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Board weighs audit, county lease and $2.6M–$2.7M completion plan for Parrot Island waterslides

Fort Smith City Board of Directors
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Summary

Directors debated an agreed‑upon‑procedures audit of Parrot Island operations and whether the city should accept a county offer to hand over its ownership share. Staff outlined a local‑contractor plan to complete waterslides at roughly $2.6M–$2.7M total and a motion was placed to bring that funding decision to the next voting meeting.

The board had an extended discussion about Parrot Island that covered three linked issues: a proposed agreed‑upon‑procedures (AUP) audit to probe operational and financial controls, a county proposal to lease its ownership share to the city, and competing options to complete waterslide installation after earlier bids returned far above available funds.

Audit: Amanda Strange, the city’s internal auditor, and Dina Enfield, chair of the Audit Advisory Committee, recommended an Agreed‑Upon Procedures engagement for the board. They said an AUP — a targeted series of procedures performed by the city’s external auditors at the board’s direction — would be faster and less costly than a full financial or forensic audit while allowing the…

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