421 N. COUNTY FARM ROAD  
WHEATON, IL 60187  
DU PAGE COUNTY  
Sheriff's Merit Commission  
Meeting Minutes 2  
www.dupagecounty.gov  
Thursday, March 6, 2025  
8:30 AM  
Room 3500A  
1.  
CALL TO ORDER  
Meeting called to order at 8:30 a.m. by Chairman Reyes.  
2.  
ROLL CALL  
Upon roll call, Chairman Reyes and Commissioner Kachiroubas were present.  
Commissioner Kachiroubas moved and Chairman Reyes seconded the motion to allow  
Commissioner Gravina to participate remotely. Roll call vote: all ayes. Commissioner Gravina  
joined via Zoom.  
Staff members in attendance: Chief Papa (Sheriff's Office), Chief Garcia (Sheriff's Office),  
Deputy Chief Bilodeau (Sheriff's Office), Lindsey Stern (Sheriff's Office), Nikki Zbilski  
(Sheriff's Office), Debbie Krygowski (Merit Commission Assistant)  
3.  
4.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
No public comment was offered.  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
a.  
Regular Meeting Minutes from February 6, 2025, and February 13, 2025  
Commissioner Kachiroubas moved and Commissioner Gravina seconded the motion to approve  
Regular Meeting Minutes from February 6, 2025, and February 13, 2025. Roll call vote: all  
ayes.  
b.  
Executive Session Minutes from February 6, 2025, and February 13, 2025  
Commissioner Kachiroubas moved and Commissioner Gravina seconded the motion to approve  
Executive Session Minutes from February 6, 2025, and February 13, 2025. Roll call vote: all  
ayes.  
5.  
OLD BUSINESS  
a.  
2025 Entrance Exams  
Susan Budo, Director of Testing at Stanard & Associates, joined the meeting via Zoom to  
discuss possibilities of conducting in-person testing for the Law Enforcement and Corrections  
Bureaus. Discussion. The Corrections entrance exam will be held online while the Law  
Enforcement entrance exam will be held as planned on Saturday, June 7, 2025. Ms. Krygowski  
will coordinate with Stanard & Associates and the Sheriff's Office on the details of the testing.  
b.  
Ms. Krygowski presented the current Revenues & Expenditures report.  
c. Bills Payable  
Budget Status  
Commissioner Kachiroubas moved and Commissioner Gravina seconded the motion to approve  
the 3/6/25 Bills Payable list. Roll call vote: all ayes.  
d.  
Candidate Status  
Ms. Krygowski presented the current status of candidates in the testing and certification process.  
6.  
7.  
8.  
NEW BUSINESS  
None  
REPORT FROM SHERIFF'S OFFICE  
No report was offered.  
EXECUTIVE SESSION  
Commissioner Kachiroubas moved and Commissioner Gravina seconded the motion to enter into  
Executive Session. Roll call vote: all ayes.  
a.  
Pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1) of the Open Meetings Act for the appointment,  
compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of a specific employee, one-on-one  
interviews.  
The Commission entered into Executive Session at 9:05 a.m.  
The Commission returned to Open Session at 9:44 a.m.  
9.  
MATTERS TO BE REFERRED FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION (IF ANY)  
a.  
Action on the certification of candidates subject to one-on-one interviews on March 6,  
2025.  
Commissioner Kachiroubas moved and Commissioner Gravina seconded the motion to certify  
Law Enforcement candidate 2722. Roll call vote: all ayes.  
Candidate 2829 was not certified.  
10.  
ADJOURNMENT  
Commissioner Kachiroubas moved and Commissioner Gravina seconded the motion to adjourn.  
Voice vote: all ayes.  
Meeting adjourned at 9:45 a.m.