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DuPage County Board proclaims Autism Awareness Month, approves contracts and reappointments
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Summary
At its April 28 meeting in Wheaton, the DuPage County Board issued proclamations (Autism Awareness Month, National Therapy Animal Day, National Apprenticeship Week), approved routine consent items and a series of contracts and reappointments, and adopted a countywide elected-officials compensation ordinance after a 13–4 roll call vote.
The DuPage County Board convened in Wheaton on April 28 and issued proclamations recognizing April as Autism Awareness Month, National Therapy Animal Day and National Apprenticeship Week.
Chair Deborah A. Conroy read the proclamations and the board approved each by voice vote. Guests from the Western DuPage Special Recreation Association (WESDRA) marked the organization’s 50th anniversary; WESDRA executive director Dan Leahy told the board the association serves nine communities and offers “more than 700 programs annually,” praising partnerships with local governments and schools. In thanking the board, Leahy said, “That’s progress to me.” (Dan Leahy, executive director of WESDRA.)
During the consent and committee portions of the meeting the board approved routine items including meeting minutes and several pay lists. The finance committee moved a $30,000 agreement with Choose DuPage for the Connect DuPage supplier program and accepted a $33,500 2-1-1 Illinois grant for community services; both items were approved. The board also voted to reappoint Patty Guston to the DuPage County Board of Review (motion approved after roll call).
On compensation for countywide elected officials, the board considered FIO 126 (determining compensation, as amended in committee). After roll call the motion carried 13 yeas, 4 nays and 1 absent. Chair Conroy reminded members that state statute requires the board to set salaries for certain elected officials at least 180 days before the start of the term; the board must approve the salary ordinance by June 4 to meet that deadline.
Public works approved a contract with Dynamic Industrial Services not to exceed $710,600 to rehabilitate and repaint the Greenwood elevated water storage tank. Transportation staff explained a contract supplement for preliminary engineering on the DuPage Branch River Trail that increases study scope — staff said the additional work is needed to carry more alternatives through NEPA review and that a $1.2 million congressional grant accounts for about half of the proposed funding.
Human services reported approved amendments to several weatherization-program contracts with increased encumbrances for vendors serving the county’s weatherization efforts. Board members also combined multiple transportation items and approved a set of intergovernmental mowing agreements with townships and villages for two-year terms.
Where vote tallies were recorded in the transcript they are reported above; for several routine contract approvals the minutes record roll calls with members voting ‘aye’ but the transcript reports those as voice/roll-call approvals without a full named vote tally in the public segment. For full vote tallies on individual items please consult the official meeting minutes record.
The meeting adjourned after concluding committee reports and announcements.
