Dupage Policy Journal

DuPage County Judicial and Public Safety Committee met Feb. 6.

Here are the minutes provided by the committee:

1. CALL TO ORDER

8:00 AM meeting was called to order by Chair Evans at 8:02 AM.

2. ROLL CALL

Other Board Members in attendance: Paula Garcia, Lynn LaPlante

Staff in attendance: Nick Kottmeyer (Chief Administrative Officer), Joan Olson (Chief Communications Officer), Greg Bedalov (Choose DuPage), Valerie Calvente (Procurement Officer), Craig Dieckman (Director, Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management), Jason Blumenthal (Policy and Program Manager), Conor McCarthy (State's Attorney's Office), Jeff York (Public Defender's Office), Keith Briggs (Chief of Security)

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

3. PUBLIC COMMENT

The following individuals made public comment:

Paul Drabik: DGTRO, spoke about the Sheriff's Office

Terry Newsome: DGTRO, spoke about the Sheriff's Office

4. CHAIR REMARKS - CHAIR EVANS

Chair Evans reminded the committee that the next Judicial and Public Safety Committee will also be held in Room 3500-B due to construction going on in the County Board room. She also mentioned that there is an Executive Session scheduled for this meeting, just in case the committee members would like to discuss Monterrey Security and the conversation warrants an Executive Session.

She let the committee know of the Probation and Court Services Intergovernmental Agreement with DuPage County and Kane County that will be ratified at the Finance and County Board meetings on February 13, 2024.

5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

5.A. 24-0534

Judicial and Public Safety Committee Minutes - Regular Meeting - Tuesday, January 16, 2024.

RESULT: APPROVED

MOVER: Patty Gustin

SECONDER: Yeena Yoo

6. RESOLUTIONS

6.A. JPS-R-0002-24

Authorization of a Memorandum of Understanding between the DuPage County Sheriff, the County of DuPage and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 31, AFL-CIO, on behalf of Local 3328, Sheriff's Health Care Professionals. (Sheriff's Office)

RESULT: APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE

MOVER: Brian Krajewski

SECONDER: Yeena Yoo

6.B. FI-R-0026-24

Additional appropriation for the ILDCFS Children's Advocacy Center Grant PY24 - Agreement No. 3871779014, Company 5000, Accounting Unit 6580, from $312,185 to $328,278.11, an increase of $16,093.11. (State's Attorney's Office)

RESULT: APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE

MOVER: Patty Gustin

SECONDER: Yeena Yoo

7. BUDGET TRANSFERS

7.A. 24-0535

Transfer of funds from account no. 1400-5930-51040 (employee medical & hospital insurance) to account no. 1400-5930-51000 (benefit payments) in the amount of $176 to cover benefit payout shortages for the Drug Court budget for FY23. (Probation & Court Services)

RESULT: APPROVED

MOVER: Brian Krajewski

SECONDER: Liz Chaplin

7.B. 24-0536

Transfer of funds from account no. 1000-4410-51080 (wearing apparel reimbursement) to 1000-4410-51060 (cell phone stipend) in the amount of $2,100 for cell phone stipends due to overtime shifts. (Sheriff's Office)

RESULT: APPROVED

MOVER: Patty Gustin

SECONDER: Yeena Yoo

7.C. 24-0537

Transfer of funds from account no. 1400-5920-50080 (salary & wage adjustments) to account nos. 1400-5920-50000 (regular salaries) and 1400-5920-50040 (part-time help), in the amount of $2,777, to cover deficits in regular salaries and part-time help for FY23. (Family Center)

RESULT: APPROVED

MOVER: Yeena Yoo

SECONDER: Patty Gustin

7.D. 24-0538

Transfer of funds from account no. 1000-6100-53410 (rental of machinery & equipment) to account nos. 1000-6100-50010 (overtime) and 1000-6100-50040 (part time help) in the amount of $13,946 to cover FY23 salary overages. (Probation & Court Services)

RESULT: APPROVED

MOVER: Liz Chaplin

SECONDER: Patty Gustin

8. CONSENT ITEMS

8.A. 24-0539

Decrease and close Purchase Order 6153-0001 SERV, issued to Clausen Miller PC, in the amount of $20,000. There were no AFSCME issues requiring professional legal services for the contract. (18th Judicial Circuit Court)

RESULT: APPROVED

MOVER: Mary Ozog

SECONDER: Liz Chaplin

9. INFORMATIONAL

9.A. 24-0540

Informational - Public Defender's Office Monthly Statistical Report - December 2023. (Public Defender's Office)

RESULT: ACCEPTED AND PLACED ON FILE

MOVER: Patty Gustin

SECONDER: Liz Chaplin

9.B. 24-0541

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 Haggerty Ford, Inc., unit price for each vehicle is $63,456, for a total amount of $190,368. (Sheriff's Office)

RESULT: ACCEPTED AND PLACED ON FILE

MOVER: Patty Gustin

SECONDER: Brian Krajewski

10. PROCUREMENT REQUISITIONS

10.A. JPS-P-0008-24

Recommendation for the approval of a contract to Monterrey Security Consultants, for physical security services for the County Campus and the Health Department, for the period of March 1, 2024 to February 28, 2025, for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,368,375; per renewal option under RFP #22-115-OHSEM, first of three options to renew. (Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management)

RESULT: APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE

MOVER: Patty Gustin

SECONDER: Jim Zay

11. EXECUTIVE SESSION

11.A. Pursuant to Open Meetings Act 5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (8) - Security procedures and the use of personnel and equipment to respond to an actual, threatened, or reasonably potential danger to the safety of employees, staff, the public, or public property.

Executive Session was not held, as there was nothing to discuss in Executive Session.

12. OLD BUSINESS

Member Chaplin requested an update on the SAFE-T Act, and Chair Evans confirmed that once more data is received, there will be a SAFE-T Act update presented to the committee.

There was discussion with Member Chaplin, Member Zay, Member DeSart and Probation and Court Services Director, Bob McEllin, regarding the Intergovernmental Agreement with DuPage County and Kane County that will be ratified at the upcoming Finance and County Board meeting on February 13, 2024.

Member Zay and Member Krajewski discussed the Budget Transfer policy with Chief Financial Officer Jeff Martynowicz.

13. NEW BUSINESS

No new business was offered.

14. ADJOURNMENT

Without objection, the meeting was adjourned at 8:31 a.m.

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