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Boulder council approves first reading of municipal infractions ordinance and greenlights grants, appointments
Summary
At its April 21 meeting, the Boulder City Council approved the first reading of Ordinance 2025-02 on municipal infractions, accepted several grant awards (pending formal award documents), approved a lot line adjustment and a planning-board appointment, and authorized payment of city bills. Most motions carried on recorded 3-aye votes.
The Boulder City Council met on April 21, 2025. Mayor Russell Giulio presided; Council President Drew Dawson and Councilmember Mike Taylor voted on motions recorded in the minutes, and Councilmember Patricia Lewis participated by teleconference.
At a public hearing on Ordinance 2025-02, City Administrator Brian Bullock read the ordinance in full and said the proposed municipal infractions and penalty rules would include a procedure that starts with a warning letter before penalties are imposed. Resident Linnea Olsen asked how residents would know if they were violating an ordinance; Dawson said ordinances are posted online. After the hearing, Dawson moved to pass the first reading of Ordinance 2025-02; Taylor seconded and the motion carried with three aye votes.
The council also considered several administrative and grant-related items. Ambulance Director Molly Carey and Councilmember Dawson reported dissatisfaction with the city’s current ambulance billing vendor, Solestone Reimbursement Services, and said the department recommended switching to Pintler for ambulance billing. No contract was finalized at the meeting; City Administrator Bullock said he expects City Attorney Ed Guza to present a contract draft at the May meeting.
Clerk Rosemary Perna reported that applications to the Elkhorn Community Foundation had been submitted for a public CPR class (to be taught by Ambulance Director Carey) and for pool supplies requested by Pool Manager Logan Leary. Dawson moved to accept any awarded funds; Taylor seconded and the motion carried with three aye votes.
The Council accepted a grant from the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC), processed through Jefferson County (contact listed as Doug Dodge), to purchase radios for the Boulder Volunteer Fire Department. Councilmember Taylor recommended and the council agreed to provide up to a $1,000 local match. Dawson moved to accept the grant and provide the matching funds; Taylor seconded and the motion carried with three aye votes.
On land use and appointments, the council approved a lot line adjustment for Bruce Wagner on Evans Street; Dawson moved, Taylor seconded, and the motion carried with three aye votes. Mayor Giulio’s appointment of Michelle Lemieux to the Planning Board was presented and Dawson moved to concur; Taylor seconded and the motion carried with three aye votes.
Council members voted to raise the price of a cemetery plot from $400 to $420 to cover deed-recording fees at the Clerk and Recorder’s office; the motion carried with three aye votes. The council also reviewed a proposed schedule for the 2025–2026 budget season; Clerk Perna clarified several date/day mismatches noted by Councilmember Taylor and no vote was taken on the schedule at this meeting.
Taylor moved to authorize payment of checks #18068–18102 totaling $45,686.66 and ACH payments #99621–#99627 totaling $55,126.90; Dawson seconded and the motion carried with three aye votes.
During open public comment, Linnea Olsen read from a history book about the U.S. Constitution and said she believes the founding fathers used Judeo-Christian values in framing the document. Mayor Giulio closed the meeting at 7:13 p.m.; the next regularly scheduled meeting is Monday, May 19 at 6:30 p.m.
Actions and votes recorded in the minutes were generally carried with three aye votes as noted in the official minutes. Several items (notably the ambulance billing contract and Elkhorn grant awards) remain contingent on final contract paperwork or formal grant award notifications and will return to the council at a later meeting.
