Director, Ward 6· 2025-01-06 to 2028-12-01 (start 2025-01-06: new Ward 6 Director sworn in at the Monday January 6, 2025 Board meeting per KTBS 'Texarkana board conducts oaths of office'; month-level end: December 2028 [four-year term])
Steve Smith
Texarkana
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 3
- Total speaking time
- 1:12
- Avg per meeting
- 0:24
- Segments
- 31
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Top issues during term (8)(Public Safety)
Liens on seven overgrown lots
Cleanup costs plus 10% penalty placed as liens on each parcel.
Truck jake-brake noise on the interstate
Alleged police investigation misconduct and request for independent probe
Byrne JAG grant for police and Miller County
$22,122 in federal grant money, split roughly two-thirds to TAPD and one-third to Miller County.
Stray animal intake and abandonment citation policy
A $1,000 fine is at stake for the resident involved.
Demolished 110 East Broad Street — delinquent tax certification
$15,000 recoverable via tax books against $630,000 spent; the shortfall is pursued separately.
Tri-State industrial noise dispute
Officials warned that changing the rules could expose taxpayers to a lawsuit with damages and legal fees.
Water park safety accountability
Decisions during term (0)
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No decisions found matching Public Safety.
Voting record (0)(Public Safety)
No votes found matching Public Safety.