The Fort Wayne City Council votes for final passage on the 2009 City of Fort Wayne Budget and Citilink Budget. City Council members Tim Pape, Liz Brown and Mitch Harper make some comments about various issues.

The Fort Wayne City Council votes for final passage on the 2009 City of Fort Wayne Budget. There are three separate votes. The first is a roll call vote for the budget which passed with a 7-2 vote. The second vote is for the elected salaried personnel of the City, which was passed with an 8-1 vote.

The Fort Wayne City Council votes to pass the 2009 Citilink Budget with a final vote of 7-2.

Fort Wayne City Councilman Tim Pape talks about 9-1-1 consolidation and another problem with a call transferred from the City to the County. He also gives citizens two facts to consider when talking about the purchase price of land in Aboite for a fire station.

Fort Wayne City Councilwoman Liz Brown talks about her vote against the 2009 Citilink Budget. She then goes on to talk about the on-going issue between the City and County regarding 9-1-1 consolidation and bridge funding.

Fort Wayne City Councilman Mitch Harper talks about Citilink and the need to increase service to Aboite. He also talks about City and County officials meeting to discuss issues such as bridge funding and 9-1-1 consolidation.

Keywords: Fort Wayne, Indiana, City Council, Mitch Harper, 2009 Citilink Budget, Aboite, 9-1-1 consolidation, bridge funding, Liz Brown, Tim Pape