421 N. COUNTY FARM ROAD
WHEATON, IL 60187
DU PAGE COUNTY
Judicial and Public Safety Committee
Final Summary
Tuesday, November 21, 2023
8:00 AM
County Board Room
1.
CALL TO ORDER
8:00 AM meeting was called to order by Chair Lucy Evans at 8:00 AM.
2.
ROLL CALL
Staff present:
Nick Kottmeyer (Chief Administrative Officer), Joan Olson (Chief Communications Officer),
Conor McCarthy (Assistant State's Attorney), Jason Blumenthal (Policy and Program Manager),
Suzanne Armstrong (Court Administrator), Jeff Martynowicz (Chief Financial Officer), Jennifer
Sinn (Deputy Chief Financial Officer), Valerie Calvente (Procurement), Robert McEllin
(Director, Probation & Court Services), Jeff York (Public Defender), Craig Dieckman (Director,
Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management), Claire Dragovich (Director, Crime
Laboratory) and Chris Snyder (Director, Transportation).
Remote attendee:
Dan Bilodeau (Deputy Chief, Sheriff's Office)
Other Board members present:
Kari Galassi and Paula Garcia
Childress, DeSart, Eckhoff, Evans, Gustin, Krajewski, Ozog,
Schwarze, Tornatore, Zay, and Yoo
PRESENT
Chaplin
ABSENT
3.
4.
PUBLIC COMMENT
No public comment was offered.
CHAIR REMARKS - CHAIR EVANS
Good morning all, I wanted to begin this meeting by making a few comments about some items
on the agenda.
The Director of Probation and Court Services Bob McEllin was kind enough to send me an
e-mail about one item in particular and I thought it was beneficial to share his comments. Item 6
C is for an IGA between Probation and the Health Department to provide services for two mental
health programs. The Health Department provides a dedicated therapist to coordinate and
provide all mental health services to the probationers in each of the programs. These services
include screenings, assessments, psychiatric evaluations, individual, family, and group therapy,
medication management, and crisis intervention. The therapist also coordinates other services as
needed, such as inpatient/residential treatment and housing. The Health Department therapist is