Minutes - Judicial and Public Safety Committee

421 N. COUNTY FARM ROAD

WHEATON, IL 60187

DU PAGE COUNTY

www.dupagecounty.gov

Judicial and Public Safety Committee

Final Summary

Tuesday, July 7, 2026

8:00 AM

County Board Room

CALL TO ORDER

Meeting was called to order by Chair Lucy Evans at 8:00 AM.

ROLL CALL

Other member present: Deacon-Garcia

Childress, DeSart, Eckhoff, Evans, Honig, Haider, Krajewski,

Schwarze, Tornatore, Zay, and Yoo

PRESENT

REMOTE

Ozog

Motion to allow remote participation

APPROVED

Greg Schwarze

Dawn DeSart

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

PUBLIC COMMENT

26-1931

Online Public Comment

CHAIRWOMAN'S REMARKS - CHAIR EVANS

Chair Evans recognized the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management for its

assistance in responding to the Bartlett tornado and for the agency's around-the-clock,

behind-the-scenes efforts. Chair Evans also thanked the Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

team for its outstanding support of the County.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES:

5.A.

26-1920

Judicial and Public Safety - Regular Meeting Minutes - June 16, 2026

APPROVED

RESULT:

Saba Haider

MOVER:

Michael Childress

SECONDER:

PROCUREMENT REQUISITIONS

6.A.

JPS-P-0038-26

Recommendation for the approval of a contract to Hexordia LLC, for digital device data

extraction processing software, for the State's Attorney's Office, for the period of August

1, 2026 to July 31, 2027, for a total contract amount not to exceed $65,472.27; per bid

#26-020-SAO. (State’s Attorney’s Office)

Member DeSart asked why two companies were proposed to perform the same work. Bob

Lyons clarified that each company would complete a specific portion of the required

work. Member Yoo asked why one bid was significantly higher than the other. Bob

Lyons explained that one bid included hardware and support, while the other did not.

APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE

Dawn DeSart

RESULT:

MOVER:

Sam Tornatore

SECONDER:

6.B.

JPS-P-0039-26

Recommendation for the approval of a contract purchase order to Cellebrite, Inc., to

provide digital device extraction, processing, analysis, and sharing, for the State's

Attorney's Office, for the period of August 1, 2026 through November 30, 2027, for a

contract total amount of $344,339.94; per RFP 26-020-SAO. (State's Attorney's Office)

APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE

Dawn DeSart

RESULT:

MOVER:

Michael Childress

SECONDER:

6.C.

JPS-P-0040-26

Recommendation for the approval of a contract purchase order to Life Technologies

Corporation, for the purchase of a new quantification instrument, for the Sheriff's Office,

for the period of July 14, 2026 through July 13, 2027, for a contract total amount not to

exceed $78,192.01. Per 55 ILCS 5/5-1022 (c) not suitable for competitive bids (Sole

Source). (Sheriff's Office)

APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE

Dawn DeSart

RESULT:

MOVER:

Michael Childress

SECONDER:

6.D.

JPS-P-0041-26

Recommendation for the approval of a contract purchase order to AT&T to provide IT

telecommunications to secure high speed internet for the period of August 1, 2026,

through February 29, 2028, for a contract not to exceed $72,222.23; contract pursuant to

the Governmental Joint Purchasing Act, 30 ILCS 525/2, State of Illinois BidBuy. (State's

Attorney's Office)

APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE

Saba Haider

RESULT:

MOVER:

Jim Zay

SECONDER:

JPS-P-0042-26

6.E.

6.F.

6.G.

Recommendation for the approval of a contract purchase order to VidlSourcing LLC, for

the purchase of Phillips Heartstart AEDs, for the Sheriff's Office, for the period of July

14, 2026 through July 13, 2027, for a contract total amount not to exceed $87,606.65; per

quote #26-060-SHF. (Sheriff's Office)

APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE

RESULT:

Saba Haider

Jim Zay

MOVER:

SECONDER:

26-1921

Recommendation for the approval of a contract purchase order to Image Printing, Inc., for

2027 case jackets, for the Clerk of the Circuit Court, for the period of July 7, 2026

through June 30, 2027, for a total contract amount of $15,588.70; per bid #23-096-CCC,

third and final option to renew. (Clerk of the Circuit Court)

APPROVED

Michael Childress

Jim Zay

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

26-1922

Recommendation for the approval of a contract purchase order to AVI-SPL LLC, to

provide Kramer Programming, for the Sheriff's Office, for the period of July 7, 2026

through November 30, 2026, for a contract total amount not to exceed $25,227.47. Other

Professional Services not suitable for competitive bid per 55 ILCS 5/5-1022(c). Vendor

selected pursuant to DuPage County Procurement Ordinance 2-353(2). (Sheriff's Office)

APPROVED

Jim Zay

RESULT:

MOVER:

Michael Childress

SECONDER:

RESOLUTIONS

7.A.

FI-R-0103-26

Resolution approving the sale of inventory from the County of DuPage on behalf of the

DuPage County Sheriff's Office to Wheaton College. (Sheriff's Office)

APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE

Dawn DeSart

RESULT:

MOVER:

Yeena Yoo

SECONDER:

BUDGET TRANSFERS

8.A.

26-1923

Transfer of funds from account no. 1000-1180-53828 (Contingencies) to account no.

1000-4400-52000 (Small Value Equip) and 1000-4400-52320 (Medical Supplies) in the

amount of $87,607 for replacement AEDs. (Sheriff's Office)

APPROVED

Dawn DeSart

Jim Zay

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

OLD BUSINESS

Member Zay referred to the public comment regarding the cold case. He stated that he had not

heard from the Sheriff's Office or the State's Attorney's Office and that he would contact them to

obtain clarification regarding the request made during public comment.

Member DeSart requested that committee members be made aware of potential public concerns

prior to the public comment period. She also requested investigations into the following two

items: (1) the distribution of medications in the DuPage County Jail, and (2) the amount

taxpayers have paid in lawsuits involving the Sheriff's Office.

Member Eckhoff requested a review of lawsuits and claims involving the Sheriff's Office. Jeff

Martynowicz, Chief Financial Officer, indicated that his office conducts these reviews quarterly

and could provide the requested information.

10.

11.

NEW BUSINESS

No new business was discussed.

ADJOURNMENT

With no further business, the meeting was adjourned.