State of the City Address Archive

An annual tradition held in February by Mayor Tom Henry and the City of Fort Wayne.

2008 State of the City Address - #1 ⁽¹⁾

Announcement | Highlights | Transcript ⁽²⁾

2/13/2008 | Grand Wayne Center |

2009 State of the City Address - #2

Announcement | Highlights | Transcript

2/12/2009 | Public Safety Academy of Northeast Indiana |

2010 State of the City Address - #3 ⁽³⁾

Announcement | Highlights | Transcript

2/10/2010 | IPFW Rhinehart Music Center |

2011 State of the City Address - #4

Announcement | Highlights | Reaction - Liz Brown - Tim Pape | Transcript | Video

1/26/2011 | Allen County Public Library Main Branch | Introduced by Jeff Krull

2012 State of the City Address - #5

Announcement | Highlights | Transcript

2/15/2012 | location | Introduced by

2013 State of the City Address - #6

Announcement | Highlights | Transcript

1/22/2013 | Allen County Public Library Main Branch | Introduced by Jeff Krull

2014 State of the City Address - #7 ⁽⁴⁾

Announcement | Highlights | Transcript

2/12/2014 | Grand Wayne Convention Center | Introduced by Ron Turpin

2015 State of the City Address - #8

Announcement | Highlights | Transcript

2/11/2015 | Grand Wayne Convention Center | Introduced by

2016 State of the City Address - #9

Announcement | Highlights | Transccript

2/10/2016 | Grand Wayne Convention Center | Introduced by Chuck Surack

2017 State of the City Address - #10

Announcement | Highlights | Transcript

2/15/2017 | Grand Wayne Convention Center | Introduced by Tim Ash

2018 State of the City Address - #11

Announcement | Highlights | Transcript

2/14/2018 | Grand Wayne Convention Center | Introduced by Mike Packnett

2019 State of the City Address - #12

Announcement | Highlights | Transcript | Slide Presentation

2/13/2019 | Grand Wayne Convention Center | Introduced by Sheriff David Gladieux

2020 State of the City Address - #13

Announcement | Highlights | Transcript

2/12/2020 | Grand Wayne Convention Center | Introduced by

Footnotes

(1) - Denotes the sequential number of Mayor Henry's State of the City Address.
(2) - A link to the original transcripts provided by the City of Fort Wayne is at the bottom of this page.
(3) - The speech was originally scheduled for Wednesday, February 10, 2010, but was postponed due to snowy conditions to Monday, February 15, 2010.
(4) - The speech was originally scheduled for Wednesday, February 5, 2015, but was postponed due to an approaching storm to Wednesday, February 12, 2015.

: Written by Stephen L. Parker; Published: 07 February 2020

Mayor Tom Henry's State of the City address as prepared for delivery on February 12, 2009, at the Public Safety Academy.

: Written by Stephen L. Parker; Published: 13 February 2019

Text of Mayor Tom Henry's 12th State of the City address, delivered February 13, 2019, at the Grand Wayne Convention Center in downtown Fort Wayne.

: Written by Stephen L. Parker; Published: 14 February 2018

Text of Mayor Tom Henry's 11th State of the City address, delivered February 14, 2019, at the Grand Wayne Convention Center in downtown Fort Wayne.<br/ >