Committee signs off on probation case‑management enhancements and renewed on‑site drug testing contract

The committee approved two related items Sept. 30 involving the Department of Probation and Court Services: (1) an emergency appropriation from the probation service fee fund to complete mandated Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts (AOIC) data collection and vendor integration; and (2) a multi‑year contract renewal with Corrective Solutions to provide on‑site drug testing services.

County staff said AOIC has required enhanced data reporting and that the appropriation will fund final work in the county’s case‑management system to meet AOIC specifications. Staff said funds for the AOIC work are already under a purchase order in the current fiscal year.

On drug testing, staff described Corrective Solutions as the vendor the county has used since 2022 to perform testing and randomization for problem‑solving courts and other probation clients. The company operates Monday–Friday out of the county office and uses the Woodstock Police Department on weekends to provide randomized testing access. County staff said Corrective Solutions complies with national ‘‘All Rise’’ standards for problem‑solving court drug testing and provides more robust, randomized testing than the county previously managed in‑house.

Staff said the Corrective Solutions contract is budgeted in the 2026 column of the packet and that the county expects some reduction in testing volume if the statewide Office of Pretrial Services takes over pretrial services in 2026. The contract request included two base years with two option years. The committee approved both items on roll call votes.

Why it matters: completing AOIC integration is a compliance step for court reporting; maintaining a robust, randomized drug testing program supports problem‑solving courts and the county’s accountability goals.

County staff said about 5.6% of all drug testing is currently for pretrial clients; problem‑solving courts represent the largest share of testing because of higher frequency and All Rise standards.