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Council approves Shane Patton memorial, five-year audit contract and parks-board appointment
Summary
At the meeting the council approved Resolution 79-51 to accept a donated Shane Patton memorial with a 10-year maintenance commitment by the donor foundation, approved a five-year audit services contract (Resolution 79-52) with Hinton Burdick, and appointed Shay Pawlowski to a parks-and-rec board seat through 01/04/2026.
The Boulder City City Council approved three formal items on the agenda: a donated memorial agreement, an audit services contract and a parks-and-recreation board appointment.
Monument: City staff presented an agreement with the Shane Patton Foundation to install a memorial honoring Navy SEAL Shane E. Patton. Staff said the foundation reduced the monument footprint, provided accessible approaches and met the city’s memorial policy requirements. The foundation aims to apply for permits and hold a grand-opening ceremony around June 20. Gary Poindexter told the council that the foundation will be responsible for maintenance of the monument and associated immediate walkways for 10 years and confirmed that, once completed, the statue will belong to the city.
Audit contract: Finance Director Cynthia Snead presented a resolution to contract audit services with Hinton Burdick after a competitive solicitation. Snead said the engagement is for an initial five-year term; she summarized the auditors’ scope — financial statement and internal-control review — and noted the city has received a clean opinion in recent years. The council voted to approve Resolution No. 79-52.
Appointment: The council considered two nominees to fill an unexpired parks-and-rec board term ending Jan. 4, 2026: Christian Clinton and Shay Pawlowski. After nominations were closed and votes taken, Shay Pawlowski was appointed to the remainder of the term; the record shows Clinton received a single recorded vote and Pawlowski a majority in the roll-call discussion.
Votes and procedure: The motions to approve the monument agreement and the audit contract were moved, seconded and carried; the chair called the ayes. The appointment followed closed nominations and individual votes for each nominee. The meeting record did not show a detailed roll-call listing for every council seat in the transcript; the clerk announced one member (Sherry Jorgensen) was absent.
Next steps: Staff will proceed with permits and coordination for the memorial, and the finance director will finalize the audit contract documents; the parks-and-rec board will seat Pawlowski for the remainder of the unexpired term.
