421 N. COUNTY FARM ROAD  
WHEATON, IL 60187  
DU PAGE COUNTY  
Sheriff's Merit Commission  
Meeting Minutes 2  
www.dupagecounty.gov  
Thursday, May 4, 2023  
8:30 AM  
Room 3500A  
1.  
CALL TO ORDER  
Meeting called to order by Chairman Reyes at 8:30 a.m.  
2.  
ROLL CALL  
Upon roll call, Chairman Reyes, Commissioner Kachiroubas, and Commissioner Gravina were  
present.  
Staff members in attendance: Paul Bruckner (State's Attorney's Office, 8:35-8:58 a.m.),  
Undersheriff Edmond Moore (Sheriff's Office), Lindsey Stern (Sheriff's Office), Debbie  
Krygowski (Merit Commission Assistant)  
3.  
4.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
No public comment was offered.  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
a.  
Regular Meeting Minutes from April 6, 2023, and April 20, 2023  
Commissioner Kachiroubas moved and Commissioner Gravina seconded the motion to approve  
Regular Meeting Minutes from 4/6/2023 and 4/20/2023. Voice vote: all ayes.  
APPROVED  
RESULT:  
Executive Session Minutes from April 6, 2023, and April 20, 2023  
b.  
Commissioner Kachiroubas moved and Commissioner Gravina seconded the motion to approve  
Executive Session Meeting Minutes from 4/6/2023 and 4/20/2023. Voice vote: all ayes.  
APPROVED  
RESULT:  
5.  
OLD BUSINESS  
a.  
Budget Status  
Ms. Krygowski presented the current Revenues and Expenditures Report. Budget preparations  
for FY2024 will begin soon.  
b.  
Bills Payable  
Commissioner Kachiroubas moved and Commissioner Gravina seconded the motion to approve  
the bills payable list. Roll call vote: all ayes. Chairman Reyes signed the invoices.  
APPROVED  
RESULT:  
c.  
Candidate Status  
Ms. Krygowski presented the current status of candidates in the testing process and vacancies  
among sworn deputies, as well as the number of registrants for the Law Enforcement entrance  
exam. Discussion regarding the flow of candidates anticipated in the upcoming year.  
6.  
NEW BUSINESS  
a.  
Approve Results of April 22, 2023 Corrections Entrance Exam  
Ms. Krygowski presented a rank list for the Corrections entrance exam along with the results of  
the exam. Commissioner Kachiroubas moved and Commissioner Gravina seconded a motion to  
approve the rank list as presented. Voice vote: all ayes.  
APPROVED  
RESULT:  
Promotional Exam Score Release Requests  
b.  
Ms. Krygowski informed the Commission that she had received two requests for results of the  
Law Enforcement Promotional Exams. One deputy requested his individual scores on the exam  
and another requested his scores as well as all the scores of the Lieutenants exam via FOIA.  
Discussion. Chairman Reyes instructed Ms. Krygowski to respond to each request.  
7.  
8.  
REPORT FROM SHERIFF'S OFFICE  
Undersheriff Moore noted that the Sheriff's Office will need to conduct promotional exams for  
Lieutenant in the Law Enforcement Bureau very soon since the rank list will be exhausted in the  
next few months. The Sheriff's Office would also like to explore the possibility of an outside  
agency conducting the promotional exams.  
EXECUTIVE SESSION  
Commissioner Kachiroubas moved and Commissioner Gravina seconded the motion to enter into  
Executive Session. Roll call vote: all ayes.  
Paul Bruckner, Undersheriff Moore, and Lindsey Stern left the room.  
a.  
Pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1) of the Open Meetings Act for the appointment,  
employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of a specific employee,  
one-on-one interviews.  
The Commission entered into Executive Session at 8:59 a.m.  
The Commission returned to Open Session at 9:34 a.m.  
9.  
MATTERS TO BE REFERRED FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION (IF ANY)  
a.  
Action on the certification of candidates subject to one-on-one interviews on May 4,  
2023.  
Chairman Reyes called for a motion to certify Lateral Transfer to Law Enforcement candidate  
2095. Commissioner Kachiroubas moved and Commissioner Gravina seconded. Roll call vote:  
all ayes. Motion carried.  
Chairman Reyes called for a motion to certify Lateral Transfer to Corrections camdodate 2096.  
Commissioner Kachiroubas moved and Commissioner Gravina seconded. Roll call vote: all  
ayes. Motion carried.  
Candidate 2097 was not certified.  
10.  
ADJOURNMENT  
Commissioner Kachiroubas moved and Commissioner Gravina seconded the motion to adjourn.  
Voice vote: all ayes.  
Meeting was adjourned at 9:35 a.m.