421 N. COUNTY FARM ROAD  
WHEATON, IL 60187  
DU PAGE COUNTY  
www.dupagecounty.gov  
Judicial and Public Safety Committee  
Final Summary  
Tuesday, August 15, 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  
Other Board members present:  
Member Cindy Cahill and Member Paula Garcia  
Staff present:  
Nick Kottmeyer (Chief Administrative Officer), Joan Olson (Chief Communications Officer),  
Conor McCarthy (State's Attorney's Office), Lisa Smith (State's Attorney's Office), Evan Shields  
(Public Information Officer), Jason Blumenthal (Policy and Program Manager), Craig Dieckman  
(Director, Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management), Candice Adams (Circuit  
Court Clerk), Kevin Vaske (Chief Deputy Circuit Court Clerk), Julie Ellefsen (Accounting  
Chief, Circuit Court Clerk's Office), Jeff York (Public Defender), Jeff Martynowicz (Chief  
Financial Officer), Jennifer Sinn (Deputy Chief Financial Officer), Nick Etminan (Procurement)  
and Mark Thomas (Facilities Manager).  
Chaplin, Childress, DeSart, Eckhoff, Evans, Gustin, Krajewski,  
Ozog, Schwarze, Zay, and Yoo  
PRESENT  
Tornatore  
LATE  
3.  
4.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
No public comment was offered.  
CHAIR REMARKS - CHAIR EVANS  
Chair Evans began by reminding the Committee that they will be hearing several FY2024 budget  
presentations today. At this meeting, Circuit Court Clerk Candice Adams will be presenting her  
budget and this afternoon at the Special Call meeting, budget presentations will be offered by the  
18th Judicial Circuit Court, the Sheriff's Office, the State's Attorney's Office and the Public  
Defender.  
5.  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
5.A.  
23-2716  
Judicial and Public Safety Committee - Regular Meeting - Tuesday, August 1, 2023.  
The motion was approved on a voice vote, all "ayes".  
APPROVED  
Patty Gustin  
Liz Chaplin  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
6.  
PROCUREMENT REQUISITIONS  
6.A.  
23-2717  
Recommendation for the approval for a contract purchase order to Insight Public Sector,  
Inc., for the purchase of Fortinet FortiSwitches for the Sheriff's Office, for a contract total  
amount not to exceed $21,011.48; per Cooperative Purchasing Agreement Pricing, in  
compliance with 30 ILCS 525/2 "Governmental Joint Purchasing Act", Omnia Partners  
#4400006644. (Sheriff's Office)  
The motion was approved on a voice vote, all "ayes".  
APPROVED  
RESULT:  
Brian Krajewski  
Greg Schwarze  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
7.  
RESOLUTIONS  
7.A.  
JPS-R-0063-23  
Intergovernmental Housing Agreement Between DuPage County and Kane County for  
the Housing of Prisoners. (Sheriff's Office)  
The motion was approved on a voice vote, all "ayes".  
APPROVED AT COMMITTEE  
Jim Zay  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Yeena Yoo  
SECONDER:  
7.B.  
JPS-R-0064-23  
Recommendation for the approval of a resolution authorizing execution of an Agreement  
between the County of DuPage, via its Office of Homeland Security and Emergency  
Management, and various partner agencies. (Office of Homeland Security and Emergency  
Management)  
The motion was approved on a voice vote, all "ayes".  
APPROVED AT COMMITTEE  
Liz Chaplin  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Yeena Yoo  
SECONDER:  
7.C.  
FI-R-0181-23  
Acceptance and Appropriation of the Illinois Court Commission on Access to Justice  
Grant PY24, Company 5000 - Accounting Unit 5925, $13,000. (18th Judicial Circuit  
Court)  
The motion was approved on a voice vote, all "ayes".  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
RESULT:  
Liz Chaplin  
Yeena Yoo  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
8.  
BUDGET TRANSFERS  
8.A.  
23-2718  
Transfer of funds from account no. 1000-5900-50099 (New Program  
Requests-Personnel) to account no. 1000-5900-50000 (Regular Salaries) in the amount of  
$65,000 for a full-time accountant. FY23 budgeted position for new program request was  
filled 7/24/2023. Money needs to be transferred from New Program Requests to Regular  
Salaries. (18th Judicial Circuit Court)  
Member DeSart asked if the cost of hiring this full-time accountant was included in the  
FY23 budget. Jason Blumenthal responded on behalf of the 18th Judicial Circuit Court  
confirming that yes, it was included in the budget.  
The motion was approved on a voice vote, all "ayes".  
APPROVED  
Yeena Yoo  
Liz Chaplin  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
8.B.  
23-2719  
Transfer of funds from account no. 1000-6500-50000 (Regular Salaries) to account no.  
1000-6500-50050 (Temporary Salaries) in the amount of $34,800 to cover a shortage due  
to paying summer law clerks. (State's Attorney's Office)  
Member DeSart asked whether or not this dollar amount was included in their budget.  
Lisa Smith responded that it was not included since the decision to make summer law  
clerks a paid position came afterwards.  
The motion was approved on a voice vote, all "ayes".  
APPROVED  
Jim Zay  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Liz Chaplin  
SECONDER:  
8.C.  
23-2720  
Transfer of funds from account no. 1400-6130-50080 (Salary and Wage Adjustments) to  
account no. 1400-6130-51040 (Employee Medical and Hospital Insurance) in the amount  
of $9,500 to cover employee medical expenses for FY2023. (Probation and Court  
Services)  
The motion was approved on a voice vote, all "ayes".  
APPROVED  
Yeena Yoo  
Liz Chaplin  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
8.D.  
23-2721  
Transfer of funds from account no. 6000-1161-53370 (Repair and Maintenance - Other  
Equipment) to account no. 6000-1161-54120 (Automotive Equipment) in the amount of  
$466,817 to move allotted funds for upfitting 35 vehicles from Contractual to Capital for  
PO#6096. (Sheriff's Office)  
Member Chaplin inquired whether this expense was included in their budget. Jason  
Blumenthal responded on behalf of the Sheriff's Office that initially this amount was  
entered incorrectly, so this transfer is simply to correct a technical error.  
The motion was approved on a voice vote, all "ayes".  
APPROVED  
Liz Chaplin  
Jim Zay  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
9.  
ACTION ITEMS  
9.A.  
JPS-CO-0006-23  
Recommendation for the approval of an amendment to Resolution JPS-P-0079A-22, for a  
change order amending purchase order 5690-0001 SERV, issued to Clear Loss  
Prevention, Inc., to increase the contract in the amount of $18,209, resulting in an  
amended contract total amount not to exceed $324,148.19, an increase of 5.95%, for the  
DuPage Care Center. (Office of Homeland Security and Emergency  
Management/Campus Security)  
The motion was approved on a voice vote, all "ayes".  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
RESULT:  
Liz Chaplin  
Yeena Yoo  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
10.  
GRANTS  
10.A.  
23-2722  
GPN 049-23: Access to Justice Improvement Grant PY24 - Illinois Supreme Court  
Commission on Access to Justice - $13,000. (18th Judicial Circuit Court - Law Library)  
The motion was approved on a voice vote, all "ayes".  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Liz Chaplin  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Michael Childress  
SECONDER:  
11.  
TRAVEL  
11.A.  
23-2723  
Authorization is requested for this Emergency Management Coordinator to travel to the  
ILEAS Training Center in Urbana, Illinois to be part of the instructor cadre for a COMT  
class. Travel dates are October 2-6, 2023. Serving as an adjunct for this course allows  
this Coordinator to complete his DHS/CISA certification to instruct the All-Hazards  
Communications Unit Technician (COMT) course. ILEAS is providing lodging and  
meals for the instructors. There is no cost to DuPage County. (Office of Homeland  
Security and Emergency Management)  
The motion was approved on a voice vote, all "ayes".  
APPROVED AT COMMITTEE  
Yeena Yoo  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Liz Chaplin  
SECONDER:  
11.B.  
23-2724  
Authorization is requested for this OHSEM Volunteer to bring the RapidComm4 rapid  
communications vehicle to the ILEAS Training Center in Urbana, Illinois. Travel dates  
are October 5-6, 2023. The vehicle will be used for training on October 5 and then will be  
used by the students as part of a practical exercise on October 6. ILEAS is providing  
lodging and meals for the instructors. This Volunteer will drive the vehicle to/from  
ILEAS and staff the vehicle during the training and exercise. The cost to DuPage County  
is $75 for gas reimbursement. (Office of Homeland Security and Emergency  
Management)  
The motion was approved on a voice vote, all "ayes".  
APPROVED AT COMMITTEE  
Michael Childress  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Yeena Yoo  
SECONDER:  
12.  
BUDGET PRESENTATIONS  
12.A. Circuit Court Clerk - Candice Adams  
Candice Adams, Circuit Court Clerk, presented her proposed FY2024 budget requests to the  
Committee. Clerk Adams began by providing an overview of the various functions of her office.  
She mentioned the many different agencies, departments and organizations that her office  
collaborates with in order to ensure the Courts operate efficiently. Clerk Adams spoke of the  
challenges her office continues to face since implementing the new E-filing system. She then  
highlighted just a few of her office's accomplishments and recognized several of her staff  
members for their contributions. One change in the office's Human Resources Department this  
year was the implementation of a parental leave policy, the first in the County. Clerk Adams  
then went on to explain each proposed request in her budget. Lastly, she encouraged the  
Committee members to tour her offices if they had not already done so. At the conclusion of  
Clerk Adams' presentation, questions and comments were brought forth by Members Gustin,  
Yoo, Chaplin, Childress, Cahill, Ozog, Krajewski and Zay regarding topics such as headcount,  
the new parental leave policy, teleworking and benefits. Clerk Adams, Lisa Smith, Jeff  
Martynowicz and Nick Kottmeyer offered responses.  
13.  
14.  
15.  
OLD BUSINESS  
No old business was offered.  
NEW BUSINESS  
No new business was offered.  
ADJOURNMENT  
With no further business, Member Zay moved, seconded by Member Chaplin to adjourn the  
meeting at 8:45 AM. The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at 8:00  
AM.