July 2, 2018 •
Fort Wayne Passes Another Pay-to-Play Ordinance
The Fort Wayne City Council passed another bill related to pay-to-play practices.
Similar to last year’s pay-to-play ordinance, the City Council overrode Mayor Tom Henry’s veto in a 7-2 vote.
The newly passed measure, prohibits business entities, with any officer, partner, or principal with more than 10 percent ownership who have donated more than $2,000 to a campaign of someone with ultimate responsibility for awarding city contracts, from bidding on city contracts.
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