The Bremen Town Council members reviewed a resolution Monday night that would increase fees associated with the acquisition of fingerprint cards from the Bremen Police Department.
The topic was first brought up during the council’s March 8 meeting. Police Chief Brad Kile explained that the Bremen Police Department is one of only a few police departments in Northern Indiana whose officers help residents with producing fingerprint hard cards. He said certain places of employment require them and people come to the department from miles away to obtain the cards. A lot of police departments can do laser fingerprints, but the Bremen Police Department can produce the hard cards.
Kile suggested raising it to cover the time it takes the officer to come off patrol to do the work and the cost of materials.
According to the resolution, all fingerprinting services will be free of charge to residents of the Town of Bremen, assuming proof of residency is provided. Fingerprinting services will be available to non-residents of the Town of Bremen at a cost of $30.00, with additional cards at a cost of $5.00 per card.
The town council members approved the resolution with a unanimous vote.
