741 Colonel Ledyard Highway  
Ledyard, Connecticut 06339  
TOWN OF LEDYARD  
CONNECTICUT  
Finance Committee  
~ AMENDED AGENDA ~  
Chairman S. Naomi  
Rodriguez  
Regular Meeting  
5:00 PM  
Wednesday, December 4, 2024  
Town Hall Annex Building - Hybrid  
Format  
In -Person: Council Chambers, Town Hall Annex Building  
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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 Regular Meeting Minutes of November 6,  
2024  
FIN-MIN-2024-11-06  
Attachments:  
Finance Director’s Report  
Financial Reports  
VI.  
VII.  
Year to date budget vs actual - FY 25 revenues thru September 2024  
Attachments:  
Year to date budget vs actual - FY 25 expenditures thru September  
2024  
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 12.3.24  
Attachments:  
Sewer Project Phase II-Garcia-Irrizarry email-2024-08-02  
ARPA - Obligation Interim Final Rule Quick Reference Guide  
2023.pdf  
Sandy Hollow Guardrail quote- updated 2-28-24.pdf  
MOTION to update the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Projects list to transfer the  
unencumbered balance of $1,680 from the Nathan Lester House Projects to the Sawmill  
Projects.  
2-a  
In addition, grant a Bid Waiver to Savy & Sons of Aniston, Connecticut in the amount  
of $46,404 due to the lack of receiving the required three bids in response to Bid  
#2025-03 (Up-Down Sawmill Penstock Repairs/Improvement) in accordance with  
Ordinance #200-001 (rev.1) “An Ordinance for Purchasing".  
Up-Down Sawmill Bid - Savy Sons-2024-10-2024  
Attachments:  
MOTION to appropriate an additional $74,000 out of the American Rescue Plan Act  
(ARPA) Funding designated for Youth Mental Health Clinicians to Child and Family  
Agency for a combined total of $164,888 to extend the contract to provide services into  
the 2025/2026 School Year.  
2-b  
3.  
Continued discussion regarding upcoming potential Grant Opportunities.  
Any other Old Business proper to come before the Committee  
VII. NEW BUSINESS  
4.  
MOTION to approve a proposed “Authorizing Resolution of the of the Ledyard Town  
1.  
2.  
3.  
-Council State of Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public  
Protection, Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security” as contained  
in the draft dated November 25, 2024.  
RES-HOMELAND SECURITY-DRAFT-2024-11-25  
Attachments:  
MOTION to approve two tax refunds in the combined total amount of $6,559.73 with  
each exceeding $2,400.00 in accordance with tax collector departmental procedures.  
·
·
Marlie Schmidt  
Anthony & Genelle Smith$2,657.76  
$3,901.97  
AIR#24-1058 Tax Refund  
Attachments:  
MOTION to approve the Town Council Department Fiscal Year 2025/2026 Budget in  
the amount of $226,728.  
Town Council Dept Budget-FY-25-26-Draft-2024-11-19  
TC Budget-Year to Date-2024-10-30  
Attachments:  
001-2023-FEB-22- RES DEPT HEAD ADMINSTRATORS  
BENEFITS.pdf  
MOTION to approve the Town Council Department Fiscal Year 2025/2026 Capital  
Improvement Budget in the total amount of $1,500.  
4.  
TC-CIP FY 24-25-2024-10-30  
Attachments:  
CIP Form 2 Spreadsheet-2024-10-30-FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026  
Town Council Laptop Quotes-2024-08-08-20-#1  
**ADD ON**  
MOTION to grant a Bid Waiver to Perkins Home Improvement LLC of Norwich, CT in  
the amount of $20,700 due to lack of receiving the required three bids in response to Bid  
#072-PI-31 (Rehabilitation Work - 43 Blacksmith Dr.) in accordance with Ordinance  
#200-001 (rev.1) “An Ordinance for Purchasing".  
5.  
Perkins Home Improvement, LLC - bid response.pdf  
Attachments:  
Review draft preliminary Budget Work Session Schedule for Fiscal Year 2025/2026.  
6.  
2025-03-BUDGET CALENDAR  
Attachments:  
2025-04-BUDGET CALENDAR  
2025-05-BUDGET CALENDAR  
2025-06-BUDGET -CALENDAR  
BUDGET PROCESS-CHARTER for 2025-2026-  
Any other New Business proper to come before the Committee.  
7.  
IV  
ADJOURNMENT  
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