The DeKalb City Council on Sept. 22 approved a series of resolutions, a consent agenda and took ordinance actions (first-reading and tabling) summarized below. Several items passed on unanimous or near-unanimous roll calls; one zoning repeal was tabled for further documentation.

Votes at a glance

- Consent agenda: Approved (items included minutes, investment reports and accounts payable/payroll through 09/22/2025 totaling $5,840,695.43). Motion to approve moved by Alderman Smith, seconded by Alderman Powell; roll call recorded affirmatives across council.

- Resolution 2025-583: Authorizing an intergovernmental agreement for shared police protection services with the Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University. Moved by Alderman Smith; seconded by Alderman Zazada. Approved by roll call (council recorded 'yes' votes; acting NIU chief attended). Notes: Agreement clarifies reciprocal enforcement duties roughly north of the Union Pacific Railroad and west of Garden Road; NIU officers agreed to be responsible for arrests and investigations initiated by their officers.

- Resolution 2025-584: Authorizing a Fund 400 Architectural Improvement Program (AIP) grant for the property at 1215 Blackhawk Road in the amount of $25,000 (contract purchaser remodeling a former restaurant into a grocery store/business offices). Moved by Alderman Zazada; seconded by Alderman Larson. Approved by roll call.

- Resolution 2025-585: Authorizing a five-year contract with Axon Enterprise Inc. for body-worn cameras, Tasers, squad-car cameras and unlimited cloud storage, total $1,247,755.20. Moved by Alderman Verbeck; seconded by Alderman Powell. Approved by roll call. City manager described the contract as covering 75 body cameras, upgraded Tasers and vehicle cameras across frontline vehicles and emphasized lifecycle consistency and compliance with prior body-cam use since 02/2021.

- Resolution 2025-586: Approving a grant of easement from Nearing Electrical Works to relocate/loop a city 12-inch water main serving the Ryerson Building area (1085 Peace Road). Moved by Alderman Carlson; seconded by Alderman Smith. Approved by roll call.

- Resolution 2025-587: Approving a license agreement with PAI Belvedere Farms LLC to access and inspect property for a proposed test well (Well 18) in advance of potential purchase or drilling. Moved by Alderman Larson; seconded by Alderman Smith. Approved by roll call. Staff described the action as part of a strategic water master plan and said a test well will verify capacity in support of projected demand.

- Resolution 2025-588: Authorizing the purchase of one Rosenbauer pumper at $950,894 plus upfitting costs up to $49,106 (total not to exceed $1,000,000) using GEMT fund 130. Moved by Alderman Smith; seconded by Alderman Carlson. Approved by roll call. City manager explained market pressure and supplier consolidation increased prices; staff recommended purchasing now to lock the price for delivery in about a year.

- Ordinance 2025-042 (first reading): Authorizing boundary modifications to the DeKalb County Enterprise Zone (Southeast DeKalb industrial expansion, about 259 acres added). Moved by Alderman Zazada; seconded by Alderman Powell. Vote recorded in favor; the Illinois Dept. of Agriculture approved the amendment earlier and staff recommended action. Council voted to waive second reading (moved by Alderman Powell; seconded by Alderman Carlson) and the waiver passed by roll call.

- Ordinance 2025-534 (repeal of a zoning map amendment for 145 Fisk Avenue): The council heard status updates from the owner and neighbors, then voted to table repeal (motion to table moved by Alderman Smith; seconded by Alderman Powell) and continued the matter to Nov. 10 for final engineering and related submittals.

Notes and next steps: Several approvals included follow-up tasks for staff (e.g., license for test well, easement mapping, AIP reimbursement documentation, Axon implementation and training, fire apparatus delivery scheduling). The council recorded roll calls for each resolution; where procedural votes were required (for example during the solar item), the city attorney advised on mayoral voting rights for procedural motions.