741 Colonel Ledyaryd Highway  
Ledyard, Connecticut 06339  
TOWN OF LEDYARD  
Ad Hoc Committee to Develop A  
Process For Capital Improvement  
Building Projects  
Meeting Minutes  
Special Meeting  
Thursday, June 11, 2026  
4:30 PM  
Town Hall Annex  
I.  
CALL TO ORDER  
Chairman Gush called the meeting to order at 4:30p.m.  
II.  
ROLL CALL  
Chairman Joseph Gush  
Present  
BOE Representative Brandon Graber  
Public Works Director Steve Masalin  
Finance Director Matthew Bonin  
Town Councilor Ty Lamb  
Finance Director Gary Schneider  
Excused  
Late  
BOE Director of Facilities & Grounds Wayne Donaldson  
III.  
IV.  
RESIDENTS & PROPERTY OWNERS COMMENTS (Limit to 3 Minutes Each)  
None.  
MEMBER COMMENTS  
Mr. Masalin suggested looking at whether the PMBC is needed at all or possibly just needed for  
specific projects. Mr. Masalin explained that he oversees his own multimillion dollar projects  
and is able to do so efficiently as he works directly with hired professionals that have the  
expertise needed. Mr. Lamb agreed that disassembling the PMBC was a possible path forward  
and suggested skipping to agenda item VII-2.  
Chairman Gush asked if any other committee members had any comments. Mr. Bonin stated that  
a PMBC is needed for certain projects such as school building projects, but there are many cases  
where a PMBC is not necessary.  
Chairman Gush stated that as a member of the PMBC he has been through many school projects  
and believes that the school projects need oversight.  
V.  
1.  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
MOTION to approve Ad Hoc Committee to Develop a Process for Capital Improvement  
Building Projects Organizational Meeting Minutes of May 21, 2026.  
APPROVED AND SO DECLARED  
Joseph Gush  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Ty Lamb  
SECONDER:  
VI.  
1.  
NEW BUSINESS  
Review and discuss the Building Blocks to Completion of a Project.  
TABLED  
RESULT:  
Review and discuss the Resolution Establishing an Ad Hoc Committee to Develop a Process for  
Capital Improvement Building Projects for the Town of Ledyard.  
2.  
Mr. Lamb stated that after reviewing the ordinance it is his understanding that the committee is  
to produce and develop an end to end process and report the recommendations to the Town  
Council by November 20, 2026.  
Mr. Masalin stated that his earlier comments were in reference to number five of the resolution,  
evaluating the effectiveness of the PMBC and options for the town and the Board of Ed to better  
facilitate capital improvement building projects. Mr. Masalin stated that is the base fundamental  
groundwork and a consensus on this is fundamental to everything else. Mr. Lamb agreed.  
Mr. Gush stated that the PMBC is only a part of the end -to- end process. Mr. Gush stated that  
he agrees with Mr. Bonin, that the PMBC is needed for school projects and while Mr. Masalin is  
able to juggle multiple large projects at once not everyone can.  
Mr. Masalin agreed that some of it is position- related and what the job entails. Mr. Masalin  
stated that Roxanne Maher had begun drafting a document that consolidates the procedures into  
a single document giving a logical approach.  
Mr. Lamb stated that in the charter for the PMBC there are three branches, one of them is the  
Town Council decides to have the PMBC handle a project, if the Town Council says the PMBC  
is not needed it goes to the department head. Mr. Lamb stated that the department heads should  
have a say about who oversees the project. Mr. Lamb explained that getting rid of the PMBC  
would take a long time but changing the ordinance with a better selection of criteria when  
deciding where a project is assigned to might be a better solution.  
The committee discussed and agreed that hiring an owner's representative in the very beginning  
stages of a large project is of utmost importance.  
After some additional conversation the committee decided to review the document that Ms.  
Maher had began and continue the discussion at the next meeting.  
CONTINUE  
RESULT:  
Review and discuss the Ordinance Establishing a Permanent Municipal Building Committee for  
the Town of Ledyard.  
3.  
4.  
TABLED  
Review and discuss the Municipal Improvement Check List.  
RESULT:  
TABLED  
RESULT:  
VII. ADJOURNMENT  
Meeting was adjourned by Chairman Gush at 5:21 p.m.  
This was Approved and so declared.  
APPROVED AND SO DECLARED  
RESULT:  
Steve Masalin  
Ty Lamb  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
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