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At the end of every Regular Session, on the 2^nd & 4^th Tuesday of any month, citizens may address City Council on any topic that is within the Council's authority. To participate at a City Council meeting, simply step to the microphone and lectern in front when instructed by the Council President. Please state your name and address for the record at the start of your remarks.

Written communications may be sent to City Council or individual Council members. Mail these to the attention of
City Council Office
Citizens Square Suite 120 
200 E Berry St.
Fort Wayne, Indiana, 46802

City Council Schedule:

Committee Session - Tuesdays
5:30 P.M. - Citizens Square - Room 35 Council Chambers, Garden Level 
Councilmembers discuss the ordinances and resolutions for each committee in depth and vote for a recommendation on each item. No final action is taken.

Committee Sessions happen the first four Tuesdays of any month. There is no Council meeting on the fifth Tuesday in a month

Regular Session - 2^nd and 4^th Tuesdays
Immediately following the Committee Session - Citizens Square - Room 35 Council Chambers, Garden Level.

Council Members introduce new ordinances and resolutions to be discussed later. Council Members follow with the final voting for ordinances and resolutions discussed previous week. 
Regular Sessions happen on the 2^nd and 4^th Tuesday of each month

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CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS:

COMMITTEE - TUESDAYS each month at 5:30 p.m. - Citizens Square - Room 35 GardenLevel

REGULAR - 2^ND & 4^TH TUESDAY each month at 5:30 p.m. - Citizens Square -Room 35 Garden Level

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COMMITTEE SESSIONS are held on the first four Tuesdays of each month at 5:30 p.m. in Room 35, Garden Level of Citizens Square. Committee Session is when the council members discuss the ordinances and resolutions that have been previously introduced into their respective committee during a regular session the previous week.

REGULAR SESSIONS are held on the 2^nd and 4^th Tuesday of each month immediately following the Committee Session in Room 35, Garden Level of Citizens Square. Regular session is the meeting where Council Members introduce ordinances and resolutions, which are then assigned into committee for later discussion. Regular Session is also the meeting where final voting is held on ordinances and resolutions that have been discussed and passed out of committee with a recommendation or no recommendation for final passage.

CITIZEN PARTICIPATION

At the end of every Regular Session, 2^nd & 4^th Tuesday, Citizen Participation appears on the agenda and this is the time when citizens may address City Council regarding any topic that is within the Council's authority. To participate at a City Council meeting, the speaker must step to the microphone and lectern placed in front of the Council and when instructed by the Council President state their name and address for the record before starting their remarks.

Written communications may be directed to the City Council as a group or to individual Council members and mailed to the office of the City Clerk, Citizens Square, 200 E Berry St., Suite 110, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 46802.

The Council Members having e-mail addresses can be found on the website for City Council at: City Council