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DuPage County committee approves sheriff’s contracts, grant and routine reports
Summary
The Judicial and Public Safety Committee approved four sheriff’s-office contracts (ammunition, communications, guardian ad litem services, and ballistic vests), authorized a traffic-enforcement grant and placed monthly reports on file during its April 7, 2026 meeting.
The DuPage County Judicial and Public Safety Committee on April 7 approved a series of procurement contracts for the sheriff’s office, authorized a federal- and state-funded traffic-enforcement grant and received routine monthly reports.
The committee voted to award a contract to Ray O'Hara and Company to supply ammunition for the sheriff’s office for the period April 14, 2026, through April 13, 2027, for a total not to exceed $100,000. The committee approved a purchase order with AT&T to provide wired services for the sheriff’s office from April 17, 2026, through Feb. 16, 2028, in an amount not to exceed $425,000. It also approved a contract with Peter M. King of King Holloway LLC to provide guardian ad litem services in juvenile child-protection cases for May 1, 2026–April 30, 2027, not to exceed $42,000, and a contract with First Spear LLC for ballistic vests and armor for April 14, 2026–April 13, 2027, not to exceed $57,613.68.
Each contract was introduced by the chair and carried on unanimous voice votes after members moved and seconded the recommendations. The meeting record lists the motions as introduced by members identified in the transcript (for example, the ammunition contract was moved by "member Schwarcie" and seconded by "member Yu" in the public record). The transcript does not record individual roll-call tallies for these approvals; Chair announced each motion "carries."
The committee also authorized acceptance of a Sustained Traffic Enforcement Program grant (Illinois Department of Transportation / U.S. Department of Transportation) for $40,469.52 for program year 27. The committee received and placed on file monthly reports for agenda items 9a, 9b and 9c.
The meeting proceeded with routine business, including approval of the March 3, 2026 minutes and a procedural motion permitting certain members to participate by video or teleconference due to illness or other qualifying reasons. The committee adjourned following completion of the agenda.
What’s next: The approved contracts will be executed according to their stated terms. The grant authorization allows staff to pursue the STEP funding, and the county will continue to report on program implementation in subsequent committee and county board records.
