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Authorizing an Electronic Monitoring Service Agreement Between the Kane County Sheriff’s Office and Sentinel Offender Services, LLC
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WHEREAS, the Cindy Bischof Law, which was effective January 1, 2009, requires that offenders pending charges or convicted of Violation of Orders of Protection may be ordered to active Global Position Satellite monitoring; and
WHEREAS, Public Act 98-1012 greatly expanded the offenses for which the court may order a respondent to be placed under electronic surveillance; and
WHEREAS, the Illinois SAFE-T Act took effect in 2023 and still supports the continued need for and regular use of electronic home monitoring (EHM) services; and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Sheriff’s Office has operated an Electronic Monitoring Program since September of 2019, and wishes to continue and expand the capacity of the program to alleviate Kane County Corrections population and support incarcerated citizen community re-entry initiatives; and
WHEREAS, as the contract with the current EHM provider expires on April 30, 2025, RFP #252-010-TS was published requesting bids for the Kane County GPS EHM Monitoring service system in March 2025, and five (5) bids were received, opened, and evaluated; and
WHEREAS, the evaluation team’s scoring of bids determined that Sentinel Offender Services, LLC (Sentinel) of Anaheim, CA, was the most responsive vendor based on its qualifications, offer of scope of services, capability, experience, proposal compliance, and cost; and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Sheriff’s Office proposes to enter into the attached contract with Sentinel for the Electronic Monitoring equipment and service for two years with optional three one-year extensions. Individuals enrolled in the EHM program will pay for the cost, which will be supplemented by the Sheriff’s Office Corrections Detainee Food budget.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Kane County Board authorizes and directs the Chair thereof to enter into a two-year contract with optional three one-year extensions with Sentinel Offender Services, LLC, of Anaheim, CA, for the provision of Electronic Monitoring Services on behalf of the Kane County Sheriff’s Office.
Line Item: 001.380.382.60230
Line Item Description: Corrections Detainee Food Budget
Was Personnel/Item/Service approved in original budget or a subsequent budget revision? Yes
Are funds currently available for this Personnel/Item/Service in the specific line item? Yes
If funds are not currently available in the specified line item, where are the funds available?
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Passed by the Kane County Board on June 10, 2025.
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John A. Cunningham, MBA, JD, JD Corinne M. Pierog MA, MBA
Clerk, County Board Chairman, County Board
Kane County, Illinois Kane County, Illinois
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