421 N. COUNTY FARM ROAD  
WHEATON, IL 60187  
DU PAGE COUNTY  
www.dupagecounty.gov  
Local Emergency Planning Committee  
Summary  
Tuesday, August 19, 2025  
1:30 PM  
OHSEM Training Room  
1.  
CALL TO ORDER  
1:30pm meeting was called to order by Chair Jeff Janus at 1:30pm.  
2.  
ROLL CALL  
Other people who attended are as listed: Stephen Zulkowski (DuPage DOT), Don Schultz  
(Bensenville), Domingo Kaller, Jason Loeb (Region 4) and Trevor Prndle (DuPage County  
State's Attorney).  
Dieckman, Eckhoff, Eidson, Esterquest, Falsey, Hinz, Janus,  
Loveless, Mansfield, McLean, Radzinski, Shay, Williams, and  
Zbinden  
PRESENT  
Bostick, Boyle, Duval, Godden, Hronek, Hunn, Johl, Kadolph,  
Knight, Kosak, Lutz, Medrano, Mitchell, Pradel, Reusch, Selvik, and  
Wiza  
ABSENT  
Ross  
REMOTE  
3.  
4.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
No public comments were offered.  
CHAIRMAN'S REMARKS - CHAIRMAN JANUS  
Chair Janus let the committee know that he will not be running for re-election of his current  
position at the next election. He reviewed SB71 and he let the committee know that the IEMA  
summit was cancelled. Chair Janus reviewed the goals of this committee.  
OHSEM Director Craig Dieckman welcomed Heather Turek and Claudia Olech to the team.  
5.  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
5.A.  
25-1995  
Approval of the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) Minutes from the  
November 19, 2024 meeting.  
ACCEPTED  
John Radzinski  
Brian Shay  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
6.  
7.  
PRESENTATION  
The IEMA Region 4 Coordinator Jason Loeb presented Emergency Management training  
resources available to committee members moving forward.  
OLD BUSINESS  
7.A. LEPC Bylaws Update  
Chair Janus proposed changes to the bylaws and let committee members know to make  
comments as these will be voted on in the November meeting.  
8.  
NEW BUSINESS  
Member Eckhoff inquired about the original purpose of LEPC and moving forward with  
chemical building reports. There was also a discussion about community resources regarding  
battery recycling law.  
8.A. Changes in Membership - Adding/Removing Members  
Chair Janus informed members of vacancies that will need to be filled.  
8.B. Upcoming Election  
Chair Janus let the committee know that the next election will take place at the November  
meeting.  
9.  
ADJOURNMENT  
Without objection meeting was adjourned at 2:11pm.