741 Colonel Ledyard Highway

Ledyard, Connecticut 06339

TOWN OF LEDYARD

Finance Committee

Meeting Minutes

Chairman S. Naomi

Rodriguez

Organizational Meeting

Wednesday, December 6, 2023

4:45 PM

Town Hall Annex Building - Hybrid

Format

In -Person: Council Chambers, Town Hall Annex Building

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CALL TO ORDER

The Finance Committee Organizational Meeting was called to order by Committee

Chairman Saccone at 4:45 p.m. at the Council Chambers, Town Hall Annex Building.

Councilor Saccone welcomed all to the Hybrid Meeting. He stated for the Town

Council Finance Committee and members of the Public who were participating via

video conference that the remote meeting information was available on the Agenda

that was posted on the Town’s Website - Granicus-Legistar Meeting Portal.

II.

ROLL CALL

Tony Saccone

Jessica Buhle

Tim Ryan

Present:

In addition, the following were present:

S. Naomi RodriguezTown Council Chairman

Matthew Bonin Finance Director

April Brunelle Town Councilor

Roxanne MaherAdministrative Assistant

III.

BUSINESS OF MEETING

MOTION to set the Finance Committee’s Regular Meeting schedule for the 2024 Calendar

Year to be the first and third Wednesday of the month at 5:00 p.m. in the Town Hall Annex

Building as noted below:

Finance Committee (1st & 3rd Wednesday, Annex Building 5:00 p.m.)

January 3, 17

May 1, 15

September 4, 18

January 1^, 15, 2025

February 7, 21

June 5, 19

October 2, 16

March 6, 20

July 3, 17

November 6, 20

April 3, 17

August 7, 21

December 4, 18

Moved by Councilor Ryan, seconded by Councilor Buhle

Discussion: Councilor Saccone noted a draft 20224 meeting schedule for the Finance Committee

has been provided this evening for review. He noted if there were no objections, the Finance

Committee would continue to meet on the first and third Wednesday of each month at 5:00

p.m. as noted above.

VOTE:3 - 0 Approved and so declared

APPROVED AND SO DECLARED

Tim Ryan

RESULT:

MOVER:

Jessica Buhle

SECONDER:

Review outstanding action items contained in the memo dated November 8, 2023 as

forwarded by Finance Committee of the Twenty-sixth Town Council.

The Finance Committee reviewed the outstanding action items contained in the memo dated

November 8, 2023, as forwarded by Finance Committee of the Twenty-sixth Town Council,

and agreed to continue to work on the following items of business:

(1) Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) and Capital Non-Recurring (CNR) Fund based

on the American Rescue Act Funding (ARPA) and the process to approve ARPA

Projects and expend ARPA Funding.

(2) Potential uses of the revenue received from Public Act No.21-58 “An Act

Concerning Solid Waste Management” in accordance with “Resolution

Regarding Revenues Received from Beverage Container Surcharges” adopted on

June 8, 2022.

(3) National Opioid Settlement Payments

Potential Uses of the Funds

Allocations of the Funds

Oversight-follow-up-communication with Organizations administering the

funds.

Councilor Ryan noted as a former Finance Committee Member that he was familiar with the

three business items that were forwarded to this Finance Committee. He stated that both he

and Finance Director Matthew Bonin could answer questions regarding these items.

IV.

COMMENTS OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS

None.