UPATED Year End and Term End Attendance Report

Thanks to a quietly called special session, December 22 marked the last Fort Wayne City Council Meeting for 2023 and the end of the four-year terms for current council members.

Charts and data have been updated to include the 12/22/2023 Special Session.

Below you will find charts and individual attendance information for each council member for 2023.

Further below you will find charts and individual attendance information for each council member for their 4-year term 2020-2023. 

Fort Wayne City Council Attendance Recap for 2023

Jason Arp

Percentage of Meetings Attended 2023 – 83.7%

Total meetings missed 2023 – 7

Dates of missed meetings – 5/9; 8/8; 9/26; 11/9; 12/12; 12/19; 12/22

 

Michelle Chambers

Percentage of Meetings Attended 2023 – 95.3%

Total meetings missed 2023 – 2

Dates of missed meetings – 8/8; 8/22

 

Tom Didier

Percentage of Meetings Attended 2023 – 90.7%

Total meetings missed 2023 – 4

Dates of missed meetings – 5/9; 5/16; 8/8; 11/28

 

Paul Ensley

Percentage of Meetings Attended 2023 – 86.0%

Total meetings missed 2023 – 5

Dates of missed meetings – 4/11; 8/15; 10/26; 11/9; 12/12; 12/22

 

Tom Freistroffer

Percentage of Meetings Attended 2023 – 90.7%

Total meetings missed 2023 – 4

Dates of missed meetings – 2/21; 6/6; 8/22; 11/21

 

Glynn Hines

Percentage of Meetings Attended 2023 – 93.0%

Total meetings missed 2023 – 3

Dates of missed meetings – 4/18; 8/22; 10/26

 

Russ Jehl

Percentage of Meetings Attended 2023 – 88.4%

Total meetings missed 2023 – 5

Dates of missed meetings – 3/21; 6/20; 7/11; 9/19; 11/28

 

Geoff Paddock

Percentage of Meetings Attended 2023 – 100%

Total meetings missed 2023 – None

Dates of missed meetings – n/a

 

Sharon Tucker

Percentage of Meetings Attended 2023 – 100%

Total meetings missed 2023 – None

Dates of missed meetings – n/a

 

Notes:

·         43 regular and special meetings beginning 1/3/2023, ending 12/22/2023

·         City Clerk Lana Keesling recorded official attendance for 37 meetings

 Deputy Clerk Stacy Reed recorded official attendance for 6 meetings

Fort Wayne City Council Attendance Recap for 2020-2023

Jason Arp

Percentage of Meetings Attended 2020-2023 – 90.8%

Total meetings missed 2020-2023 – 15

Dates of missed meetings:           

2020 - 8/11

2021 - 3/16; 6/15; 9/7; 11/23

2022 - 1/11; 1/18; 8/9

2023 - 5/9; 8/8; 9/26; 11/9; 12/12; 12/19; 12/22

 

Michelle Chambers

Percentage of Meetings Attended 2020-2023 – 96.3%

Total meetings missed 2020-2023 – 6

Dates of missed meetings:           

2020 – 11/24

2021 – 7/6; 8/24

2022 – 5/3

2023 – 8/8; 8/22

 

Tom Didier

Percentage of Meetings Attended 2020-2023 – 93.3%

Total meetings missed 2020-2023 – 11

Dates of missed meetings:           

2020 – n/a

2021 – 3/2; 6/22; 8/10

2022 – 6/7; 8/23; 11/15; 12/13

2023 – 5/9; 5/16; 8/8; 11/28

 

Paul Ensley

Percentage of Meetings Attended 2020-2023 – 92.0%

Total meetings missed 2020-2023 – 13

Dates of missed meetings:           

2020 – 2/4

2021 – n/a

2022 – 1/11; 1/18; 3/29; 4/12; 7/12; 8/9

2023 – 4/11; 8/15; 10/26; 11/9; 12/12; 12/22

 

Tom Freistroffer

Percentage of Meetings Attended 2020-2023 – 91.4%

Total meetings missed 2020-2023 – 14

Dates of missed meetings:           

2020 – 2/18; 8/11

2021 – 2/2; 2/9; 4/27; 5/4; 10/5

2022 – 3/8; 6/28; 10/18

2023 – 2/21; 6/6; 8/22; 11/21

 

Glynn Hines

Percentage of Meetings Attended 2020-2023 – 92.6%

Total meetings missed 2020-2023 – 12

Dates of missed meetings:

2020 – n/a

2021 – 3/2; 7/6; 11/9; 11/23

2022 – 6/7; 6/21; 8/2; 10/4; 11/22

2023 – 4/18; 8/22; 10/26

 

Russ Jehl

Percentage of Meetings Attended 2020-2023 – 88.9%

Total meetings missed 2020-2023 – 18

Dates of missed meetings:           

2020 – 8/18

2021 – 4/27; 5/11; 6/22; 7/20; 8/24

2022 – 3/29; 4/19; 7/19; 7/26; 10/18; 11/15; 12/13

2023 – 3/12;6/20;7/11;9/19;11/28                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

Geoff Paddock

Percentage of Meetings Attended 2020-2023 – 99.4%

Total meetings missed 2020-2023 – 1

Dates of missed meetings:           

2020 – 6/23

2021 – n/a

2022 – n/a

2023 – n/a

 

Sharon Tucker

Percentage of Meetings Attended 2020-2023 – 96.3%

Total meetings missed 2020-2023 – 6

Dates of missed meetings:           

2020 – 2/4

2021 – 2/9; 7/16; 11/23

2022 – 6/7; 12/6

2023 – n/a

Notes: 

163 meetings beginning 1/7/2020 and ending 12/22/2023.

Attendance is recorded by meeting dates and is not broken down by Committee or General Session. 

The Fort Wayne City Council Attendance Tracking Project is an independent organization and is not affiliated with the City of Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne City Council, or any other governmental agency. The express purpose of this organization is to collect, analyze, and report the attendance trends of members of the Fort Wayne Common Council, information that is not readily available to the general public.