741 Colonel Ledyard Highway  
Ledyard, Connecticut 06339  
TOWN OF LEDYARD  
CONNECTICUT  
Finance Committee  
~ AGENDA ~  
Chairman S. Naomi  
Rodriguez  
Regular Meeting  
5:00 PM  
Wednesday, March 19, 2025  
Town Hall Annex Building - Hybrid  
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I
CALL TO ORDER  
II.  
III.  
IV.  
V.  
ROLL CALL  
RESIDENTS & PROPERTY OWNERS COMMENTS  
PRESENTATIONS / INFORMATIONAL ITEMS  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
MOTION to approve the Finance Committee Minutes of February 19, 2025.  
FIN-MIN-2025-02-19  
BWS-MIN-025-03-06  
BWS-MIN-2025-03-10  
Attachments:  
Finance Director’s Report  
Financial Reports  
VI.  
VII  
I.  
Year to date budget vs actual - FY 25 expenditure thru February 2025  
Attachments:  
Year to date budget vs actual - FY 25 revenues thru February 2025  
VIII. OLD BUSINESS  
Discussion regarding potential uses for the funding received from the National Opioid  
Settlement Payments.  
1.  
Community Speaks Out Presentation-2024-09-11  
Overdoses in Ledyard-2024-02-20-Map-Key.pdf  
Overdoses in Ledyard-2024-02-20-Map-1.pdf  
Attachments:  
Overdoses in Ledyard-2024-02-20.pdf  
Opioid Settlement Funding-Ledyard Prevetion Coalition-Town  
Council Approved Revised Proposal-2023-09-28pdf.pdf  
Ledyard Youth Serivces OPIOD SETTLEMENT  
FUNDS-2023-06-07.pdf  
Opioid Fudning-Ledyard Prevetion Coalation OPF proposal  
final-2023-06-05.docx  
YOUTH SERVICES-IDEAS FOR - OPOID SETTLMENT  
FUNDING-2023-04-25.pdf  
LEDGE LIGHT-E-MAIL--RECEIVED OPIOID LTR-2023-04-13.pdf  
Final-Distributor-Settlement-Agreement-9321-Exhibit-Updates  
Final-Janssen-Settlement-Agreement-rev-7-30-21 (1)  
National Opioid Settlement Allocation Notice - Connecticut Janssen  
Pmts 1-4 and totals  
OPIIOID SETTLEMENT FUNDING -REQUEST USE  
RECOMMENDATIONS-LEDGE LIGHT-LTR-2023-04-13.pdf  
OPIOD SETTLEMENT FUNDING -REQUEST USE  
RECOMMENDATIONS-YOUTH SERVICES-LTR-2023-04-13.pdf  
Continued discussion regarding the status and possible changes to 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.  
ARPA project accounting 2.19.25  
Attachments:  
ARPA - Obligation Interim Final Rule Quick Reference Guide  
2023.pdf  
Sandy Hollow Guardrail quote- updated 2-28-24.pdf  
Continued discussion regarding upcoming potential Grant Opportunities.  
3.  
1.  
Any Old Business proper to come before the Committee.  
NEW BUSINESS  
IX.  
MOTION to authorize the purchase of fire apparatus (brush truck) in the amount of  
$320,479.60 for Gales Ferry Fire Co from account # 0210-20-2040-54325 (AES - Fire  
Apparatus CNR).  
1.  
AES Apparatus Replacement March 2025 with R22  
BRAT quote for Gales Ferry 1-31-25  
Attachments:  
Gales Ferry VFC HGAC worksheet  
Gales Ferry VFC Rally specification 2-19-25.5  
Gales Ferry Vol. FC Rally-Model 2-19-25.75  
R22 Request Email from Chief Erhart  
MOTION to authorize a bid waiver for CWPM, LLC for Bid No. 2025-04 (Trash and  
Recycling Collection Services) due to lack of three bids, in accordance with Ordinance  
2.  
#200-001 (rev 1) “An Ordinance for Purchasing.”  
CWPM LLC RFP 2025-04 response - Trash & Recycling.pdf  
Attachments:  
Casella RFP 2025-04 response - Trash & Recycling.pdf  
Trash and Recycling Bid Comparison.xlsx  
Curbsie Collection Bid- Hovey-Masalin-emaill 2025-03-14  
MOTION to appropriate and transfer the Board of Education Fiscal Year 2024/2025  
audited surplus of $118,629 from unrestricted fund balance to Account  
#22570101-58250 (BOE Reserve Fund) in accordance with “Resolution Creating a  
Funding Mechanism for Making Annual Appropriations to a Capital Reserve Fund for  
the Board of Education” adopted on September 28, 1988.  
3.  
4.  
Resolution-BOE Surplus-Capital Account-1988-09-28  
Attachments:  
MOTION to adopt the proposed “Resolution of the Town of Ledyard to Adopt an  
Optional Motor Vehicle Depreciation Schedule” as presented in the draft dated March  
10, 2025.  
Resolution -Motor Vehicle Tax-DRAFT-2025-03-10  
ORL-PUBLIC ACT 23-204- MOTOR VEHICLE TAX  
FORMULA-Word Doc  
Attachments:  
**ADD ON**  
MOTION to approve a tax refund to Corelogic Centralized Refunds, P.O. Box 9202,  
Coppell, TX 75019-9760 in the amount of $2,454.84.  
5.  
Air 25-1623 - Tax Refund  
Attachments:  
Discuss and review the Fiscal Year 2025/2026 Budget schedule relative to the Public  
Hearing date.  
6.  
BUDGET PROCESS-CHARTER for 2025-2026-  
2025-04-BUDGET CALENDAR  
Attachments:  
2025-05-BUDGET CALENDAR  
2025-06-BUDGET -CALENDAR  
Discussion and possible action regarding the Fiscal Year 2025/2026 Budget.  
7.  
FY 25-26 budget draft for finance committee  
Mayor Budget Transmittal Letter Final 3.3.2025  
FY 2026 Mayors Proposed Budget Submitted -2025-03-03  
BOE TC FY26 Budget Presentation  
Attachments:  
LPS BOE Adpoted FY26 Budget 02.24.2024 with supplemental report  
(2)  
2024 LHSA Fire Alarm Upgrades  
Board of Education Budget Revenues-Tax Dollars-Other  
Funding-Superintendent Hartling email-2025-03-15  
Superintendnet-Board of Education- Supllememtal Fiscal Year  
2025-2026 Budget Information-2025-03-05  
Any other Old Business to come before the Commission.  
8.  
X.  
ADJOURNMENT  
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Town.