DuPage County committee approves CVB representation and funding, OKs small budget transfers
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Summary
The DuPage County Economic Development Committee voted to designate representation for the DuPage Convention & Visitors Bureau, approved a $15,000 annual commitment for FY2026 and cleared several small budget transfers and filings that support tourism and hotel-related transportation services.
The DuPage County Economic Development Committee on Feb. 17 approved a set of routine but tourism-focused measures, including a resolution designating representatives for the DuPage Convention & Visitors Bureau and a $15,000 annual financial commitment in support of the bureau’s work.
Chair moved the resolution ED R1-26 (designation of representation for grant purposes); Member Childress moved and Member Hader seconded the motion, which passed by voice vote. The committee also approved FIR 37-26, an annual commitment of $15,000 to the DuPage Convention & Visitors Bureau for fiscal year 2026, after a motion and second and a voice vote.
The committee approved a $3,000 budget transfer (26-0548) moving funds from regular salaries to temporary salaries to cover temporary staffing during a grant period ending June 30, 2026. Members also moved to receive and place on file the incumbent worker training memo (Trans Chicago Truck Group memo 26Dash0638); Member Heather moved and Member Martinez seconded that action, and it passed by voice vote.
Why it matters: The actions sustain marketing and operational support for county tourism and hospitality partners. Beth Marchetti, representing the DuPage Convention & Visitors Bureau, told the committee the bureau is hosting several large events in the coming years, including a Baptist annual meeting expected to fill about 3,000 hotel rooms, visits from the National Baseball Association (TNBA) in 2027–28, Route 66 centennial events and ongoing support for Presidents Cup volunteer recruitment.
Marchetti said the county is closing out a $50,000 transportation grant and that a new transportation grant opens April 1; committee-approved adjustments increased the available transportation grant to $75,000 to help hotels provide shuttle services and compete with other venues that offer shuttle service.
Votes at a glance: - Minutes 26-0547 (Jan. 2026) — motion to approve; approved by voice vote. - ED R1-26 (CVB designation for grant representation) — motion by Member Childress, second by Member Hader; approved by voice vote. - FIR 37-26 ($15,000 annual commitment to CVB) — motion and second; approved by voice vote. - Budget transfer 26-0548 ($3,000 to temporary salaries through 06/30/2026) — motion and second; approved by voice vote. - Receive and place on file: Trans Chicago Truck Group memo 26Dash0638 — motion by Member Heather, second by Member Martinez; approved by voice vote.
Marchetti said the bureau has “record breaking leads in the sales pipeline this year,” is working with local hotels to spread visitor room nights across the county and is continuing outreach to secure conventions and sports events that bring hotel stays and local spending. The committee took no additional fiscal action beyond the votes listed above and adjourned after closing business.