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Officials forum covers water-slide cost overrun, railroad crossing complaint and administrator hiring process
Summary
Directors pressed staff over a shortfall in funding for a water-slide installation, requested that HR screen top city administrator candidates during budget work, and asked staff to pursue repairs to a Fort Smith Railroad crossing sign; board approved several appointment nominations.
During the officials forum on Oct. 21, directors raised several operational matters: a large and unexpected cost shortfall on the city’s water-slide project, a resident’s complaint about a nonworking railroad-crossing phone number, and a proposed recruiter-assisted screening process for the city administrator search.
Water-slide costs: Several directors criticized the city’s handling of a water-slide installation. City staff said the project budget originally was $4.2 million; purchases to date include $2.6 million to buy the slides and $509,000 for slide…
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