Votes at a glance: DuPage County Board approves consent agenda, finance and committee items on Feb. 11, 2025

WHEATON, Ill. — During a lengthy Feb. 11 meeting the DuPage County Board approved a large consent agenda and multiple committee-recommended contracts, budget transfers and purchase orders across finance, public works, human services, judicial/public safety and technology divisions. The board handled numerous items by roll call or voice vote; the list below summarizes those motions and outcomes as recorded on the meeting transcript and public agenda.

Why it matters: The approvals implement operating contracts, capital transfers, and program funding for county services including stormwater maintenance, IT licensing, public-safety equipment, and human services subgrants.

Votes at a glance (selected items recorded in the meeting and passed unless otherwise noted):

- Consent agenda (minutes and multiple pay lists and change orders): approved by roll call during the meeting (recorded as passed).

- CBR 925 / Rescind CB5510 (judicial naming): approved (see separate article).

- Finance committee (items moved and approved): multiple budget transfers and appropriations for county infrastructure and surplus-funded capital work (items FIR0028-25, FIR0029-25, FIR0030-25, FIR0031-25, FIR0032-25, FIR0033-25, FIR0034-25, FIR0035-25, FIR0036-25, FIR0037-25 and related amendments). Chair and members recorded motions and the committee items passed as amended.

- Contracts and purchase orders approved in committee votes: - Marsh and McLennan Agency LLC — benefits consulting (contract not to exceed $200,000): approved (TEP/Finance listing). - Sutton Ford — Ford F-350 chassis cab with service body, $78,850: approved (Public Works). - Graybar Electric Company — electrical and lighting supplies for power plant work, $37,340.32: approved. - Midwest Office Interiors — furniture replacement for family center, $61,149.28: approved. - Dynamic Industrial Services — Elmhurst Quarry catwalk repairs, not to exceed $198,000: approved (Stormwater). - ESRI (Environmental Systems Research Institute) — enterprise GIS maintenance, $212,829: approved (Technology). - Exela Inc. — managed application services for permitting software, $203,674.38: approved (Technology). - Polaris Pharmacy Service of Warrington LLC — contract pharmacy services for detainees, not to exceed $680,444.38: approved (Judicial/Public Safety). - Allied Universal Technology Services — security system maintenance, $244,880: approved (Judicial/Public Safety).

- Human services subgrants and program awards (approved): - Catholic Charities — shelter and case management, $65,000. - Garden Works Project — community gardens, $70,000. - 360 Youth Services — services for homeless youth, $37,000. - Teen Parent Connection — supplies and training, $40,000. - Outreach Community Services Inc. — youth case management and supports, $100,000. - Home DuPage Inc. — financial literacy and counseling, $46,880.

Meeting notes: Many items were moved by committee chairs (Member Garcia and others) and approved with roll call or unanimous consent; specific roll-call tallies for these routine approvals were recorded in the meeting transcript where noted. Several items were amended on the floor (for example FIR0028-25 budget transfers were amended to remove a $59,000 county recorder transfer). Most single-item contract awards were processed under standard procurement or cooperative purchasing authorities noted in the agenda packet.

What was not detailed at the meeting: For most contracts the transcript records the contract amount, term and vendor but did not include full contract attachments, detailed scopes of work, or implementation schedules; those are available in the county’s procurement records and agenda packet.