DuPage County Board approves multiple appointments, contracts and appropriations; see results

The DuPage County Board approved a swath of routine and committee-recommended items at its April 22 meeting, including appointments, contract awards for public works and county facilities, and multiple grant and appropriation entries. Several items were approved by roll call; a high-profile tort-liability appropriation and related requests for an outside jail review were discussed separately (see separate item).

Key votes and outcomes recorded in the meeting transcript include: 1) CVR 35-25 — appointment of Mark Eddington to the Downers Grove Sanitary District (motion moved and seconded; roll call recorded as approved). 2) FIR 0065-25 — modification to a HOME agreement with Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet Inc., increasing HOPE funding by $110,339 to a total of $410,339 (vote recorded as approved). 3) FIR 0067-25 — additional appropriation for the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) polling-place accessibility grant program, year 2025, in the amount of $668,448 (approved). 4) FIR 0068-25 — additional appropriation for the Illinois Voter Registration Systems grant program, year 2025, in the amount of $848,376 (approved). 5) FIR 0073-25 and others — appropriations and transfers for various county funds including the DuPage Care…