September 26, 2025 News conference to release the 2025 Budget:
- News release from the City of Fort Wayne
Documents from the City of Fort Wayne:
- Official 2026 City of Fort Wayne Indiana Civil CIty Budget
- Slides from the presentation of the budget to the Fort Wayne Common Council
Fort Wayne City Council Civil City Budget Hearing Session Agendas:
- October 27, 2025: Agenda for the final session of the 2026 Civil City Budget hearing.
City Council ordinances approving the budget:
- A-25-09-25: An ordinance appropriating monies for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the several departments of the City government of the City of Fort Wayne, Indiana, for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2026, and ending December 31, 2026, including all outstanding claims and obligations and fixing a time when the same shall take effect.
- S-25-09-28: An ordinance fixing the compensation of elected officials for the City of Fort Wayne, Indiana, for the year 2026.
- S-25-09-26: An ordinance fixing the salaries of each and every appointed officer, employee, deputy assistant, departmental and institutional head of the Civil City and City Utilities of the City of Fort Wayne, Indiana, for the year 2026.
- S-25-09-27: An ordinance fixing the salaries of all members of the Division of Public Safety of the City of Fort Wayne, Indiana, for the year 2026.
Other local budgets the City Council must sign-off:
- A-25-09-06: Approval of the budget for Fort Wayne Public Transportation or Citilink, for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2026, and ending December 31, 2026.
- R-25-09-29: Resolution approving the 2026 budget for the Consolidated Communications Partnership of Allen County, Indiana, and the City of Fort Wayne.
- R-25-10-17: A resolution approving the 2026 budget for the Downtown Fort Wayne Economic Improvement District (DID).
- A-25-09-07: An Ordinance appropriating monies for the purpose of defraying the expenses of Allen County Public Library, for the Fiscal Year beginning January 1, 2026, and ending December 31, 2026, including all outstanding claims and obligations and fixing a time when the same shall take effect
AroundFortWayne posts:
- News release from the City of Fort Wayne
- Chambers urges smart planning, not performative cuts, in 2026 Civil City Budget – 27th October 2025
- Statement from Mayor Sharon Tucker on passage of 2026 Civil City Budget – 28th October 2025
> Return to the City of Fort Wayne Civil City Budget Index