741 Colonel Ledyard Highway  
Ledyard, CT 06339-1511  
TOWN OF LEDYARD  
CONNECTICUT  
Town Meeting  
~ AGENDA ~  
Fiscal Year 2026/2027 Budget - Annual Town Meeting -  
Hybrid Format  
7:00 PM  
Monday, May 18, 2026  
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)  
FISCAL YEAR 2026/2027 BUDGET - ANNUAL TOWN MEETING - MAY 18, 2026  
- 7:00 p.m.  
T-MTG-LEGAL-NOTICE-BUDGET-2026-05-18  
BUDGET PROCESS-CHARTER for 2026-2027  
BUDGET-2026-03  
Attachments:  
BUDGET-2026-04  
BUDGET-2026-05  
BUDGET-2026-06  
VI.  
MOTION MUST BE MADE AND SECONDED  
"MOTION TO ADOPT A FISCAL YEAR 2026/2027 BUDGET AS PROPOSED BY THE TOWN  
COUNCIL IN THE AMOUNT OF  
$73,555,506”  
(General Government: $31,698,171  
Board of Education: $41,857,335)  
VII. PRESENTATION  
Fiscal Year 2026/2027 Budget Presentation.  
Annual Town Meeting Presentation-General Government -2026-05-18  
Board of Education FY 2026-2027 Budget - Public Hearing Handout  
FY27 Town Meeting Budget Book - For Website  
General Governmelnt Public Hearing Presentation-2026-04-06  
Board of Education Adopted Budget FY27 Presentation TC 4-21-27  
BOE-TC Capital Plan Presentation2026-02-11  
Attachments:  
BOE FY 2026-2027-BUDGET-2026-02-10  
Mayor Proposed Budget FY 26-27 AS SUBMITTED 3-2-26  
BUDGET PROCESS-CHARTER for 2026-2027  
Education Cost Sharing( ECS ) Formula-Town Council  
Ltr-2026-03-17  
Raised Bill 5407- Support- Veterans Tax Exemption PA 24-45-Town  
Counicl & Mayor Ltr-2026-03-17  
Request to add additional line in Mayors Department FY27  
Library Current Consortium Discounts-2026-03-12  
LION Preliminary Fees FY2026_2027-2026-03-12  
Ryan-Budget Work Session 2026-03-19 Comments-email-2026-03-19  
Garcia-Irizarry-Budget Fiscal Year 2026-2027  
Comments-email-2026-03-31  
Ryan Submitted Remarks for Sp Finance Meeting -2026-04-08  
VIII. MODERATOR CALLS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT  
(Speakers should keep comments to 2-3 minutes or less)  
IX.  
ADJOURNMENT  
(to the May 19, 2026 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 9, 2026 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 2026/2027 Budget by June 22, 2026.