Council to prepare for Target event

By Derek Wright

The DeKalb City Council will discuss allowing DeKalb police to charge a fee for fingerprinting citizens, the Oct. 28 groundbreaking for the new Target distribution center and a potential city-vehicle upgrade on Monday.

The fee will apply to school personnel, brokers, child care providers, attorneys, firefighters and police officers.

“We hope to establish a system where folks applying for these jobs can come to city hall and have the police take care of their prints for a small fee,” said Linda Wiggins, administrative services director. “It will take care of the requirements and cover our fees.”

The council will also discuss the groundbreaking on Oct. 28 for the 1.6 million square-foot Target distribution center.

“We expect a lot of people to show up to this event,” said Paul Rasmussen, community development director.

The building will be off of Fairview Drive, toward the industrial sites in the area.

Rasmussen said the building will be larger than Fox Valley Mall and will create more than 500 jobs.

In other business, the council will address a potential city vehicle upgrade.

“Basically, it’s a matter of our depleted fleet of mothball equipment that no longer serves a purpose,” said Rick Monas, public works director.

Other ordinances on the agenda include amending the Municipal Code to exempt Class D liquor license holders – grocery stores – from requirements for certified alcohol servers.

The City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the DeKalb Municipal Building, 200 S. Fourth St.