421 N. COUNTY FARM ROAD

WHEATON, IL 60187

DU PAGE COUNTY

www.dupagecounty.gov

Judicial and Public Safety Committee

Final Summary

Tuesday, May 21, 2024

8:00 AM

County Board Room

CALL TO ORDER

8:00 AM meeting was called to order by Chair Lucy Evans at 8:04 AM.

ROLL CALL

Other Board Members in attendance: Cindy Cahill, Kari Galassi, Paula Garcia and Sheila

Rutledge

Staff in attendance: Nick Kottmeyer (Chief Administrative Officer), Joan Olson (Chief

Communications Officer), Mark Winistorfer (Assistant State's Attorney), Jason Blumenthal

(Policy and Program Manager), Jeff Martynowicz (Chief Financial Officer), Valerie Calvente

(Buyer-Procurement), Brian Rovik (Buyer-Procurement), Jeff York (Public Defender), Sharon

Donald (Finance Manager-Probation and Court Services), Evan Shields (Public Information

Officer) and Craig Dieckman (Director-Office of Homeland Security and Emergency

Management).

Remote attendees: Member Patty Gustin and Dan Bilodeau (Deputy Chief-Sheriff's Office)

Presenter: Dr. Richard Jorgensen (County Coroner)

Chaplin, Childress, DeSart, Eckhoff, Evans, Krajewski, Ozog, Zay,

and Yoo

PRESENT

Schwarze, and Tornatore

Gustin

ABSENT

REMOTE

MOTION TO ALLOW REMOTE PARTICIPATION

Member Krajewski moved, seconded by Member Zay, to allow Member Gustin to participate

remotely.

The motion was approved on a voice vote, all "ayes".

APPROVED

Brian Krajewski

Jim Zay

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

PUBLIC COMMENT

No public comment was offered.

CHAIR REMARKS - CHAIR EVANS

Chair Evans welcomed everyone and informed them that at today's meeting the DuPage County

Coroner, Dr. Richard Jorgensen, will be providing an update on opioid deaths within the county.

She then followed up on concerns that were brought forward at the last meeting about a

fundraising event and recruitment efforts within the Sheriff's Office. Chair Evans shared with

the committee members the opinion from State's Attorney Robert Berlin in response to these

concerns.

In conclusion, Chair Evans stated that State's Attorney Berlin will be in attendance at the July 2,

2024 Judicial and Public Safety Committee meeting to discuss the statistics of domestic violence

cases.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

5.A.

24-1567

Judicial and Public Safety Committee - Regular Meeting Minutes - Tuesday, May 7,

2024.

The motion was approved on a voice vote, all "ayes".

APPROVED

Yeena Yoo

RESULT:

MOVER:

Brian Krajewski

SECONDER:

PROCUREMENT REQUISITIONS

6.A.

JPS-P-0016-24

Recommendation for the approval of a contract to JusticeText, Inc., for the purchase of

audiovisual evidence management software licenses, for the Public Defender’s Office, for

the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025, for an amount not to exceed $45,000. Per

55 ILCS 5/5-1022(c) not suitable for competitive bids - Sole Source. (Public Defender's

Office)

The motion was approved on a voice vote, all "ayes".

APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE

RESULT:

Yeena Yoo

Jim Zay

MOVER:

SECONDER:

RESOLUTIONS

7.A.

FI-R-0088-24

Additional appropriation for the Illinois State Opioid Response Criminal Justice

Medication-Assisted Treatment Integration Grant PY23, MOU Number 2023-102,

Company 5000, Accounting Unit 4496, from $75,000 to $105,000, an increase of

$30,000. (Sheriff's Office)

The motion was approved on a voice vote, all "ayes".

APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE

RESULT:

Brian Krajewski

Jim Zay

MOVER:

SECONDER:

ACTION ITEMS

8.A.

JPS-CO-0004-24

Recommendation for the approval of an amendment to purchase order 5757-0001-SERV,

for a contract issued to Flock Group, Inc., for the purchase of flock falcon cameras, to

increase the contract in the amount of $17,500, resulting in an amended contract total

amount not to exceed $280,000, an increase of 6.67%. (Sheriff's Office)

Member Chaplin questioned a discrepancy in the backup paperwork for this item.

Deputy Chief Dan Bilodeau from the Sheriff's Office explained that a scrivener's error

was made and that his office will correct the mistake. Member Zay commented on the

benefits of obtaining additional cameras to which Deputy Chief Bilodeau agreed.

Member Krajewski inquired if these were license plates readers. Deputy Chief Bilodeau

confirmed that they were. A brief dialogue took place regarding the county's ability to

link up with other municipalities that have Flock systems and those that use other camera

systems. In conclusion, Member Krajewski requested that, in the future, the Sheriff's

Office provide a report to the committee members detailing how the cameras are working

and what kind of data they are capturing. Member Yoo then asked for an explanation as

to why there was an increase in the cost of the cameras. Deputy Chief Bilodeau

responded that this is a standard price increase. He indicated that currently, the Sheriff's

Office has two separate contracts with Flock Group, Inc., which they are hoping to

consolidate into one for FY2025.

The motion was approved on a voice vote, all "ayes".

APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE

Brian Krajewski

RESULT:

MOVER:

Yeena Yoo

SECONDER:

INFORMATIONAL

9.A.

24-1568

Informational - Public Defender's Office Monthly Statistical Report - April 2024. (Public

Defender's Office)

The motion was approved on a voice vote, all "ayes".

ACCEPTED AND PLACED ON FILE

Liz Chaplin

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

24-1569

Yeena Yoo

9.B.

Pursuant to FI-O-0056-22 and DT-R-0306C-22, three (3) vehicle replacement purchase

orders for FY24 for Probation and Court Services have been issued to Haggerty Ford, Inc.

for a total amount of $93,333. (Probation and Court Services)

The motion was approved on a voice vote, all "ayes".

ACCEPTED AND PLACED ON FILE

Yeena Yoo

RESULT:

MOVER:

Grant Eckhoff

SECONDER:

PRESENTATION

10.

10.A. Update on Opioid Deaths - Dr. Richard Jorgensen, Coroner

Dr. Richard Jorgensen, DuPage County Coroner, presented an overview of opioid deaths within

the county. He began by saying that in 2023 there was a decrease in the number of opioid-related

deaths in the county. Although this is encouraging, Dr. Jorgensen still considers the death rates

to be of epidemic proportion. He then proceeded to explain how the number and type of drugs

used today compares to those used in 2012. Since its beginnings in Chicago in October 2015,

Fentanyl has since migrated out to the suburbs and has become widely used. Dr. Jorgensen

explained the different types and strengths of Fentanyl, as well as the increase in Fentanyl-related

deaths since that time. He then spoke of polypharmacy, which involves the simultaneous use of

multiple types of drugs. Since many overdose-related deaths involve several different drugs, Dr.

Jorgensen now categorizes overdose deaths as polypharmacy deaths, rather than attributing the

death to a specific drug. Next, he compared the age and gender demographics of

overdose-related deaths from 2013 to the percentages from 2023. Dr. Jorgensen then

emphasized the great successes of the DuPage Narcan Project and thanked the DuPage County

Health Department for spearheading this back in 2013. This concluded his presentation at which

time he responded to questions and comments from Members DeSart, Yoo, Childress and Zay.

11.

OLD BUSINESS

Comments were brought forward by Members Ozog, Chaplin and Zay. Topics included effective

communications among elected officials and content of social media posts.

Member Garcia informed everyone that, although the HOPE Taskforce is no longer in existence,

the DuPage Council for Strengthening the System (DCSS) has been created with the goal of

strengthening the local behavioral health system. The Council is co-chaired by County Board

Chair Deb Conroy and DuPage County Health Department Executive Director Adam Forker. Its

mission is to increase awareness and assess mental health and substance use disorder needs

within the County.

12.

13.

NEW BUSINESS

No new business was offered.

ADJOURNMENT

Without objection, Chair Evans adjourned the meeting at 8:43 AM. The next meeting is

scheduled for Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 8:00 AM.