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COVID-19 crisis could push City Council, administration toward a more collegial path
Decision-making at all levels of government is being affected by the coronavirus crisis. The Fort Wayne City Council's proceedings last week underscored that new reality.

The council ended up voting 6-3 to approve what until recently might have been a routine request for a $13.1 million, seven-year lease for replacement vehicles and equipment.

That approval, though, was preceded by a thoughtful debate that put to rest any doubt council members can effectively conduct business with most of them phoning in from home.