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Fort Smith board votes to engage national search firm for city administrator
Summary
Following an executive-session review of applicants, the Fort Smith City Board of Directors voted to hire a nationwide search firm to fill the city administrator vacancy and named Director Lee Kemp as the board liaison; the motion passed by roll-call vote 7-0.
After convening an executive session to review city administrator candidates, the Fort Smith City Board of Directors voted to engage a national search firm to conduct a nationwide search for a permanent city administrator and appointed Director Lee Kemp to serve as the board liaison in the process.
Director Settle moved that the city engage the search firm and that Director Lee Kemp continue as the board's liaison; the motion was seconded and adopted by roll-call vote 7-0. The board earlier recessed into the executive session specifically to review applications of recently interviewed candidates for the city administrator position.
The action directs staff to proceed with engaging a search firm and to work with Director Kemp as the board liaison. The meeting then moved to adjourn.
What happens next: Staff will proceed with contract negotiations/engagement with a search firm and will coordinate with Director Kemp; no firm name or timeline was recorded at the meeting.
