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DuPage County Board approves appointments, grants, contracts and vehicle purchases
Summary
At its Feb. 25 meeting the DuPage County Board approved a package of appointments, grant appropriations and contracts including $50,000 for the DuPage Convention & Visitors Bureau, contracts for vehicle purchases and a third-party administrator for human resources.
The DuPage County Board on Feb. 25 approved a series of appointments, grant appropriations and contracts during its regular meeting, taking routine votes by roll call on consent and committee recommendations.
Key actions approved included appointments to special districts and boards, appropriations for grant-funded programs and multiple purchasing contracts for county vehicles and services. Major items the board approved included a $50,000 annual financial commitment to the DuPage Convention & Visitors Bureau; a contract with Corbel Corporation for human-resources third-party administration not to exceed $259,497; and multiple vehicle purchases from National Auto Fleet Group for county departments.
The board approved appointments combined under a single motion to streamline action. Appointments included Jenna Fahy Heller as weed-control superintendent; Juan Chavez and Mike Ladone to the DuPage Airport Authority; Mike Grisk to the Wheaton Sanitation District; Rosalinda Campos and Donald Voatz to West Chicago Mosquito Abatement District; and Mary Lou Hernandez and Jessica Scribe to the county emergency telephone board (911).
Finance committee items approved by the full board included several grant acceptances and appropriations: additional funding to the DuPage Care Center Foundation for design and architectural services for the Secret Garden project ($16,766); an unrestricted DuPage Animal Friends grant ($50,000); a Bridal Friends Foundation coordinator grant ($5,000); additional funding for the 2-1-1 Illinois program ($44,972); interest earned on investments for the DuPage Animal Friends coordinator program ($43); and an income-eligible retrofit program allocation for weatherization ($417,960). The board also approved an amendment to a small-agency grant program resolution and approved funds for a hotel-transportation grant administered through the DuPage Convention & Visitors Bureau ($50,000 as noted in committee).
Human services and health items approved contracts for DuPage care-center equipment and staffing: a purchase order to AdvoCare Systems for rental medical equipment (beds and mattresses) not to exceed $80,000; a contract to Alco Sales and Services to furnish Elite X long-term beds not to exceed $109,192.16; and an amendment to a supplemental nursing staffing contract with Nova Staff Healthcare increasing the encumbrance by $65,000 to a revised total of $565,000 (a 13% increase).
Public-works and facilities management items included purchasing and supply contracts: a contract to JX Truck Center for a new day cab for hauling sludge at Woodridge Green Valley Wastewater Treatment Plant not to exceed $173,876.99; multiple vehicle purchases and equipment contracts for facilities management with combined not-to-exceed amounts reported in committee; a contract to Petroleum Traders Corp. for off-road diesel fuel not to exceed $101,000; and a contract to Midwest Applied Solutions Inc. for HVAC cleaning supplies not to exceed $45,979.43.
Technology and IT maintenance contracts approved included an annual licensing and maintenance agreement with McKinney Systems Inc. for $23,630 and a maintenance contract with Luminex Software Inc. for $26,254.94.
Transportation items approved included an intergovernmental membership in the Illinois Public Works Mutual Aid Network ($500 annual county fee); a vehicle purchase (Ford Expedition) for the Division of Transportation not to exceed $65,216.88; and several amendments to design and engineering contracts reducing or increasing funding as noted in committee reports.
All items on the consent agenda and the committee recommendations reported at the meeting were approved by roll-call votes. Where committees recommended contract amounts or amendments, the board approved them as presented; when amounts or final contract numbers were unclear in the meeting record, the board approved committee recommendations and staff will finalize contract documents.
Ending: The board concluded its business and went into executive session on matters not included in the public record, returning briefly to adjourn. The next regular meeting was set for March 11, 2025, at 10 a.m.
