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Participants approve $286,450 for 2026 events and community programs
Summary
Meeting participants approved $286,450 in allocations for 2026 events and programs, agreeing to round several averaged award amounts (for example Winter Circle 4 to $58,000 and the Texarkana Airshow to $31,000). The vote was recorded as unanimous by roll call.
Participants in the meeting approved $286,450 in allocations for 2026 community events and programs after staff recited averaged award figures and the group agreed to round several amounts to even numbers.
Staff presented a list of averaged awards and participants discussed whether to round figures up to neat amounts for budgeting and disbursement. Examples in the transcript include Winter Circle 4, listed at $57,666.67 and rounded to $58,000; Hype Con Spring Awakening Viking Festival, $2,916.67 rounded to $3,000; Texarkana Airshow, $30,833.33 rounded to $31,000; and airport-related allocation listed at $63,333.33 and discussed at $64,000. Other confirmed rounded awards include Main Street Texarkana ($10,666.67 → $11,000), CASA ($2,667.67 → $3,000), Track ($5,666.67 → $6,000), Partnership for the Pathway ($5,416.67 → $5,500) and Four States Auto Museum ($8,416.67 → $8,500). Staff recited a total allocation of $286,450.
During the review a board member asked for clarification on which events certain line items covered and proposed rounding several figures; other participants agreed. The transcript records short back-and-forth confirmatory comments such as requests to “say 3,000?” and agreement to round up. One participant asked whether all of a particular request should be applied to 2026; staff and members confirmed that the amounts could be applied to the 2026 events and split as needed.
A board member moved to accept the funding as presented; another seconded. The clerk called roll and the transcript shows affirmative votes from Mills, Jewell (the transcript spells this name 'Joule' in an earlier roll call), Holmes, Dodson, Scott and Brewer. The motion carried.
The meeting then moved to a motion to adjourn, which was seconded and carried by the same roll-call pattern. The transcript contains no additional discussion of implementation, timelines for disbursement, or conditions attached to the awards; staff follow-up and details on disbursement timing were not specified in the record.
