DuPage County Clerk refuses to answer questions from County Board about no-bid contracts.
On April 17, 10 DuPage County Board Commissioners signed a letter directed to board chairwoman Deborah Conroy, requesting a discussion over two no-bid contracts awarded by the DuPage County Clerk’s Office.
The contracts, totaling more than $265,000, covered material and services pertaining to the March 19, Illinois primary election. The two invoices, issued in January, have not been paid yet, County Auditor Bill White said. Kaczmarek, justifying her decision to deny the board’s request, cited a 1996 opinion by Illinois Attorney General James E. Ryan, concluding that as an elected official, purchasing power necessary to the duties of office is not subject to restrictions by the county board.
“For the second time in less than a year, vendors whose work is essential to DuPage County elections have been forced to wait months for payments I had already personally approved for services that had already been rendered,” Kaczmarek said. “Member Zay’s attempt to cast doubt on whether DuPage County elections are fair and unbiased is nothing new.”
As Tuesday’s meeting went on nearly all of the county board members voiced concern with the clerk’s actions, but were divided on their level of severity and how far to go in response.
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