# City of Little Rock Board of Directors Meeting 10.20.26

The October 20, 2026, City of Little Rock Board of Directors meeting included numerous procurement and funding items. The consent agenda listed purchases of hot-mix asphalt from McGeorge Contracting/Cranford Construction (up to $400,000), five Chevrolet Silverado trucks from Superior Chevrolet GMC (up to $210,400 plus taxes and fees), and Southside Park improvements by Redstone Construction Group (up to $134,000 plus taxes and fees). It also included a $28,745,913 Cigna contract, an $80,000 Symetra leave-management contract, and one-year youth-services extensions of up to $100,000 each for several providers. Ordinances included extensions or agreements with City Year and the Central Arkansas Library System (up to $100,000 each), Samaritan Funds Program (up to $1.3 million plus a 10% contingency), and NEOGOV (up to $200,000 plus taxes and fees). The board also considered the 2027 property-tax rate and ordinances increasing eligible police and fire pension benefits by $400 per month.

The board approved an ordinance authorizing Water Reclamation System Revenue Bond Series 2026B financing. Water Reclamation Authority staff described a $4.1 million Clean Water Fund loan, at an estimated 4% interest, combined with a $10 million federal grant to fund three Port-area wastewater projects totaling $14.1 million: the Teague Road pump station and force main, improvements to the Little Rock Port pump station, and the Springer diversion structure. Separately, a proposed six-month moratorium on hyperscale data-center permitting, with required impact studies and disclosures, failed on a 4–4 vote with one director recused. No other spending action resulted from the data-center debate; the board later recessed for executive session and reported no action taken.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure, Healthcare
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding
**Published:** October 21, 2026

### Sources
- [City of Little Rock Board of Directors Meeting 10.20.26](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkLunI4Zgys) - City of Little Rock