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Councilman Jeff Paddock elected Fort Wayne Common Council president after Russell Yale resigns leadership role
Fort Wayne Common Council · November 18, 2025
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Summary
Russell Yale resigned as council president citing work travel; the council held a special session Nov. 18 and unanimously (8-0) voted to elect Councilman Jeff Paddock to serve as president for the remainder of 2025.
Russell Yale, the second district representative, announced at the end of the Nov. 18 committee session that he would resign the leadership role of president of the Fort Wayne Common Council, citing his full-time job travel schedule that will keep him from presiding at several upcoming meetings. Yale said he would continue to serve as…
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