DuPage committee approves contracts, grants and resolutions in Jan. 6 meeting — votes at a glance

DuPage County Judicial and Public Safety Committee · January 6, 2026

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Summary

At a Jan. 6 DuPage County Judicial & Public Safety Committee meeting, members approved multiple contracts (medical staffing, monitoring, IT), grant awards including a Bulletproof Vest Partnership grant, and a surplus-equipment resolution; motions carried on each agenda item.

DuPage County’s Judicial & Public Safety Committee on Jan. 6 approved a slate of contracts, resolutions and grant items spanning sheriff’s office services, probation monitoring, IT infrastructure, and support programs.

Key approvals included: a $33,000 contract with Northeast DuPage Family and Youth Services for youth services (02/01/2026–01/31/2027); a $50,250 contract with the DuPage County Health Department for mental-health services and transportation for pretrial clients (01/13/2026–11/30/2026); three supplemental medical-staffing contracts for the sheriff’s office (total not-to-exceed approximately $1.5 million across vendors); contracts with Sentinel Offender Services LLC for GPS and alcohol monitoring services (combined items $678,000 and $35,917 for different monitoring services); a Fortinet enterprise agreement via Heartland Business Services for $687,565.74 (01/13/2026–01/13/2031); and service agreements for court-ordered psychosexual evaluations and a veteran peer-mentor coordinator ($27,500 and $29,260 respectively).

The committee also approved a resolution declaring a list of sheriff’s office equipment surplus and an additional appropriation tied to the Illinois State Opioid Response Criminal Justice Medication-Assisted Recovery Integration grant. Members placed Safe Harbor and Public Defender monthly reports on file.

All motions reported in the transcript were moved, seconded, and recorded as carried; when members asked procedural or substantive questions (for example, about recent amendments to the Sentinel contract or the disposition of surplus items) staff provided clarifying answers during the meeting.

What’s next: Several contracts take effect in mid-January 2026; staff said follow-up documentation (procurement comparisons and insurance details) will be provided to committee members where requested.