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Board advances most consent-agenda items, tables Main Street funding and a software contract for study
Summary
The board approved most of a 16-item consent agenda but pulled items for further study: members voted to table a $150,000 Main Street Fort Smith agreement pending a study session and to table a multi-year software services contract for further pricing review; other consent items carried.
City staff presented a 16-item consent agenda that included agreements with Main Street Fort Smith, a services contract with the Roosevelt Group, the 2026 internal audit plan, engineering amendment items and equipment purchases for solid-waste services.
Directors pulled several items for discussion. Director Neil Martin asked that Item 6A (a multi-year agreement with Main Street Fort Smith) be examined in a study session before approval; after public commenters voiced concerns about downtown ROI and transparency, the board voted to table 6A pending a study session. A proposed software-as-a-service contract (item 6H) was also tabled after concerns about multi-year pricing escalation; staff said the vendor bundle includes multiple support and cloud services and agreed to seek price caps.
The remainder of the consent agenda passed, with the clerk recording votes and noting that Item 6B (Roosevelt Group related questions) was recorded with a split vote when pulled earlier.
