421 N. COUNTY FARM ROAD  
WHEATON, IL 60187  
DU PAGE COUNTY  
Human Services  
www.dupagecounty.gov  
Final Summary  
Tuesday, January 20, 2026  
9:30 AM  
Room 3500A  
1.  
CALL TO ORDER  
9:30 AM meeting was called to order by Chair Greg Schwarze at 9:30 AM.  
2.  
ROLL CALL  
Other Board members present:  
Member Yeena Yoo and Member Brian Krajewski  
Staff in attendance: Nick Kottmeyer (Chief Administrative Officer), Joan Olson (Chief  
Communications Officer), Mark Winistorfer (State's Attorney's Office), Keith Jorstad (Finance),  
Donna Weidman (Procurement), Natasha Belli and Gina Strafford-Ahmed (Community Services  
Administrators), Katherine Kosloski and Brett Kuras ( Intake & Referral), Mary Keating  
(Director of Community Services), and Janelle Chadwick (Administrator of the DuPage Care  
Center).  
Cronin Cahill, DeSart, Galassi, Garcia, LaPlante, and Schwarze  
PRESENT  
3.  
4.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
No public comments were offered.  
CHAIR REMARKS - CHAIR SCHWARZE  
Chair Schwarze commented on the DuPage County Transformation Partnership Grant that  
DuPage County has been administering with the DuPage Foundation, allocating $10M over the  
last four years with ARPA funds. One grant was given to Metropolitan Family Services (MFS) as  
a three-year grant for $550,000. MFS was significantly behind in their spending for the first year  
mainly due to the delay in hiring a behavioral therapist. In the second budget year, they project  
they will not spend $87,000 of the $550,000. Since the ARPA rules specify all funds must be  
used by December of 2026, we are not going to extend the grant into the third year. As part of  
the grant committee, members of the DuPage Foundation, Mary Keating, Vice Chair Garcia, and  
I discussed and agreed any unspent funds would be re-allocated for the purchase of food. In  
addition to supporting a need we know that food can be purchased quickly and documentation  
can be provided by the end of the year as needed. A revised grant agreement was approved by  
our board and signed by MFS. A $100,000 grant is going to the Northern Illinois Food Bank  
(NIFB), $87,000 is from our DuPage County Transformation Partnership grant (DCTP)  
re-allocation. The NIFB will advise all DuPage County food pantries of the grant and will offer  
specific food products at no cost. Pantries can order food up to $5000 in product until all funds  
are used up. It is anticipated that Some of the smaller pantries may not place an order but that is  
up to them.  
Member LaPlante noted she requested monthly updates be sent to the board from the NIFB on  
the status of food banks and they have not been receiving them. Mary Keating replied that she  
would follow up with Member LaPlante’s request.  
Chair Schwarze stated that the committee members should have received an invitation to the  
DuPage Care Center (DPCC) Legacy Gala being held on February 21st. He will attend and hopes  
to see everyone there. Janelle Chadwick commented that one of the Dreyer medical directors  
donated his table to Care Center staff, which they are very excited about. This is the first event of  
this type being hosted by the DuPage Care Center, replacing the Fall Fest. The previous gala was  
hosted by the family members.  
5.  
MINUTES  
5.A.  
26-0365  
Human Services Committee - Regular Meeting - Tuesday, January 6, 2026  
APPROVED  
RESULT:  
Cynthia Cronin Cahill  
Kari Galassi  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
6.  
7.  
LENGTH OF SERVICE AWARD  
6.A. Length of Service Award - ShaTonya Herring - 20 Years - Community Services  
COMMUNITY SERVICES - MARY KEATING  
7.A.  
FI-R-0024-26  
Acceptance and appropriation of the ILDCEO Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)  
PY26 Inter-Governmental Agreement No. 26-231028, Company 5000 - Accounting Unit  
1650, in the amount of $1,371,680. (Community Services)  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Dawn DeSart  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Paula Garcia  
SECONDER:  
7.B.  
FI-R-0025-26  
Additional appropriation for the Aging Case Coordination Unit Fund PY26, Adult  
Protective Services Technology Modernization Grant, Company 5000 - Accounting Unit  
1660, in the amount of $11,160. (Community Services)  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Dawn DeSart  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Paula Garcia  
SECONDER:  
7.C.  
26-0350  
HS-P-0007A-25 - Amendment to Resolution HS-P-0007-25, County Contract 7521-0001  
SERV, issued to Teen Parent Connection, to provide car seats, diapers formula, wipes,  
and car seat safety training, to increase contract by $25,000 and to extend the contract  
through March 31, 2026. CSBG grant funded. (Community Services)  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Lynn LaPlante  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Paula Garcia  
SECONDER:  
8.  
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - MARY KEATING  
8.A.  
HS-R-0003-26  
2026 Annual Action Plan element of the Consolidated Plan, DuPage County Consortium  
– FIRST READING - Acceptance of the 2026 Annual Action Plan element of the  
2025-2029 Consolidated Plan (Public Comment Period) for Community Development  
Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), and Emergency  
Solutions Grant (ESG) programs to qualify and receive the Department of Housing and  
Urban Development (HUD) grant funds.  
APPROVED AT COMMITTEE  
Paula Garcia  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Lynn LaPlante  
SECONDER:  
9.  
DUPAGE CARE CENTER - JANELLE CHADWICK  
9.A.  
HS-P-0004-26  
Recommendation for the approval of a contract purchase order to Henry Schein, Inc., for  
Alco classic expandable deck beds, for the DuPage Care Center, for the period of January  
28, 2026 through November 30, 2026, for a contract total amount not to exceed  
$223,904. Contract pursuant to the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act (Omnia Contract  
#2021002973).  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Cynthia Cronin Cahill  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Kari Galassi  
SECONDER:  
9.B.  
HS-CO-0003-26  
Amendment to purchase order 7938-0001 SERV, issued to United Staffing Network,  
Inc., to extend the contract through April 30, 2026 and to increase the contract in the  
amount of $25,000, to continue to provide supplemental pharmacy staffing for the  
DuPage Care Center.  
Ms. Chadwick answered questions regarding staffing at the Care Center, explaining this  
particular agenda item pertains to the pharmacy staffing only due to an employee being  
out on parental leave.  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Paula Garcia  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Kari Galassi  
SECONDER:  
10.  
BUDGET TRANSFERS  
10.A.  
26-0351  
Transfer of funds from account no. 5000-1420-50000 (regular salaries) to account no.  
5000-1420-51000 (benefit payments) for the LIHEAP Program, HHS Grant, to cover the  
cost of benefit payments that exceeded the original budget during FY25 in the amount of  
$3,500. (Community Services)  
APPROVED  
Lynn LaPlante  
Kari Galassi  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
10.B.  
26-0352  
Transfer of funds from account no. 5000-1770-50000 (regular salaries) to account no.  
5000-1770-51070 (tuition reimbursement) to cover the shortage that exceeded the  
original budget during the year of 2025 in the Emergency Rent Assistance Fund in the  
amount of $1,672. (Community Services)  
APPROVED  
Lynn LaPlante  
Kari Galassi  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
10.C.  
26-0353  
Transfer of funds from account no. 5000-1430-50000 (regular salaries) to account no.  
5000-1430-51000 (benefit payments) for the Weatherization Program, IHWAP HHS  
Grant PY26, to cover the cost of benefit payments that exceeded the original budget  
during the year of 2025 in the amount of $328. (Community Services)  
APPROVED  
Paula Garcia  
Lynn LaPlante  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
10.D.  
26-0354  
Transfer of funds from account no. 5000-1490-50000 (regular salaries) to account no.  
5000-1490-51000 (benefit payments) for the Weatherization Program, IHWAP State  
Grant PY25, to cover the cost of benefit payments that exceeded the original budget  
during the year of 2025 in the amount of $1,015.(Community Services)  
APPROVED  
Paula Garcia  
Kari Galassi  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
10.E.  
26-0355  
Transfer of funds from account no. 1000-1750-50000 (regular salaries) to account no.  
1000-1750-50010 (overtime) in the amount of $440 to cover the overtime, overage not  
foreseen at the time of original budget for FY25. (Community Services)  
APPROVED  
Paula Garcia  
Lynn LaPlante  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
10.F.  
26-0356  
Transfer of funds from account no. 1400-5920-50000 (regular salaries) to account no.  
1400-5920-50040 (part time help), 1400-5920-51000 (benefit payments),  
1400-5920-51010 (employer share I.M.R.F.), and 1400-5920-51030 (employer share  
social security), in the amount of $3,733. to cover the negative balances for FY25.  
(Family Center)  
APPROVED  
RESULT:  
Cynthia Cronin Cahill  
Kari Galassi  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
11.  
CONSENT ITEMS  
Motion to Combine Items  
Member Cahill moved and Member LaPlante seconded a motion to combine items 11.A. through  
11.E. The motion was approved on voice vote, all "ayes".  
11.A.  
26-0357  
PointClickCare Technologies, Inc., Contract 5045-0001 SERV - This Purchase Order is  
decreasing in the amount of $50,444.85 and closing due to Purchase Order has expired.  
11.B.  
26-0358  
Professional Medical & Surgical Supply, Contract 7116-0001 SERV - This Purchase  
Order is decreasing in the amount of $13,119.55 and closing due to Purchase Order has  
expired.  
11.C.  
11.D.  
11.E.  
26-0359  
Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc., Contract 7265-0001 SERV - This Purchase Order is decreasing  
in the amount of $17,517.34 and closing due to Purchase Order has expired.  
26-0361  
Cardinal Health, Contract 6603-0001 SERV - This Purchase Order is decreasing in the  
amount of $2,207,652.24 and closing due to Purchase Order has expired.  
26-0362  
The Home Depot, Contract 7041-0001 SERV - This Purchase Order is decreasing in the  
amount of $31,397.37 and closing due to Purchase Order has expired.  
APPROVED THE CONSENT AGENDA  
Greg Schwarze  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
Dawn DeSart  
Cronin Cahill, DeSart, Galassi, Garcia, LaPlante, and Schwarze  
12.  
INFORMATIONAL  
12.A.  
26-0363  
GPN 003-26 Community Services Block Grant PY26, Illinois Department of Commerce  
and Economic Opportunity, US Department of Health and Human Services - $1,371,680.  
(Community Services)  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Paula Garcia  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Cynthia Cronin Cahill  
SECONDER:  
13.  
RESIDENCY WAIVERS - JANELLE CHADWICK  
Janelle Chadwick stated there are five male beds and eleven female beds available. Four beds  
have been offered to DuPage County residents; thus no DuPage County residents will be  
displaced with the acceptance of this candidate.  
Member Cahill expressed her lack of support for out of county residency waivers, stating she  
prefers that the open beds be reserved for DuPage County residents. Discussion ensued. Ms.  
Chadwick added the County Board prepared the criteria for allowing the waiver process and  
stated we could take another look at it. She added that if the out of county requests were denied,  
it would be detrimental to their volume. Their Medicaid rate by volume is very important. The  
committee discussed the residency numbers and the temporary effect of occupancy from the  
construction.  
APPROVED  
Dawn DeSart  
Kari Galassi  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
14.  
DUPAGE CARE CENTER UPDATE - JANELLE CHADWICK  
Ms. Chadwick stated they have been informed that their architectural inspection will be  
completed on January 27, 2026, in 2 North, 2 Center, and 2 South. Next will be the nursing  
inspection. They were just informed they are on the last hurdle for the whole east building  
pending the architectural review.  
The Care Center has one new case of Influenza A today, no other communicable diseases are  
present.  
15.  
COMMUNITY SERVICES UPDATE - MARY KEATING  
Brett Kuras, the Outreach Specialist in the Intake & Referral unit, spoke regarding the outreach  
events completed in 2025 and how they compared with 2024. His handout with the numbers is  
attached hereto and made part of the minutes packet. He answered questions from the committee  
and took suggestions from them regarding new outreach efforts.  
Mary announced the Community Services block Grant (CSBG) Advisory Committee is meeting  
at 11:30 a.m. in 3500B. The Legislative Committee overlaps in the time frame. The CSBG  
advisory committee generally lasts about 90 minutes so if there is time, she recommends the  
members attend CSBG after Legislative.  
26-0476  
Handout - Outreach Year in Review 2025  
16.  
OLD BUSINESS  
Member Galassi referred to the large expansion at Loaves & Fishes in Naperville and questioned  
how this will benefit all the food pantries. Several food pantries have noted to a few committee  
members that logistics is a problem due to the location of Loaves & Fishes.  
Nick Kottmeyer stated Loaves and Fishes provided details of every community and the numbers  
of residents that have utilized them when Joan Olson, Greg Schwarze and him met with them last  
week. They will break it down by the food pantries regarding what assistance has been given and  
will forward the results to the members within this week.  
17.  
18.  
NEW BUSINESS  
No new business was discussed.  
ADJOURNMENT  
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:23 AM.