Legislation Details

File #: 25-2715    Version: Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 10/23/2025 In control: Town Council
On agenda: 7/8/2026 Final action:
Title: Presentation regarding a proposed " Ordinance Establishing a Town of Ledyard Code of Ethics and Ethics Commission".
Attachments: 1. Ethics Ordinance Admin Mtg-Draft-2026-05-13-ADMIN MTG, 2. Town Attorney-Final Review- Ethics Ordinance-email-2026-06-08, 3. Ethics Ordinance Admin Mtg-Draft-2026-03-11-PUBLIC HEARING-2025-03-25-LETTER-FINA DRAFT, 4. Ethics Ordinance Presentation-2026-03-25, 5. RYAN-Submitted Remarks for Council -2026-04-08, 6. Ethics Ordinance Draft-2026-03-07carmen, 7. Ledyard Ethics Ordinance (FEB 2026 DRAFT)-23452496-v3-CLEAN COPY, 8. Change-Pro Redline - Ledyard Ethics Ordinance (FEB 2026 DRAFT)-23452496-v2 and Ledyard Ethics Ordinance (FEB 2026 DRAFT)-23452496-v3, 9. Ethics Ordinance--TRACK CHANGES-2026-01-28-ADMIN MTG-WITH APPENDIX_-CARMEN, 10. Attorney Ritter-Councilor Garicia-Email-2026-02-03-Process to Amend Ordinance- Topic- Ethics Ordinance, 11. Attorney Ritter-Councilor Garicia-Email-2026-02-06-Languge re Manitory Persons, 12. Ethics Ordinance-Town Attorney -Appendix-email-2026-02-03, 13. Attorney Ritter-Councilor Garicia-Email-2026-02-03-Example Ordinances with Appendix-Topic- Ethics Ordinance, 14. Ethics Ord-with Employee-Town Attorney and Public Feedback-TRACK CHANGES-2026-01-14-Carmen-RM-Track Changes Noted, 15. 10-29 Clean Copy with Employee and Public Feedback-TRACK CHANGES, 16. Amendments to Ethics Ordinance, 17. 10-29 Clean Copy with Employee Feedback, 18. BUHLE EMAIL-2025-10-28-TRANSMITTING ADDITONAL CORRESPONDENCE-REDLINE, 19. Secondary Attorney Revisions Clean Copy 10-28, 20. Secondary Attorney Revisions Redline 10-28, 21. Final Draft with Attorney Revisions - Clean Copy, 22. BUHLE-ATTORNEY-PROPOSED ETHICS ORDINANCE-EMAIL COMMUNICATION-2025-10-27, 23. Modified Draft with Attorney Revisions, 24. Modified Draft with Attorney Revisions-with communcations email, 25. Redline Glastonbury to Ledyard ordinance, 26. Ethics Ordinance DRAFT-2025-10-27, 27. Code of Ethics Searchable Version-GLASTONBURY, 28. Attorny Legal Oinion-Ethics Ordinance Adopted October8-2025-email-2025-10-22, 29. MEMO TRANSMITTING MAYOR LTR VETO-ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING ETHICS COMMISISON-2025-10-16, 30. Exhibit 1_Comments to Ordinance_MRitter_10.15.2025, 31. Exhibit 2 Parks & Recreation Director Ordinance Comments 10.14.2025, 32. Exhibit 3_JBuhle Correspondence 10.9.2025, 33. TC-MIN-2025-09-24-PUBLIC HEAIRNG, 34. DRAFT CODE OF ETHICS AND ETHICS COMMISSION-ADMIN MTG-2025-09-10, 35. AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A TOWN OF LEDYARD CODE OF ETHICS AND ETHICS-ATTORNE RED LINE DRAFT, 36. AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A TOWN OF LEDYARD CODE OF ETHICS AND ETHICS-RITTER-22434477-v2, 37. Ethics Ordinance - FAQ- J-Buhle-2025-09-10, 38. DRAFT CODE OF ETHICS AND ETHICS COMMISSION-JESSICA-2025-09-08, 39. Town Attroney-Ethics Odinance-email-2025-07-24, 40. DRAFT_AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A TOWN OF LEDYARD CODE OF ETHICS AND ETHICS COMMISSIONDRAFT-2025-06-11-CLEAN COPY, 41. SCHROEDER - Proposed Changes CoE 9_10_2025, 42. Ball-Ethics Commisson email-2025-08-21, 43. Schroder ltr-Proposed Ordinance Creating a Code of Ethics & Ethics Commisison-Attorney Comments-2025-08-06, 44. Acknowledgement Form-Code of Ethics-DRAFT.pdf, 45. Town Charter-Investigation-Conflict of Interest, 46. Fraud Policy - Adopted-2014-05-28, 47. CGS - CHAPTER 10-ETHICS PUBLIC EMPLOYEES.pdf, 48. Ethics Commission- Fothergill-dmail-2024-09-13, 49. Ethics Commission- Franzone emaill-2024-09-13, 50. Ethics Commission- Lyons-emaill-2024-09-13, 51. Ethics Commission- Wilkinson-emaill-2024-09-13, 52. Ethics Commission-Samos-email-2024-09-24, 53. Ethics Commisison - Wilkinson-email-2024-11-18, 54. Ethics Commission-Edwards email-2024-12-07, 55. EThis Commission-Porazzi-email-2024-12-11, 56. Ethics Commisison-Schroeder ltr-2024-12-11, 57. Jelden-Ethics Commission-email-2024-12-16, 58. Murray - Ethics Commission-email-2025-1-08, 59. Ethics Commission Ordinance-Ball email-2025-02-02, 60. House of Representatives HB 6502 Ethics Reform 2008-07-09.pdf, 61. ACC Municipal Ethics - Minimum Provisions (2019).pdf, 62. Representative France-Code of Ethics E-mail 2019-03-04.pdf, 63. Ethics Commisison-Ball-email-2025-02-02, 64. Kil Ethics Commission email-2025-01-10, 65. RTC Ethics Commission email-2025-01-10, 66. S Pealer Ethics Commission email-2025-01-10, 67. Saums Ethics Commission email-2025-01-10, 68. Cherry-Ethics Commission Draft Ordinance-email-2025-02-12, 69. D-Pealer-Ethics Commission-email-2025-02-12, 70. Hellekson-Ethics Commissioneemail-2025-02-12, 71. Lamb Third Party Flags-Ethics Commission--email- 2025-02-12, 72. Cassidy -email-2025-02-11-Ethics Commission, 73. D-Pealer Ethics Commission email-2025-02-11, 74. Hurt-Ethics Commission- email-2025-02-11, 75. Siegel-Miles-Ethics Commission--email-2025-02-11, 76. Shelton email-Ethics Commission-2025-03-11, 77. Roberts-Pierson-Ethics Commision-email-2025-04-01, 78. Consolini -ETHICS COMMISSION-EMAIL-2025-04-07, 79. Larson-Ethics Commission-2025-04-08, 80. Schroeder -ETHICS COMMISSION-EMAIL-2025-04-07, 81. Berry-Ethics Commisstion-ltr -2025-04-08- Page 1-, 82. Berry-Ethics Commisstion-ltr -2025-04-08- Page 2-, 83. Khors-Ethics Commisstion-ltr -2025-04-08, 84. Christy-Fogg-DEI-In Schools-email-2025-04-08, 85. Porazzi-Ethics Commisstion-ltr -2025-04-08, 86. Zeronsa-Ethics Commisstion-ltr -2025-04-08, 87. Atwood-Ethics Commission-email-2025-04-08, 88. Franzone-Ethics Commisstion-ltr -2025-04-08, 89. MURRAY-PROPOSED ORDINANCE ETHICS COMMISSION-PUBIC HEARING-EMAIL-2025-10-28, 90. Administrator of Emergency Serivces -Buhle email thread-Comments on Ethics Ordinance-2025-`0-28, 91. Administrator of Emergency Serivces -Buhle-Mayor email thread-Comments on Ethics Ordinance-Vehicle Useage Policy-2025-`0-28, 92. Police Chief -Buhle--email thread-Comments on Ethics Ordinance-2025-`0-29-Vehicle Usage Policy, 93. Buhle-Attorney -email thread-Comments on Ethics Ordinance-2025-`0-29-Vehicle Usage Policy, 94. Mayor-Comments Proposed Ethics Ordinance ltr-2025-10-29, 95. Ethics Ordinance Draft-2026-03-07carmen-for Admin Mtg-2026-03-11-clean copy for postiing
ORDINANCE

Motion/Request:
title
Presentation regarding a proposed " Ordinance Establishing a Town of Ledyard Code of Ethics and Ethics Commission".
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Background:

Administration Committee Meeting - May 13, 2026
The Committee reviewed the changes the Town Council agreed on at their April 8, 2026 meeting and made some additional updates to the proposed Ethics Ordinance as contained in the Draft dated May 13, 2026.

Town Council Meeting - April 8, 2026:
At their April 8, 2026 meeting the Town Council reviewed residents' comments received at the March 25, 2026 Public Hearing. Based on the number of changes Chairman St. Vil referred the proposed Ordinance back to the Adminstration Committee to incorporate the suggested changes; before bringing the proposed Ordinance back to a Public Hearing.

Administration Committee Meeting - February 11, 2026
The Administration Committee reviewed the proposed Ethics Ordinance dated February 2, 2026 which was reviewed by the Town Attorney; and approved to forward it to the Town Council.


The Administration Committee continued to work on the proposed Ordinance during the November, December, and January l, 2026 to include input provided by staff, residents and the Town Attorney.


Town Council Special Meeting - October 29, 2025: By consensus the Town Council sent the proposed "An Ordinance Establishing a Town of Ledyard Code of Ethics And Ethics Commission" back to the Administration Committee.

Also, please review the following Meetings for additional information:
* September 24, 2025 Public Hearing
* October 8, 2025 Town Council Meeting
* October 22, 2025 Town Council Meting
* November 10, 2025 Public Hearing
* November 12, 2025 Town Council Meeting

Town Council Special Meeting - October 29, 2025 - The Town Council did not Remove from the Table override the Mayor's disapproval/veto dated October 16, 2025 and approved the "An Ordinance Establishing a Town of Ledyard Code of Ethics And Ethics Commission" as approved...

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