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Board appropriates $5,568 donation for Fort Smith Swift Water Rescue equipment
Summary
The board amended the 2026 budget to appropriate a $5,568 donation from Harps and Ten Box Food Stores for small equipment for the Fort Smith Fire Department’s Swift Water Rescue Team; the ordinance passed on a 6–0 roll call.
The Fort Smith Board of Directors unanimously approved an ordinance to amend the 2026 budget and appropriate donated funds to purchase equipment for the Fort Smith Fire Department’s Swift Water Rescue Team.
Chief financial officer Andy Richards said the city received $5,568 from Harps and Ten Box Food Stores and that the funds will be collected in the general fund and spent from the fire department’s budget for small equipment the water rescue team will use. "Fort Smith Fire Department received $5,568," Richards said.
Board members thanked the donors. Director Neomar (Committee member) called it "really cool" that local businesses and citizens supported the team. No citizens registered formal opposition during the meeting. The ordinance passed by roll call, recorded as 6 in favor and 0 opposed.
Staff said the donation will be appropriated into the general fund and expended for equipment purchases tied to swift‑water rescue operations; no additional budgetary contingencies were discussed at the meeting.
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