Dupage Policy Journal

DuPage County Judicial and Public Safety Committee met Jan. 16.

Here are the minutes provided by the committee:

1. CALL TO ORDER 

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

2. ROLL CALL 

Staff present: 

Nick Kottmeyer (Chief Administrative Officer), Joan Olson (Chief Communications Officer), Conor McCarthy (Assistant State's Attorney), Suzanne Armstrong (Court Administrator), Robert McEllin (Director-Probation and Court Services), Sharon Donald (Finance Manager-Probation  and Court Services), Jeff Martynowicz (Chief Financial Officer), Jeff York (Public Defender), William Eidson (Acting Director-DOT/County Engineer), Jason Blumenthal (Policy and Program Manager), Evan Shields (Public Information Officer), Nick Etminan (Buyer-Procurement) and Brian Rovik (Buyer-Procurement). 

Other Board members present: 

Member Cahill and Member Garcia 

Remote attendee: 

Dan Bilodeau (Deputy Chief-Sheriff's Office) 

PRESENT Chaplin, Childress, DeSart, Eckhoff, Evans, Krajewski, Ozog, Schwarze, Tornatore, and Zay 

REMOTE Gustin, and Yoo 

MOTION TO ALLOW REMOTE PARTICIPATION 

Member Chaplin moved, seconded by Member Childress, to allow Member Gustin and Member Yoo to participate remotely. 

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

RESULT: APPROVED 

MOVER: Liz Chaplin 

SECONDER: Michael Childress 

3. PUBLIC COMMENT 

No public comment was offered. 

4. CHAIR REMARKS - CHAIR EVANS 

Chair Evans welcomed everyone to the first meeting of 2024.  

5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 

5.A. 24-0310 

Judicial and Public Safety Committee - Regular Meeting - Tuesday, December 5, 2023. The motion was approved on a voice vote, all "ayes". 

RESULT: APPROVED 

MOVER: Brian Krajewski 

SECONDER: Mary Ozog 

6. PROCUREMENT REQUISITIONS 

6.A. 24-0311 

Recommendation for the approval of a contract to Dr. Michaela Mozley, to provide expertise, experience, and knowledge to complete court-ordered psycho-sexual evaluations for court-involved individuals, for the period January 17, 2024 through January 16, 2025, for a contract total amount not to exceed $23,400. Other Professional  Services not subject to competitive bidding per 55 ILCS 5/5-1022(a). Vendor selected  pursuant to DuPage County Code Section 2-353(1)(b). (Probation and Court Services) 

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

RESULT: APPROVED 

MOVER: Liz Chaplin 

SECONDER: Michael Childress 

6.B. JPS-P-0005-24 

Recommendation for the approval of a contract purchase order to Northeast DuPage Youth and Family Services, to provide services to youths who are at risk of domestic violence and trauma, for the period of February 1, 2024 through January 31, 2025, for a  contract total amount not to exceed $36,000. Other Professional Service, not subject to competitive bidding per 55 ILCS 5/5-1022(a). Vendor selected pursuant to DuPage County Code Section 2-353(1)(b). (Probation and Court Services) 

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

RESULT: APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE 

MOVER: Brian Krajewski 

SECONDER: Michael Childress 

6.C. JPS-P-0006-24 

Recommendation for the approval of a contract purchase order issued to Alliance  Technology Group, LLC, for the purchase of a back-up system for the virtual servers, for the Sheriff's Office, for the period of January 24, 2024 through January 23, 2025, for a contract total not to exceed $98,446.20; per GSA contract GS-35F-303DA. (Sheriff's  Office) 

Member Yoo inquired when the last time a back-up system for the vitual servers was purchased, as well as how many servers there are. Deputy Chief Dan Bilodeau with the Sheriff's Office responded that this is the first time they are purchasing a back-up system and that there are a substantial number of servers.  

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

RESULT: APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE 

MOVER: Michael Childress 

SECONDER: Brian Krajewski 

6.D. JPS-P-0007-24 

Recommendation for the approval of a contract purchase order to Sentinel Offender Services, LLC, to provide GPS device or electronic monitoring services to juveniles and  indigent adult offenders and their victims, for the period February 1, 2024, through January 31, 2026, for a total contract amount not to exceed $612,000; contract pursuant to the Master Agreement #: 22PSX0021– National Association of State Procurement  Officers (NASPO) ValuePoint. (Probation and Court Services) 

Members Garcia, Zay and DeSart brought forth questions regarding why victims would have an electronic monitoring device on them, whether there has been an uptick in  electronic monitoring usage since the SAFE-T Act went into effect and what DV stands  for. Robert McEllin, Director of Probation and Court Services, responded that victims are offered an option to carry a mobile device on them which will alert the police if a perpetrator is within a certain distance from them. Further, Director McEllin indicated  that his office has seen an increase in electronic monitoring usage, but nothing drastic and  that DV stands for domestic violence. 

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

RESULT: APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE 

MOVER: Brian Krajewski 

SECONDER: Michael Childress 

7. BUDGET TRANSFERS 

7.A. 24-0312 

Transfer of funds from account no. 1400-5930-51040 (employee medical and hospital  insurance) to account nos. 1400-5930-50000 (regular salaries), 1400-5930-51010  (employer share I.M.R.F.) and 1400-5930-51030 (employer share social security) in the  amount of $117 to cover salaries and fringe benefits shortages for the Drug Court budget  for FY23. (Probation and Court Services) 

Member Krajewski questioned why budget transfers in such a minimal amount need to be voted on in Committee. Chief Financial Officer Martynowicz responded that per guidance from the Attorney General's Office, any transfer, no matter what the amount,  that involves personnel or capital accounts must be brought to the Committee. However, if a transfer involves commodites or contractual accounts, then it would not go to the Committee and rather be processed administratively. Member Krajewski went on to suggest alternate ways to handle this type of budget transfer to which CFO Martynowicz responded. 

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

RESULT: APPROVED 

MOVER: Liz Chaplin 

SECONDER: Mary Ozog 

7.B. 24-0313 

Transfer of funds from account no. 1400-5940-51050 (flexible benefit earnings) to  account nos. 1400-5940-50000 (regular salaries), 1400-5940-51010 (employer share I.M.R.F.) and 1400-5940-51030 (employer share social security) in the amount of $39 to cover salaries and fringe benefits for FY23. (Probation and Court Services) 

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

RESULT: APPROVED 

MOVER: Greg Schwarze 

SECONDER: Michael Childress 

7.C. 24-0314 

Transfer of funds from account no. 1400-6130-51030 (employer share social security) to  account nos. 1400-6130-50000 (regular salaries) and 1400-6130-51040 (employee medical and hospital insurance) in the amount of $2,661 to cover salaries and fringe benefits for FY23. (Probation and Court Services) 

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

RESULT: APPROVED 

MOVER: Liz Chaplin 

SECONDER: Michael Childress 

7.D. 24-0316 

Transfer of funds from account no. 5000-6570-51010 (employer share I.M.R.F.) to account no. 5000-6570-51050 (flexible benefit earnings) in the amount of $50 to cover the FY23 Flexible Benefit budget shortage. (State's Attorney's Office) 

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

RESULT: APPROVED 

MOVER: Michael Childress 

SECONDER: Liz Chaplin 

8. ACTION ITEMS 

8.A. JPS-CO-0001-24 

Amendment to Purchase Order 2846-0001 SERV, issued to Journal Technologies, Inc., for a case management system, for additional users due to an increase in staffing, to increase the contract total in the amount of $38,055.01, a 4.58% increase. (Public Defender’s Office) 

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

RESULT: APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE 

MOVER: Michael Childress 

SECONDER: Liz Chaplin 

9. INFORMATIONAL 

9.A. 24-0322 

Informational - Pursuant to FI-O-0056-22 and DT-R-0306B-22, (3) vehicle replacement purchase orders for FY24 for the Sheriff's Office have been issued to Willowbrook Ford, Inc., unit price for each vehicle is $59,180.26, for a total amount of $177,540.78. (Sheriff's Office) 

Chair Evans stated that, per the request of the Division of Transportation (DOT), this  item is being pulled from the agenda and will not be voted on. Member Krajewski questioned why this was being pulled. William Eidson, Acting DOT Director/County  Engineer, explained that they cancelled this specific order because they were able to find vehicles elsewhere that were available immediately. 

RESULT: WITHDRAWN 

10. OLD BUSINESS 

No old business was offered. 

11. NEW BUSINESS 

No new business was offered. 

12. ADJOURNMENT 

With no further business, Member Schwarze moved, seconded by Member Chaplin, to adjourn the meeting at 8:17 AM. The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 6, 2024 at 8:00  AM. 

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