DuPage County committee approves sheriff contracts, budget transfers and a noise-ordinance amendment

DuPage County—s Judicial and Public Safety Committee on April 15 approved a series of purchasing actions and budget transfers for sheriff and court operations, and passed an amendment to the county—s noise ordinance.

The committee approved a one-year contract for guardian ad litem legal services, amendments and purchase orders for jail and communications equipment and printing services, and two transfers of contingency funds to cover employee insurance and the completion of a heavy-duty response vehicle. Members also voted to amend Chapter 26, Article 4, Section 26-10-15 of the DuPage County Code of Ordinances to address loud and raucous noise.

The most substantive discussion recorded in the transcript concerned a proposed purchase from Heartland Business Systems for an intercom and door-access system for the sheriff—s office. Deputy Chief Bilodeau, identified in the meeting transcript as speaking for the sheriff—s office, said the equipment is "an intercom system and a key card access system that ties into the camera system that we put in the jail and then the office last year." He added the existing key-card system is "antiquated" and parts are no longer available, so the purchase is an expansion and replacement to integrate with the current camera system.

Committee members asked whether competitive bids or an RFP had been solicited. The transcript indicates the purchase was made "through a cooperative group" and that the Heartland product is proprietary and ties into previously installed systems; no formal bid results or a separate RFP are recorded in the transcript.

Other approved items included: - A contract to Peter M. King of King Holloway LLC to provide child-protection guardian ad litem legal services for May 1, 2025, through April 30, 2026, not to exceed $42,000 (agenda reference JPSP-20-205). - A purchase order to Heartland Business Systems for intercom and access-door equipment for April 29, 2025, through April 28, 2028, not to exceed $338,174.12 (agenda reference JPS-21-25). - A transfer of $44,800 from contingencies to employee medical and hospital insurance (agenda reference 25-1045). - A transfer of $838,020 from contingencies to automotive equipment—Sheriff to cover completion of a heavy-duty response vehicle (agenda reference 25-1053); the transcript notes the vehicle had been budgeted in FY2024 but completed in FY2025. - Amendments to purchase orders to increase existing encumbrances: Colossus Inc. by $12,527 (new total not to exceed $582,597); AT&T Mobility LLC by $75,000 (new total not to exceed $479,000); and Titan Image Group Inc. by $242,400 to add printing services for probation and court services (resulting amended total amount cited as $44,660 in the packet language recorded in the transcript).

The committee also received and placed on file the Public Defender—s office monthly statistical report for March 2025 and heard a brief announcement that a Family Violence Coordinating Council training on human trafficking will be held May 21 from 1 to 4 p.m.; Judge Anseline Walsh was cited by a committee member as the organizer and encouraging attendance by county board members.

Actions on each item were recorded as carried by voice vote; the transcript records "All in favor? Any opposed? The motion carries" for the motions but does not include a roll-call tally in the provided record.

What happens next: the approved contracts, purchase-order amendments and transfers will proceed according to the terms recorded in the meeting packet and the vendors— contracts. The ordinance amendment will be incorporated into the county code as described on the agenda; the transcript labels that item as informational following passage.