Tag: Fort Smith Board of Directors

Incoming Fort Smith Director brings a ‘B.I.G.’ agenda

Jarred Rego has visionary plans for the city of Fort Smith that he hopes to work toward when he takes up his seat representing Ward 1 on the Fort Smith…

Fort Smith Board talks balanced budget, spending priorities for 2021 budget

The Fort Smith Board of Directors met for a study session Tuesday (Aug. 11) to discuss goals, changes to policies and revenue stream. Directors agreed that the biggest priority for…

Fort Smith board OKs resolution encouraging mask use, to consider mask ordinance in special meeting

The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (July 7) approved a resolution that “strongly encourages” the use of face masks in public. The board also set July 11 to…

With no opponents, no election date set for Fort Smith Board of Director seats

Don’t look for yard signs or any other campaign material from candidates for the four Fort Smith Board of Director seats. All four who filed for the seats saw the…

Fort Smith Board suspends town hall meetings, encourages residents to livestream meetings

The Fort Smith Board of Directors voted Tuesday (March 31) to suspend town hall meetings for April, May and June in order to comply with directives from the Centers for…

Controversial hire-fire authority returns to Fort Smith board agenda

A past controversy in Fort Smith city government has returned. The Fort Smith Board of Directors will have the opportunity to vote to revise a city ordinance that gives hiring…

Fort Smith Board moves to appoint Lavon Morton as Ward 3 Director

Following a relatively short executive session Thursday (March 28), the Fort Smith Board of Directors agreed to put the appointment of former ArcBest officer Lavon Morton as the Ward 3…

Fort Smith Civil Service Commission dinged for ‘subjective’ interviewing, short notice times

The Fort Smith Civil Service Commission came under closer scrutiny by the city’s Board of Directors at a study session on Thursday (July 12), with Board members calling for more…

Fort Smith Finance Director explains why old police, fire pension plan insolvency ‘is not an emergency’

Old Local Police and Fire (LOPFI) retirement pension plans that ended in 1983 have a new projected insolvency date of 2026 with an estimated unfunded liability of $18-20 million, according…

Fort Smith Board weighs nonprofit funding recommendations, Dayroom objection raised

The Fort Smith Community Development Advisory Council (CDAC) presented its final recommendations for 2018 disbursement of area nonprofit funding at the city’s Board of Directors study session on Tuesday (March…

Fourth, four-year term sought by Fort Smith Director Settle

Fort Smith City Director Kevin Settle is seeking a fourth, four-year term to the Position 6, At-Large seat, saying he wants to continue the “progress of making our city great.”…

Fort Smith Board appeals court ruling, approves $400,000 for skate-bike park

The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (Feb. 6) formally endorsed appealing Fort Smith attorney Joey McCutchen’s legal victory against the city for violations of the Arkansas Freedom of…

Fort Smith in running for national grant assisting with multi-year financial plan, Board weighs benefit

After three years of budgetary belt-tightening, the Fort Smith Board of Directors are now considering the development and implementation of a multi-year financial plan. The Board met with representatives from…

Fort Smith Director Catsavis reconsiders business license vote ahead of special meeting

Fort Smith City Director and business owner George Catsavis was a swing vote on the Dec. 5 decision to enact a $100 business license fee on the approximately 5,000 businesses…

Fort Smith Board considers sanitation schedules, sets special meeting for new jobs project

The Fort Smith Sanitation Department requested the Board consider a return to task-based work scheduling used from 1989 through August 2016. The request came at a Tuesday (Nov. 14) study…

Fort Smith Board approves zoning to make way for controversial Dollar General

A planned Dollar General store that stirred controversy at a recent Fort Smith planning commission meeting has won approval to move forward from the city’s Board of Directors. The Board…

Fort Smith Board sets pay increases as top priority for 2018, talks increasing revenues

The Fort Smith Board of Directors once again broached the “unpopular” topic of increasing revenue at a Tuesday (Aug. 29) study session. On the topic of city-wide budget goals for…

Fort Smith Board denies nonprofit extra $8,000 payout on city-caused water issue, cites tort immunity

The Fort Smith Board of Directors denied an exception to its $5,000 sovereign immunity policy on Tuesday (Aug. 15) for damage incurred to nonprofit Midtown Apartments due to city negligence….

Fort Smith City Administrator admits city should have told citizens about recycling problem

Fallout from the city of Fort Smith’s decision to landfill close to 1,500 tons of curbside recyclables continued to play out during the abbreviated regular meeting and in the town…

Fort Smith’s CDBG, HOME programs for low-income citizens could be cut in 2018

Each year the Fort Smith Board of Directors reviews recommendations from its citizen-led Community Development Advisory Committee (CDAC) on how to allocate federal funding to area nonprofit programs designed for…