741 Colonel Ledyard Highway  
Ledyard, Connecticut 06339  
TOWN OF LEDYARD  
Social Services Board  
Meeting Minutes - Draft Minutes  
Organizational Meeting (Special Meeting)  
5:30 PM  
Tuesday, January 21, 2025  
Town Hall Annex  
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I.  
CALL TO ORDER (By Mayor)  
The organizational meeting was called to order by Mayor Allyn III at 5:30 p.m. at the Town Hall  
Annex Building.  
II.  
ROLL CALL  
Board Member Heather Shipley  
Board Member Maria Nott  
Present  
Board Member Mikayla E. Bozym  
Board Member Jacqueline Kapusta  
Board Member Tricia Marcek  
Absent  
In addition, the following were present:  
Fred B. Allyn III, Mayor  
Kristen Chapman, Executive Assistant to the Mayor / Social Services Coordinator  
Chairman Naomi Rodriguez - Town Council  
III.  
1.  
BUSINESS OF THE MEETING  
MOTION to nominate and vote on Social Services Board Officers:  
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Chairman  
Vice-Chairman  
Recording Secretary  
Mayor Fred B. Allyn III called for nominations for Board Officers:  
Ms. Shipley nominated Ms. Bozym for Chairman. Hearing no further nominations for the Board  
Chairman, by consensus, Mayor Allyn III closed nominations.  
Mayor Allyn III opened the floor for nominations for Vice Chairman. Ms. Bozym nominated  
Ms. Shipley. Hearing no further nominations for the Board Vice Chairman, by consensus,  
Mayor Allyn III closed nominations.  
Mayor Allyn III opened the floor for nominations for Secretary. Ms. Kapusta volunteered for  
Secretary. Hearing no further nominations for the Board Secretary, by consensus, Mayor Allyn  
III closed nominations.  
The following slate of Board Officers were approved:  
Chairman - Mikalya Bozym  
Vice Chaiman - Heather Shipley  
Secretary - Jacqueline Kapusta  
APPROVED AND SO DECLARED  
Heather Shipley  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Maria Nott  
SECONDER:  
4
1
Shipley Nott Bozym Kapusta  
Marcek  
AYE  
ABSENT  
MOTION to set the Social Services Board Regular Meeting schedule.  
2.  
APPROVED AND SO DECLARED  
Heather Shipley  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Maria Nott  
SECONDER:  
4
1
Shipley Nott Bozym Kapusta  
Marcek  
AYE  
ABSENT  
Review duties and responsibilities outlined in Ordinance #100-011 (rev.2) “An Ordinance  
Establishing a Social Services Board for the Town of Ledyard”.  
3.  
4.  
Mayor Allyn III reviewed the duties and responsibilities outlined in the Ordinance.  
DISCUSSED  
RESULT:  
Review Outstanding Items of Business from the former Youth & Social Services Board.  
Ms. Chapman provided an update on the 2024 Holiday Programs. Ms. Chapman stated that 81  
households were provided with Thanksgiving turkeys and meals and 91 households were  
provided with a $20 gift card and Christmas meals. Ms. Chapman added that 99 children  
received gifts through the Adopt-a-Family program.  
Ms. Chapman stated the previous Board was working on ideas to raise funds for Parks &  
Recreation Summer Camp Scholarships. Ms. Chapman added that scholarships are completely  
donation based with no tax payer funding allocated. Ms. Chapman reported that $10,000 in  
additional ARPA funds have been allocated for summer 2025. Ms. Chapman added that Scott  
Johnson, Director of Parks & Recreation had approached her with a possible fundraising  
opportunity to host a semi-professional wrestling tournament. Ms. Chapman stated she is also  
working with Mr. Johnson to schedule a fundraising event at Barkin Barley. Ms. Chapman will  
share fundraising dates via email and will work with Chairman Bozym to call a special meeting  
if necessary. The Board was tasked with brainstorming additional fundraising and promotional  
ideas.  
IV.  
V.  
BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS  
None  
ADJOURNMENT  
Ms. Shipley moved the meeting be adjourned, seconded by Ms. Kapusta.  
The meeting adjourned at 5:41 p.m.  
VOTE: 4 - 0 Approved and so declared  
Respectively Submitted,  
_______________________________  
Chairman Bozym  
Social Services Board  
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Town.