair DeSart asked Mr. Humes about a procurement bill that was passed. Chair
DeSart also discussed future DuPage County Legislative agendas, and asked Mr. Humes whether
it is too aggressive or not. He mentioned that an aggressive agenda isn't a problem, but
encouraged the committee to focus on priority bills, as only a small portion of bills introduced
are actually passed. Chair DeSart inquired about the successes of the previous session, and State
Lobbyist Marc Poulos responded highlighting the Impact Fee bill, the appropriations and
re-appropriations of capital projects in DuPage County, and RTA reform legislation. There was
discussion on what to focus on for the upcoming Fall Veto session, including the Public
Defender bill and mass transit issues.
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OLD BUSINESS
No old business was discussed.
NEW BUSINESS
No new business was discussed.
ADJOURNMENT
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned.