Board fires City Administrator Carl Geffken after nine years, citing leadership concerns and a recent hot-mic controversy.

The Fort Smith board of directors has voted to fire City Administrator Carl E. Geffken. This comes after comments made by Geffken in a recent regular meeting, Geffken could be heard saying "stupid" after someone spoke.

With a unanimous 7-0 vote, the Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (Dec. 10) fired Fort Smith City Administrator Carl Geffken, who had been in the job more

Fort Smith City Administrator Carl Geffken is out, following a unanimous vote by the city's Board of Directors on Tuesday.

The move comes after the board unanimously voted to oust Carl Geffken from the position on Tuesday in a special session called for his performance evaluation.

City Board reschedules study session for Dec. 10 to hold an executive meeting evaluating Administrator Carl Geffken.