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, January 15, 2025  
Town Hall Annex Building - Hybrid  
Format  
In -Person: Council Chambers, Town Hall Annex Building  
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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 Meeting Minutes of December 4, 2024.  
FIN-MIN-2024-12-04  
Attachments:  
Finance Director’s Report  
Financial Reports  
VI.  
VII.  
Year to date budget vs actual - FY 25 revenues thru November 2024  
Attachments:  
Year to date budget vs actual - FY 25 expenditure thru December 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  
MOTION accept the Connecticut Recovery Support Center 2024-2025 Proposal in the  
amount of $10,000 for the use of the National Opioid Settlement Funding.  
1 a  
2.  
CRSC Proposal - Ledyard CT- OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUNDING  
Attachments:  
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.  
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  
Continued discussion regarding upcoming potential Grant Opportunities.  
Any other Old Business proper to come before the Committee  
3.  
4.  
IX.  
NEW BUSINESS  
MOTION to authorize the Land Use Department to over expend their Fiscal Year  
1.  
2024/2025 Budget  
In addition, transfer $4,895.75 from CNR Account #210104301-53315 (GIS) to CNR  
Account # 21014301-57300 (New Equipment).  
MOTION to approve an additional appropriation from undesignated fund balance in the  
2.  
amount of $87,055 to the following accounts to address the budgetary impact of hiring  
an additional mechanic in conjunction with the shared services agreement with the  
Town of Preston:  
$57,820 to account 10140105-51620 Public Works Employees - Vehicle Maintenance  
$21,800 to account 10110253-52201 Healthcare Teamsters  
$ 4,425 to account 10110253-52500 Social Security  
$ 3,010 to account 10110253-52310 Defined Contribution Plan  
Technical Contract-Ledyard-Preston-2024-05-22  
Attachments:  
MOTION to approve appropriations from the receipt of sales of vehicles and equipment  
through GovDeals in the total amount of $8,806.11 as follows:  
3.  
• $4,750 to the Public Works Large Trucks CNR Account #21040101-57312;  
• $3,046.11 to the Public Works Light Equipment CNR Account 21040101-57314; and  
• $1,010 to the Police Vehicle CNR Account 21020101-57510.  
**ADD ON**  
MOTION to approve an “Authorizing Resolution of the Ledyard Town Council; State  
4.  
Of Connecticut Department of Energy And Environmental Protection for the Tri-Town  
Trail Greenway Project - Phase 2” as presented in the draft dated December 30, 2024.  
TRAIL PARKS & REC-RESOLUTION-2024-12-30  
Conservation Commission ltr-2022-01-26- Nominate Tri-Town Trail  
-CT Greenway Designation- Resoluiton  
Attachments:  
Conservation LTR-2021-12- Proposal CT Greenway Designation  
MOTION to approve a proposed "Amendment 2025-1 to the Retirement Plan for  
Full-Time Employees of the Town of Ledyard” pertaining to Section 5.06 (Suspension  
of Benefits) as presented by the Retirement Board in the draft dated December 17, 2024.  
5.  
6.  
7.  
Retirement Defined Benefit Plan Proposed Amendment Ltr to Town  
Council-2024-12-17  
Attachments:  
MOTION to appoint CliftonLarsonAllen LLP to conduct auditing services for the  
General Government, WPCA, and Schools for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, in  
accordance with Chapter III, Section 11 of the Town Charter for a fee $74,500.  
Appointment  
Attachments:  
Town of Ledyard 2025 Fee Quote.pdf  
MOTION to approve two tax refunds in the combined total amount of $6,437.03 with  
each exceeding $2,400.00 in accordance with tax collector departmental procedures.  
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Dale & Joanna Waddell  
Eric Carlson & Mary Peckhamor $3,102.29  
$3,334.74  
Air 25-1244 Jan 6 2025  
Attachments:  
Any other New Business proper to come before the Committee.  
8.  
X.  
ADJOURNMENT  
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