FORT WAYNE, Ind. –The Three Rivers Ambulance Authority continues to struggle with bringing in new hires, and now Fort Wayne City Council says Mayor Sharton Tucker should have the authority to handle this problem.

At the crux of the issue is multiple surrounding fire districts that some city council members think, end up poaching from Fort Wayne’s EMS services. A vote last night could have given city council more authority to address the EMS staffing issue for the TRAA, but council shifted that responsibility to fall on the shoulders of Mayor Tucker.