Agenda Highlights 11/28/23

The Fort Smith Board of Directors study session scheduled for 11-28-23 will include items originally set to be discussed at the 10-30-23 study session meeting that was canceled. It will include discussion of the IT Department’s 5 Year Capital Improvement Plans. The plan for 2024 includes improvements at the 801 Carnall building (replacing flooring, bathroom improvements, water intrusion remediation), running new underground fiber lines from the scale house to the landfill for the Solid Waste Department, and replacing 2 vehicles that were totaled during a hailstorm.

The Board will discuss the Solid Waste Department 10 year Capital Improvement Plan. Plans for 2024 include replacements for a knuckle boom, a motor grader, a windrow turner, a skid steer with brush hog, a medium dozer, a wheel loader, and a compactor. They also include 3 new CNG fueled rear loader residential collection garbage trucks for the return of every week recycling and yard waste pick up planned for 2024.

The Board will discuss the Police Department’s 5 year Capital Improvement and Personnel Plans. Plans for 2024 include the new precinct and training facility, replacement for 3 or 4 patrol vehicles and 4 unmarked investigation vehicles and purchase of a Downtown Ambassador vehicle and printers for e-citations for all vehicles.

The Board will discuss the 10 year Capital Improvement Plans for water and sewer and 12 year Capital Improvement Plan for consent decree sewer work.

The Board will hear and discuss the quarterly update on water leaks.