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Finance committee approves transfers for one-time IT and courtroom seating; debate continues over moving costs from FY2026
Summary
The DuPage County Finance Committee approved transfers to purchase laptops and replace courtroom seating this fiscal year to reduce next year's budget pressure, and members debated whether such items should wait for formal FY2026 budget approval. A proposal to postpone two transfers failed 10–8 before the transfers passed by roll call.
The DuPage County Board Finance Committee voted Aug. 26 to transfer contingency funds into infrastructure and equipment lines to pay for one-time capital items — including new laptops, UPS backup power and replacement courtroom seating — that the chair and finance leaders say will relieve pressure on the proposed FY2026 budget. What passed: The committee approved a transfer of $364,300 from general fund contingencies to purchase IT equipment (laptops and UPS units) and later approved a $130,000 transfer from contingencies for replacement of worn public gallery seating in four courtrooms. Facilities staff subsequently presented and the county later awarded a contract to Kruger International Inc. for replacement gallery seating in multiple courtrooms for a…
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