741 Colonel Ledyard Highway

Ledyard, Connecticut 06339

TOWN OF LEDYARD

Finance Committee

Meeting Minutes

Chairman Gary St. Vil

Regular Meeting

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

5:00 PM

Town Hall Annex Building - Hybrid

Format

WORKING DRAFT

In -Person: Council Chambers, Town Hall Annex Building

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CALL TO ORDER

II.

ROLL CALL

Jessica Buhle

Present:

Carmen Garcia-Irizarry

Tim Ryan

III.

IV.

RESIDENTS & PROPERTY OWNERS COMMENTS

PRESENTATIONS / INFORMATIONAL ITEMS

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

MOTION to approve the Finance Committee Minutes of January 7, 2026

Finance Director’s Report - Fiscal Year 2025-2026

Vi.

CONTINUE

Financial Reports - Fiscal Year 2025-2026

RESULT:

VII.

CONTINUE

VIII. OLD BUSINESS

RESULT:

Discussion regarding potential uses for the funding received from the National Opioid

Settlement Payments.

CONTINUE

RESULT:

Discussion scheduling Regular Quarterly Joint Finance Committee Meetings between the

Town Council and Board of Education.

CONTINUE

Continued discussion regarding upcoming potential Grant Opportunities.

RESULT:

CONTINUE

RESULT:

Any Old Business proper to come before the Committee.

NEW BUSINESS

IX.

MOTION to amend the Agenda to add the following:

Discussion and possible action on the

MOTION to recommend the Town Council authorize overspending account #

0101-20-2050-20501-54300 (Ledyard Fire Company, Repairs and Maintenance) by an amount

not to exceed $8,000.

MOTION to authorize overexpenditure of winter operations budget accounts 10140103-51815

(Snow Overtime), 10140103-58300 (Employee Reimbursement), and 10140107-56301 (Salt and

Sand) due to higher-than-normal winter operation’s needs.

RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL

RESULT:

MOTION to authorize the transfer of the audited, unexpended balance of the Conservation

Commission’s FY 24/25 operating budget in the amount of $1,575 to the CNR Fund and

increase the budgeted appropriation for account #21090305-58922 (Trail Maintenance) by the

same amount in accordance with Ordinance #300-018 “An Ordinance Establishing a

Conservation Commission for the Town of Ledyard”.

RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL

RESULT:

MOTION to authorize overspending account # 0101-20-2050-20501-54300 (Ledyard Fire

Company, Repairs and Maintenance) by an amount not to exceed $8,000.

RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL

RESULT:

MOTION to adopt a proposed “An Ordinance of the Town Of Ledyard Authorizing Avalonia

Land Conservancy to Receive Property Tax Exempt Status As of the Date of Purchase of Real

Property to be Preserved And Maintained As Open Space” as presented in the draft dated

January 15, 2026.

RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL

MOTION to schedule a Hybird (in-Person and Video Conference) Public Hearing date for

RESULT:

February 11, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. to receive comments and recommendations regarding a proposed

“An Ordinance of the Town Of Ledyard Authorizing Avalonia Land Conservancy to Receive

Property Tax Exempt Status As of the Date of Purchase of Real Property to be Preserved And

Maintained As Open Space”.

RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL

RESULT:

MOTION to adopt a proposed a proposed “Resolution Authorizing The Abatement

Delinquent Property Taxes For The Avalonia Land Conservancy” as presented in the draft dated

January 15, 2026.

RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL

Discussion regarding the Town’s Property Tax Exemption Ordinances

RESULT:

CONTINUE

RESULT:

Any New Business proper to come before the Committee

ADJOURNMENT

The Meeting Adjourned at 6:38 p.m.

DISCLAIMER: Although we try to be timely and accurate these are not official records of the

Town.