741 Colonel Ledyard Highway  
Ledyard, CT 06339-1511  
TOWN OF LEDYARD  
CONNECTICUT  
Town Meeting  
~ AGENDA ~  
Fiscal Year 2025/2026 Budget - Annual Town Meeting-  
Hybird Format  
7:00 PM  
Monday, May 19, 2025  
Council Chambers, Town Hall Annex  
Building,  
741 Colonel Ledyard Highway  
Ledyard, Connecticut 06339  
In-Person: Council Chambers, Town Hall Annex Building  
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Procedure for Town Meeting  
Guide Sheet  
I.  
CALL TO ORDER  
by Town Council Chairman  
II.  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR MODERATOR  
III.  
by Town Council Chairman  
IV.  
V.  
ELECTION OF MODERATOR  
CALL OF THE TOWN MEETING  
(Moderator asks Town Clerk to read the Call of the Meeting [Legal Ad] and the Return of  
Publication)  
Legal Notice - Annual Town Meeting - Fiscal Year 2025/2026 Proposed Budget- May  
19, 2025 @ 7:00 p.m.  
T-MTG-LEGAL-NOTICE-BUDGET-2025-05-19  
Attachments:  
Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget-Annual Town Meeting 5-19-2025  
VI.  
MOTION MUST BE MADE AND SECONDED  
"MOTION TO ADOPT A FISCAL YEAR 2025/2026 BUDGET AS PROPOSED BY THE TOWN  
COUNCIL IN THE AMOUNT OF $71,062,240”  
(General Government: $30,394,998  
Board of Education: $40,667,242)  
VII. PRESENTATION  
Fiscal Year 2025/2026 Annual Budget- Annual Town Presentations  
GG Budget Presentation - Annual Town Meeting-2025-05-19  
Boad of Education budget Presentation-Public Hearing-2025-04-21  
Attachments:  
VIII. MODERATOR CALLS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT  
OTHER BUSINESS  
Moderator will announce the following Referendum Question and Advisory Questions will also appear  
on the May 20th Ballot.)  
Note that a Special Town Meeting was previously held on May 12, 2025 and that Representatives were  
present to explain to the Town Meeting the purpose of their question).  
Additional Referendum Questions:  
A. “SHALL THE TOWN OF LEDYARD APPROPRIATE AN ADDITIONAL $1,250,000  
(INCREASING THE APPROPRIATION AND BORROWING AUTHORIZATION TO AN  
AGGREGATE $9,800,000) FOR VARIOUS SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, AND  
AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS AND NOTES IN THE SAME AMOUNT TO  
FINANCE THE APPROPRIATION?”  
B. Advisory Question  
1.) Do you believe the Board of Education budget is:  
Too High  
Or  
Too Low  
2.) Do you believe the General Government budget is:  
Too High  
Or  
Too Low  
IX.  
ADJOURNMENT  
to the May 20, 2025 Referendum between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.) Electors will vote at  
the following polling places:  
District One: Town Hall Lower Level, Registrar’s Office  
District Two: Town Hall Lower Level, Registrar’s Office  
District Three: Town Hall Lower Level, Registrar’s Office  
Persons qualified to vote in Town Meetings who are not electors shall vote at:  
Town Hall Lower Level, Registrar’s Office  
Absentee ballots will be available from the Town Clerk's Office.  
Pursuant to C.G. S. 9-369c, eligible persons requesting an absentee ballot must apply in person at  
the Town Clerk's Office.  
Central counting of absentee ballots will be conducted at Town Hall Lower Level, Registrar’s  
Office.  
Should the referendum fail, the adjourned Town Meeting will be reconvened on:  
Tuesday, June 10, 2025 from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on the voting machines in accordance with  
Chapter VII, Section 6, of the Town Charter.  
In the event that both referenda fail to pass a budget, the Town Council is required to adopt a Fiscal  
Year 2025/2026 Budget by June 23, 2025.