Ward 3 Director· 2025-01-01 - 2028-12-31
Lee Kemp
Fort Smith
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 9
- Total speaking time
- 1:16:10
- Avg per meeting
- 8:28
- Segments
- 1042
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Top issues during term (4)(Budget)
2026 Water Capital Improvement Plan, Phase II
$7.1 million city obligation with about $27.9 million in grants (some still under federal review).
mayoral campaign fundraising
No taxpayer dollars are directly at stake—this is private campaign money—but the $71,000 will likely flow to local media, printers and consultants.
sewer system funding
Unfunded needs run into the hundreds of millions; future rate increases or regional cost-sharing may be on the table.
city governance reform and grant funding
Grants could bring new money into Fort Smith, while governance changes may shift how existing tax dollars are spent and overseen.
Decisions during term (9)
Recorded while Kemp was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Resolution accepting the quote of Van Horn Construction and authorizing the purchase of a replacement Pretreatment Clarifier No. 1 drive mechanism for the Lee Creek Water Treatment Plant ($168,076.00 / Budgeted / Water Resources -…
Approve 2027 RVCC Budget
Scheduling of the 2027 annual budget hearing
Postponement of the 2027 RVCC operating budget
Resolution accepting bids for the purchase of water and wastewater chemicals for 2026-2027 (Annual Bid / Budgeted / Water Resources - Water Resource Treatment Supplies) (Finance)
2026 Budget amendment for donated Fire Department funds
2026 budget amendment for CentralSquare implementation ($379,272.46)
Approval of the April 30, 2026 CBID fund budget report
Resolution amending 2026 budget for $400,000 state 911 consolidation funds
Voting record (1)(Budget)
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