421 N. COUNTY FARM ROAD  
WHEATON, IL 60187  
DU PAGE COUNTY  
Technology Committee  
Final Summary  
Tuesday, August 19, 2025  
1. CALL TO ORDER  
11:00 AM meeting was called to order by Chair Covert at 11:06 AM.  
MOTION TO ALLOW FOR REMOTE PARTICIPATION  
11:00 AM  
Room 3500B  
Member Lukas moved, seconded by Member Childress, to allow remote participation.  
All ayes. Motion carried.  
2.  
ROLL CALL  
Berlin, Chaplin, Childress, Covert, Eckhoff, Henry, Kaczmarek,  
Lukas, Rutledge, White, and Yoo  
PRESENT  
Galassi  
REMOTE  
3.  
4.  
5.  
CHAIRWOMAN'S REMARKS - CHAIR COVERT  
No remarks were offered.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
No public comments were offered.  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
5.A.  
Approval of Minutes for the Technology Committee - Regular Meeting - Tuesday,  
August 5, 2025  
Attachments:  
APPROVED  
RESULT:  
Michael Childress  
Sheila Rutledge  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
6.  
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS  
6.A.  
Amendment to County Contract 6086-0001 SERV, issued to Brightly Software, Inc., for  
annual maintenance edge (help desk) and connect authenticate software licensing, for  
Facilities Management, for a change order to extend the contract to November 30, 2025,  
and to increase the contract in the amount of $3,935.58, taking the original contract  
amount of $74,340.34 and resulting in an amended contract total amount not to exceed  
$78,275.92.  
Attachments:  
ACCEPTED AND PLACED ON FILE  
Sheila Rutledge  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Michael Childress  
SECONDER:  
6.B.  
Recommendation for the approval of a contract purchase order to Kronos Inc., A UKG  
Company, for software support services for the Kronos automated time and attendance  
system, for the DuPage Care Center, for the period of September 28, 2025 through  
September 27, 2026, for a contract total not to exceed $90,980; per 55 ILCS 5/5-1022 (c)  
not suitable for competitive bids. (Sole Source - renewal to sole maintenance/upgrade  
provider.)  
Attachments:  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Michael Childress  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Judith Lukas  
SECONDER:  
7.  
PRESENTATION  
7.A.  
FY2026 Information Technology Budget Presentation (continued)  
CIO Anthony McPhearson presented the proposed FY2026 IT, GIS, and DuJIS budgets,  
as attached hereto. Discussion followed.  
Attachments:  
PRESENTED  
RESULT:  
8.  
OLD BUSINESS  
No old business was discussed.  
9.  
NEW BUSINESS  
No new business was discussed.  
10.  
ADJOURNMENT  
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned.