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

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 by the Town Council at their October 8, 2025 meeting.

Administration Committee Special Meeting - October 29, 2025 - The Administration Committee reviewed a "An Ordinance Establishing a Town of Ledyard Code of Ethics And Ethics Commission" and took actions to incorporate public feedback, staff feedback and recommendations provided by the Town Attorney.

The Administration Committee forwarded a recommendation to the Town Council to adopt a proposed "An Ordinance Establishing a Town of Ledyard Code of Ethics and Ethics Commission" " as updated on or about October 29, 2025. (Please see both a Clean Draft and a Track Changes Draft).


Town Council Meeting - October 22, 2025: Approved the following:

Tabled the following Motion to a date to be determined by the Chairman:
MOTION to 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 by the Town Council at their October 8, 2025 meeting.


Mayor VETO- October 16, 2025: (Please...

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