741 Colonel Ledyard Highway  
Ledyard, Connecticut 06339  
TOWN OF LEDYARD  
Finance Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
Chairman Gary St. Vil  
Joint Work Session- Finance Committees - Town Council & Board of Education  
Wednesday, August 20, 2025  
5:00 PM  
Town Hall Annex Building - Hybrid  
Format  
In -Person: Council Chambers, Town Hall Annex Building  
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I
CALL TO ORDER  
II.  
ROLL CALL  
III.  
BUSINESS OF THE WORK SESSION  
Round table discussion to collaborate on initiatives for the preparation of the Fiscal Year  
2026/2027 Budget to include the following:  
1.  
ü Options to reduce expenses and minimize budget increases;  
ü Guidance for negotiation and execution of contracts (labor, services, supplies, utilities);  
ü Recording expenses on the appropriate side of the budget ledger for accuracy and  
transparency.  
ü Employees & Retirees Healthcare expenses.  
ü Potential areas to share/consolidate/regionalize services, purchasing, contracts, etc.,  
between the General Government and Board of Education and/or for privatization;  
ü Long term planning for Capital Improvement Projects (CIP);  
ü Budget format, including the format of budget question presented to voters, (separate  
General Government and Board of Education);  
ü Potential ways to improve publicizing the Annual Budget and communication to avoid  
mis-communications and to engage residents throughout the process.  
Budget revenues and process to record and expend additional revenues received.  
Joint Quarterly Meeting Dates.  
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IV  
ADJOURNMENT  
DISCLAIMER: Although we try to be timely and accurate these are not official records of the  
Town.