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DuPage County Board approves appointments, contracts and fee ordinance in March 25 meeting
Summary
At its March 25 meeting in Wheaton, the DuPage County Board approved multiple appointments to commissions and boards, a county ordinance updating a schedule of fees, and several contracts and intergovernmental agreements covering police services, IT, facilities and transportation materials and services.
The DuPage County Board on March 25 approved a slate of appointments, contracts and an ordinance updating county fees, actions that the board said will support county operations, public safety and infrastructure maintenance.
The board approved appointments to several county boards and commissions, including Adam Croker as supervisor of assessments and multiple appointments to the DuPage Water Commission, DuPage Housing Authority, the Board of Review and the emergency telephone system board. The board also approved intergovernmental police-service agreements with Bloomingdale, Milton, Wayne and York townships covering the fiscal year 2025–26. Several county contracts and purchase orders were approved: West Publishing/Thomson Reuters Westlaw online access, IBM Passport-related software through Logicalis, boiler and facilities maintenance contracts, rapid-replacement parts for public-works equipment, and a large amendment extending lease costs for warehouse space used to store county electrical equipment.
An ordinance, DCO 14-25, amending chapter 8 (schedule of fees) of the DuPage County Code of Ordinances was approved after a waived first reading. The board also approved a package of procurement contracts for materials and equipment for the Division of Transportation, including bituminous paving materials, aggregates, Portland cement concrete and an international truck purchase.
Votes and formal outcomes at a glance
- CBR 18-25: Appointment of Adam Croker as supervisor of assessments — approved (roll call). - CBR 19-25: Appointment of Lucy Evans to DuPage Housing Authority — approved (roll call). - CBR 20-25: Appointment of Kathleen McManner to DuPage Housing Authority — approved (roll call). - CBR 21-25 / CBR 22-25 / CBR 23-25: Appointments of Andrew Honick, Sean Greeny and Thomas Noonan to the DuPage Water Commission — approved (roll call). - CBR 25-24 & CBR 25-25: Appointments to the Board of Review and Emergency Telephone System Board (Thomas McDonald; Carl Wooper) — approved (roll call). - CBR 26-25: Resolution approving Member Initiative Program agreements — approved. - DCO 14-25: Ordinance amending Chapter 8 (schedule of fees) — approved after waiver of first reading (roll call). - JPSR-1-25 through JPSR-4-25: Intergovernmental agreements with Bloomingdale, Milton, Wayne and York townships for police services covering 04/01/2025–03/31/2026 (amounts specified in packet) — all approved. - Contracts / purchase orders: approved (selected items): West Publishing/Thomson Reuters (Westlaw) online access; Logicalis Inc. for IBM Passport software for the clerk of circuit court ($104,889.33); Storeno Romello & Durkin for collective bargaining assistance (contract total $150,000); First Choice Back Solutions (rapid-replacement parts, not to exceed $60,000); Advanced Boiler Controls Services (boiler audit and testing, not to exceed $70,057.50); Facilities Gateway Corporation (preventive maintenance and emergency repair, not to exceed $36,317.72); amendment to lease with TGA Park 88 for warehouse storage of county electric equipment (48-month extension, total not to exceed $1,717,934.81); multiple Division of Transportation supply contracts for paving materials, aggregates and concrete (contract totals per lowest responsible bid as listed in the agenda) and a truck purchase (Lakeside International LLC, not to exceed $398,875).
Several consent-agenda items (pay lists, refunds, county records monthly revenue statement, change orders) were approved earlier in the meeting as part of the consent agenda.
What the board said
Chair Deborah A. Conroy presided over the meeting and called votes throughout. Vice Chair Mike Childress moved multiple appointment and contract items; other committee chairs and members (including Member Garcia, Member Evans and Member Ozog) presented committee recommendations and moved fiscal and procurement items from their respective committees.
Context and next steps
Most items were routine appointments or procurement approvals reported by committee and advanced with little debate. Where applicable, contract periods and not-to-exceed amounts were recorded in the agenda packet. Several items are contract renewals or multi-year agreements that will be implemented by county departments (facilities management, public works, information technology, clerk of the circuit court and the Division of Transportation).
