Human Services Committee approves staffing contracts and routine procurement adjustments
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The DuPage County Human Services Committee approved several staffing contracts and purchase-order closings on voice votes, including supplemental nursing staffing purchase orders for the DuPage Care Center and small grant and travel authorizations. No contested roll-call votes were recorded.
The DuPage County Human Services Committee approved a series of staffing contracts, grant extensions and procurement adjustments during its meeting.
The panel voted, by voice, to accept and appropriate an additional $17,250 to the IACAA employment barrier reduction pilot program (FIR 5026). The committee also approved three purchase-order contracts to provide supplemental nursing staffing for the DuPage Care Center: HSP 17-26 with Nova Staff Healthcare Services Inc. (up to $600,000), HSP 18-26 with RCM Technologies Inc. (up to $115,000) and HSP 19-26 with Bright Star Care of Central DuPage (up to $175,000). Motions to approve each contract were moved and seconded and carried on unanimous voice ballots.
Committee members also approved FIR 48-26, an extension for the DuPage Care Center Foundation music therapy grant through Feb. 28, 2026, and FIR 49-26, a $200,000 equipment replacement grant for the DuPage Care Center ILD CEO. The board combined consent items 9a–9h to close or reduce several purchase orders for vendors including Healthy Air Heating and Air Inc., Nortech Environmental Inc., Rush Heating Cooling Inc., Parliament Builders Inc., My Greenhouse HVAC LLC and Cymbria Rehab.
An informational item (FMP 6-26) recommending a contract with Builders Chicago Corporation for preventative maintenance and repair services for automatic and manual doors (April 10, 2026–April 9, 2028) for a total not to exceed $133,966 was received and placed on file. The committee approved travel authorizations for weatherization assessors to attend the National Home Performance Conference and Trade Show in Columbus, Ohio, with expenses for registration, transportation, lodging and per diems reported at approximately $3,162–$3,167.
Actions at the meeting were taken by motion and voice vote; no recorded roll-call tallies were provided in the transcript. The committee received a DuPage Care Center update noting no units under quarantine or isolation and that a nursing survey for unit openings was underway.