421 N. COUNTY FARM ROAD  
WHEATON, IL 60187  
DU PAGE COUNTY  
Legislative Committee  
Final Summary  
www.dupagecounty.gov  
Tuesday, June 11, 2024  
11:30 AM  
Room 3500A  
1.  
CALL TO ORDER  
Meeting was called to order by Chair Dawn DeSart at 11:44 AM.  
2.  
ROLL CALL  
Additional Board Members present: Member Paula Deacon Garcia, Member Yeena Yoo,  
Member Sheila Rutledge (arrived at 11:50 AM), and Member Lucy Evans (arrived at 11:53 AM).  
Staff Present: Sheryl Markay (Chief Policy & Program Officer), Jason Blumenthal (Policy &  
Program Manager), Conor McCarthy (State's Attorney's Office), Jenna Rossi (Policy Analyst),  
and Jeremy Custer (Senior Advisor).  
Guests Present: Chip Humes (State Lobbyist) and Marc Poulos (Remote - State Lobbyist)  
Member Michael Childress arrived at 11:45 AM.  
3.  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
3.A.  
24-1369  
Legislative Minutes - Regular Meeting - Tuesday, March 26, 2024  
APPROVED  
Dawn DeSart  
Liz Chaplin  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
3.B.  
24-1368  
Joint Judicial and Public Safety and Legislative Minutes - Special Call Meeting -  
Tuesday, April 23, 2024  
APPROVED  
Dawn DeSart  
Liz Chaplin  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
4.  
5.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
No public comments were offered.  
CHAIR'S REMARKS - CHAIR DESART  
Chair DeSart let the committee know that she made her remarks at the County Board meeting.  
6.  
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.  
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.