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Board member says $11 million settlement paperwork signed in sheriff's office case; members call for presentation
Summary
A DuPage County board member said final paperwork has been signed on an $11 million lawsuit settlement involving the sheriff's office; several members asked for a presentation outlining changes to policies and procedures to prevent future incidents.
Member Sherika Garcia told the DuPage County Board on May 27 that final paperwork has been completed in a lawsuit involving the sheriff’s office and that the county reached an $11,000,000 settlement.
Why it matters: The member described the amount and said the board had not discussed it earlier because officials were waiting for paperwork to be finalized; she asked for a presentation so the board can review policy and procedural changes intended to prevent a similar outcome in the future.
Garcia said the settlement related to a “horrible situation” that occurred in the sheriff’s office and asked that either the Judicial and Public Safety Committee or the full board receive a presentation from sheriff’s office leadership on process changes. “I do know for a fact that this was a horrible situation that happened in the sheriff's office,” Garcia said, and she asked for information about what the office has changed so “that this will never happen again.”
Other board members supported a briefing. Member Rutledge noted concerns about systemic issues and urged that auditors look at disparate impacts in other contexts; Member Honig (spelled in transcript as Honegg) echoed that a presentation would be helpful “because at the end of the day… we want to make sure it doesn't” happen again.
Ending: Garcia asked staff to arrange a presentation from the sheriff’s office so the board can review actions taken; no schedule for that briefing was recorded in the meeting transcript.
