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Lewisville council appoints Tom Lawson, approves audit contract and amends public-art committee charter
Summary
The Town of Lewisville Council appointed Tom Lawson to a vacant seat, approved an audit contract with Gibson & Company and voted to return the Public Art Advisory Committee to two-year terms. Council also made multiple board and committee appointments.
Tom Lawson was sworn in Wednesday after the Town of Lewisville Council selected him to fill the unexpired seat left by the resignation of Council Member Julia Puckett.
The council’s appointment closes a midterm vacancy created when Puckett told the council last month she could not continue to commit the time the office requires. Lawson, a former mayor, former council member and current planning board chair, was selected from a short list the council subcommittee drew from 12–13 nominees. The council voted to appoint Lawson at a March 6 briefing and he took the oath at this meeting.
Why it matters: The council is entering budget season and Lawson’s familiarity with town planning and budget matters was cited by the mayor and other members as a reason he could step into the role with minimal transition time.
In other business the council approved a contract with Gibson & Company to audit the town’s fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Finance Director Pam (last name not specified in the meeting record) told the council the base audit fee is $22,010. If a federal single-audit is required, the first single audit would add $4,000 and each additional single audit would be $2,500. The finance director estimated the total fee “will not exceed $33,510” and said there could be as many as four single audits, though there may be only one depending on final federal expenditures.
Council members unanimously approved the audit contract by voice vote (recorded as resolution 2025-010).
The council also approved an amendment to the Public Art Advisory Committee charter that returns committee members to two-year terms rather than staggered terms. Town staff said the change reflects recent applicant interest and that many candidates would only commit to two years. The ordinance was approved unanimously (ordinance 2025-007).
The meeting included the council’s regular annual appointments to town boards and committees. The council reported the following appointments (all approved by voice vote as recorded at the meeting): - Parks and Recreation: Billy Carter Jr. - Planning Board: Philip May, Don McLean, Michael Mulligan, Sarah Van Hughes - Willow Run Area 3: Jeffrey Rawls - Willow Run at-large: Nelson Fulcher - Zoning Board of Adjustment: Ken Wernick - Public Art Advisory Committee: John Armbruster, Barbara Campbell, Elizabeth Miller, Deidra Mullen, Sarah Reese, Daniel Robinson, Rebecca Sherbach
Council members also named representatives to external bodies: Ivan Hoffman as alternate to the Piedmont Triad Regional Council (PTRC) and Melissa Hunt as the town’s representative on the Special Projects Review Committee. The council approved those appointments by voice vote.
Votes at a glance: all formal motions taken at the meeting were adopted by unanimous voice vote unless otherwise noted. - Agenda adoption: approved (unanimous voice vote). - Consent agenda (minutes and financial statements): approved (unanimous voice vote; resolution referenced as 2025-009 on the consent agenda listing). - Resolution 2025-010 (audit contract with Gibson & Company): approved (unanimous voice vote). Base fee $22,010; single-audit costs $4,000 for the first, $2,500 thereafter; total not to exceed $33,510 (estimate). - Ordinance 2025-007 (amend Public Art Advisory Committee charter to two-year terms): approved (unanimous voice vote). - Appointment of Tom Lawson to the council (to fill Julia Puckett’s unexpired term): appointment confirmed (vote taken at March 6 briefing; sworn in at this meeting). - Board and committee appointments (listed above): approved (unanimous voice votes).
Meeting context: Discussion on these items was brief and largely procedural; council members asked a small number of clarifying questions about the audit scope and committee terms. No contested or split votes were recorded. Town staff announced a schedule of upcoming community events and a resident survey closing March 31 that the town plans to remind residents about via its text/Connect system.
The meeting adjourned after a short public-comment period and the council’s annual appointments.
