The Human Services Committee approved minutes, accepted a federal/state weatherization grant for $638,116, approved a $34,000 contract for interpreter and ASL services, and passed several budget transfer and purchase‑order closing items on a consent roll call. Details and motion language are listed below.
At the DuPage County Human Services Committee meeting on Nov. 4, members approved the following items (voice votes recorded as "aye" unless noted):
• Approval of minutes: Human Services Committee regular meeting minutes (10/21/2025) — motion passed.
• FIR 19025: Acceptance and appropriation of the Illinois Home Weatherization Assistance grant (program year 2026) for $638,116 for the period 07/01/2025 to 06/20/2026 — motion passed.
• HSP 5425: Contract recommendation to DuPage Federation on Human Services Reform to provide face‑to‑face and telephonic interpreter and translation services, plus American Sign Language services, for county community services and finance for the period 12/01/2025–11/30/2026; contract total amount $34,000 — motion passed.
• Budget transfer 252693: Transfer of $5,000 from IT services and travel expense accounts to regular salaries to cover FY25 deficits — motion passed.
• Budget transfer 252694: Transfer of $2,960 from furniture/machinery small value account to equipment and machinery for purchase of a walk‑behind sweeper — motion passed.
• Consent agenda: Committee combined and approved consent items 8a–8g including several purchase‑order closings (Airgas USA $31,292.09; Alpha Baking Company $10,098.88; Hill Mechanical Corp. $43,293.06; Integral Construction $64,512.25; Medline Industries $14,443.06; Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital $10,342.88; The Standard Companies $51,341) — motions passed.
• Residenc y waivers: None presented.
How to interpret: These votes were recorded on the consent calendar and as voice votes. The committee also recorded a separate consensus (5–1) to pursue reallocating $2.1M from the small human services grants account into a food line item; that reallocation will be presented as a formal budget‑transfer item to Finance at a subsequent meeting.
Provenance: Motions and vote confirmations are in the meeting transcript; minutes and board packets should be consulted for full motion text and official vote certification.
