741 Colonel Ledyard Highway  
Ledyard, Connecticut 06339  
TOWN OF LEDYARD  
Finance Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
Chairman Gary St. Vil  
Regular Meeting  
Wednesday, July 1, 2026  
5:00 PM  
Town Hall Annex Building - Hybrid  
Format  
WORKING DRAFT  
In-Person: Council Chambers, Town Hall Annex Building  
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I
CALL TO ORDER  
- the Meeting was called to order by Committee Chairman Councilor Buhle at 5:01  
p.m. at the Council Chambers Town Hall Annex Building.  
Councilor Buhle welcomed all to the Hybrid Meeting. She 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  
Jessica Buhle  
Present:  
Carmen Garcia-Irizarry  
Tim Ryan  
In addition, the following were present:  
Gary St. Vil Town Council Chairman  
Ty (Earl) Lamb Town Councilor  
Fred Allyn, IIMI ayor  
Ian Stammel Assistant Finance Director  
Scott Johnson, Jr. Director Parks, Recreation & Senior Citizens  
Roxanne Maher  
Administrative Assistant  
III.  
IV.  
V.  
RESIDENTS & PROPERTY OWNERS COMMENTS  
PRESENTATIONS / INFORMATIONAL ITEMS  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
MOTION to approve the Finance Committee Minutes of May 20, 2026.  
Finance Director’s Report - Fiscal Year 2025-2026  
Financial Reports - Fiscal Year 2026-2027  
VI.  
VII.  
VIII. OLD BUSINESS  
Discussion regarding potential uses for the funding received from the National Opioid  
1.  
Settlement Payments.  
Discussion scheduling Regular Quarterly Joint Finance Committee Meetings between the  
Town Council and Board of Education.  
2.  
Continued discussion regarding upcoming potential Grant Opportunities.  
Any Old Business proper to come before the Committee.  
NEW BUSINESS  
3.  
4.  
IX.  
**  
MOTION to amend the Agenda to add the following:  
MOTION to grant a Bid Waver to American Ground and Snow Management of Mystic,  
Connecticut, to install the Lantern Hill Valley Parking lots due to receiving less than the required  
three bids for Bid # 2026-04 (Park Lot Instantiation), in accordance with Ordinance #200-001  
(rev 1) “An Ordinance for Purchasing”.  
This was Approved and so declared.  
APPROVED AND SO DECLARED  
RESULT:  
MOTION to grant a bid waiver to CorrTech Inc., in the amount of up-to $7,500 for the  
inspection of the underground Holmberg Surge Tank.  
1.  
2.  
RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL  
Buhle, Garcia-Irizarry and Ryan  
RESULT:  
AYE:  
3
MOTION to approve a proposed “Memorandum of Understanding Between the Town of  
Ledyard And the Ledyard Water Pollution Control Authority Regarding Financial Commitments  
for the Federally Mandated Lead and Copper Service Line Survey” as presented in the draft  
dated July1, 2026.  
RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL  
Buhle, Garcia-Irizarry and Ryan  
RESULT:  
AYE:  
3
MOTION to approve Standing Bid waivers as follows:  
3.  
ü Vendors included in the Town of Ledyard Standing Bid Waiver List for FY 26/27,  
ü Capital Region Purchasing Council Bids,  
ü State of Connecticut bids,  
ü Other states' bids, purchasing cooperatives (i.e. Sourcewell) , and federal government bids.  
RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL  
Buhle, Garcia-Irizarry and Ryan  
RESULT:  
AYE:  
3
**ADD ON**  
MOTION to grant a Bid Waver to American Ground and Snow Management of Mystic,  
Connecticut, to install the Lantern Hill Valley Parking lots due to receiving less than the  
required three bids for Bid # 2026-04 (Park Lot Installation), in accordance with Ordinance  
#200-001 (rev 1) “An Ordinance for Purchasing”.  
4.  
5.  
RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL  
Buhle, Garcia-Irizarry and Ryan  
RESULT:  
AYE:  
3
Discussion to develop a Plan/Options/Strategy to minimize the increase to the Fiscal Year  
2027/2028 Mill Rate, considering a number of variables/uncertainties such as the following:  
·
The State does not provide the additional funding that was received for the Fiscal Year  
2026/2027 Budget;  
·
Reduction in other revenues such as Motor Vehicle, etc.  
CONTINUE  
RESULT:  
6.  
Any New Business proper to come before the Committee  
None  
X.  
ADJOURNMENT  
Councilor Garcia-Irizarry moved the meeting be adjourned, seconded by Councilor Ryane  
VOTE:  
3 - 0 Approved and so declared, the meeting was adjourned at %;49 p.m.  
Respectfully submitted,  
Jessica Buhle.  
Committee Chairman  
Finance  
Committee  
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Town.