421 N. COUNTY FARM ROAD  
WHEATON, IL 60187  
DU PAGE COUNTY  
www.dupagecounty.gov  
Judicial and Public Safety Committee  
Final Summary  
Tuesday, January 20, 2026  
8:00 AM  
County Board Room  
1.  
CALL TO ORDER  
8:00 AM meeting was called to order by Chair Lucy Evans at 8:01 AM.  
2.  
ROLL CALL  
Members Garcia and Cahill were present.  
Childress, DeSart, Eckhoff, Evans, Honig, Krajewski, Ozog,  
PRESENT  
Schwarze, Tornatore, Zay, and Yoo  
Haider  
ABSENT  
3.  
4.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
Latonia Walker arrived at the meeting with public comment about Judicial Court Ethics.  
CHAIRWOMAN'S REMARKS - CHAIR EVANS  
No remarks were offered.  
5.  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:  
5.A.  
26-0331  
Judicial and Public Safety Committee- Regular Meeting Minutes- Tuesday, January 6,  
2026.  
APPROVED  
RESULT:  
Michael Childress  
Brian Krajewski  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
6.  
PROCUREMENT REQUISITIONS  
6.A.  
JPS-P-0013-26  
Recommendation for the approval of funding to Bond Conway Law Firm, for  
professional legal services to assist the County Clerk with election matters, as needed, for  
the period of January 27, 2026 through January 27, 2027, for an amount not to exceed  
$200,000. Professional services not subject to competitive bidding per 55 ILCS  
5/5-1022(c); appointed as a Special Assistant State’s Attorney by the State’s Attorney's  
Office pursuant to DuPage County Procurement Ordinance 353(1)(b). (State's Attorney's  
Office)  
Members Krajewski, Honig, Ozog and Zay asked questions. Lisa Smith of the State's  
Attorneys Office responded to all.  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
RESULT:  
Sam Tornatore  
Mary Ozog  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
7.  
RESOLUTIONS  
7.A.  
FI-R-0022-26  
Resolution approving the sale of inventory from the County of DuPage on behalf of the  
DuPage County Sheriff's Office to the City of Berwyn.  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Michael Childress  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Dawn DeSart  
SECONDER:  
7.B.  
FI-R-0023-26  
Additional appropriation for the Law Library, Company 1400 - Accounting Unit 5960, in  
the amount of $227.  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Michael Childress  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Yeena Yoo  
SECONDER:  
8.  
BUDGET TRANSFERS  
8.A.  
26-0332  
Transfer of funds from account no. 5000-6570-51030 (Employer Share Social Security)  
to account no. 5000-6570-51040 (Employee Med and Hosp Insurance) in the amount of  
$26,000 to cover a shortage in the insurance account for Fiscal Year 2025. (State's  
Attorney's Office)  
Member Krajewski asked a question and Jeff Martynowicz from Finance responded.  
APPROVED  
RESULT:  
Dawn DeSart  
MOVER:  
Michael Childress  
SECONDER:  
8.B.  
26-0330  
Transfer of funds from account no. 5000-6192-50000 (Regular Salaries) to account no.  
5000-6192-51000 (Benefit Payments) in the amount of $1,672 to cover benefit payments  
for Fiscal Year 2025. (Probation)  
APPROVED  
Yeena Yoo  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Michael Childress  
SECONDER:  
8.C.  
26-0333  
Transfer of funds from account no.1400-5960-50080 (Salary and Wage Adjustments),  
1400-5960-51010 (Employer Share IMRF), 1400-5960-51030 (Employer Share Social  
Security) and 1400-5960-52000 (Furn/Mach/Equip Small Value) to account no.  
1400-5960-50000 (Regular Salaries) in the amount of $7,820 to cover a salary shortage  
for Fiscal Year 2025. (Law Library)  
APPROVED  
RESULT:  
Michael Childress  
Andrew Honig  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
8.D.  
26-0334  
Transfer of funds from account no. 1400-5960-52000 (Furn/Mach/Equip Small Value),  
1400-5960-52100 (IT Equipment – Small Value), 1400-5960-52200 (Operating Supplies  
and Materials), 1400-5960-53020 (Information Technology SVC), 1400-5960-53600  
(Dues and Membership), 1400-5960-53610 (Instruction and Schooling),  
1400-5960-53800-0001 (Copier Usage), 1400-5960-53807 (Subscription IT  
Arrangements), and 1400-5960-54100-0700 (IT Equipment – Capital Lease) to account  
no. 1400-5960-51040 (Employee Med and Hosp Insurance) in the amount of $3,178 to  
cover a shortage in insurance account for Fiscal Year 2025. (Law Library)  
APPROVED  
Andrew Honig  
Yeena Yoo  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
9.  
INFORMATIONAL  
9.A.  
26-0335  
Safe Harbor Monthly Report- December 2025 (18th Judicial Circuit Court)  
ACCEPTED AND PLACED ON FILE  
Brian Krajewski  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Yeena Yoo  
SECONDER:  
9.B.  
26-0336  
Safe Harbor Yearly Report for 2025 (18th Judicial Circuit Court)  
ACCEPTED AND PLACED ON FILE  
Brian Krajewski  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Yeena Yoo  
SECONDER:  
10.  
11.  
12.  
OLD BUSINESS  
Members Zay, Ozog, Cahill, Garcia and Krajewski asked questions and Lisa Smith from the  
State Attorney's Office responded.  
NEW BUSINESS  
No new business was discussed.  
ADJOURNMENT  
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned.