741 Colonel Ledyard Highway  
Ledyard, Connecticut 06339  
TOWN OF LEDYARD  
Finance Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
Chairman Gary St. Vil  
Regular Meeting  
Wednesday, December 3, 2025  
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  
Jessica Buhle  
Present:  
Carmen Garcia-Irizarry  
Tim Ryan  
Excused:  
II.  
ROLL CALL  
In addition, the following were present:  
Fred Allyn, IIMI ayor  
Matthew Bonin Finance Director  
John RichPolice Chief  
Steve MasalinPublic Works Director/Town Engineer  
Elizabeth BurdickLand Use Director/Town Planner  
Seumas QuinnBuilding Official  
Ed LynchWater Pollution Control Authority Chairman  
Kristen Chapman Mayor’s Executive Assistant  
Roxanne Maher Administrative Assistant  
III.  
IV.  
V.  
RESIDENTS & PROPERTY OWNERS COMMENTS  
PRESENTATIONS / INFORMATIONAL ITEMS  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
MOTION to approve the Finance Committee Regular Meeting Minutes of October 15, 2025  
Finance Director’s Report - Fiscal Year 2025-2026  
Vi.  
Financial Reports - Fiscal Year 2025-2026  
VII.  
VIII. OLD BUSINESS  
IX.  
NEW BUSINESS  
**ADD ON**  
MOTION to add Flock Group DBA Flock Safety to the Fiscal Year 2025/2026 Standing Bid  
Waiver List.  
1.  
RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL  
Jessica Buhle  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Carmen Garcia-Irizarry  
SECONDER:  
2
1
Buhle and Garcia-Irizarry  
Ryan  
AYE:  
EXCUSED:  
MOTION to grant a Bid Waiver to Ransome Attachments, 106 Ark Road, Lumberton, NJ  
08048, in the amount of $19,500 for a used 2020 Cobra Model S3-90/XS25 screening bucket  
attachment.  
2.  
3.  
4.  
RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL  
Jessica Buhle  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Carmen Garcia-Irizarry  
SECONDER:  
2
1
Buhle and Garcia-Irizarry  
Ryan  
AYE:  
EXCUSED:  
MOTION to grant a Bid Waiver to Schneider Geospatial of Indianapolis, Indiana, in the  
amount of up-to $15,000 to engage in the Simplistic City Fleet Portal - Vehicle Maintenance  
and Management Program.  
RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL  
Jessica Buhle  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Carmen Garcia-Irizarry  
SECONDER:  
2
1
Buhle and Garcia-Irizarry  
Ryan  
AYE:  
EXCUSED:  
MOTION to approve appropriations from the receipt of sales of vehicles through GovDeals  
in the total amount of $12,994.00 to the following capital accounts as follows:  
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$5,300 to Public Works Large Truck CNR Account #21040101-57312;  
$4,194 to Public Works Light Equipment CNR Account #21040101-56314;  
$3,500 to Polce Vehicle CNR Account # 21020101-57510  
RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL  
Jessica Buhle  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Carmen Garcia-Irizarry  
SECONDER:  
2
1
Buhle and Garcia-Irizarry  
Ryan  
AYE:  
EXCUSED:  
MOTION to approve an additional appropriation of $11,285 from Undesignated Fund  
Balance to Account 10114301-51800 (Part-time Wages/Fiscal Assistant II) to increase the  
hours of Land Use Department Fiscal Assistant II from 20-hours to 35-hours per week to  
support a demanding workload.  
5.  
RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL  
Jessica Buhle  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Carmen Garcia-Irizarry  
SECONDER:  
Discussion relative to the need for an administrator position to oversee the WPCA  
6.  
7.  
**ADD ON**  
MOTION to authorize the Mayor to sign a contract for the Water Pollution Control  
Authority (WPCA) to engage Arcadis Engineering Consultants, East Greenwich, Rhode  
Island, to verify Service Lines and prepare a cost estimate for Lead Survey.  
RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL  
Jessica Buhle  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Carmen Garcia-Irizarry  
SECONDER:  
2
1
Buhle and Garcia-Irizarry  
Ryan  
AYE:  
EXCUSED:  
**ADD ON**  
MOTION to approve a revised Appendix A- Qualifying Income Schedule in accordance with  
Ordinance #200-005 (rev. 1) “An Ordinance to Provide Property Tax Relief for Certain  
Homeowners Age Sixty-Five or Over or Permanently and Totally Disabled (rev.1)” for the  
filing period of February 1, 2026 - May 15, 2026  
8.  
RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL  
Jessica Buhle  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Carmen Garcia-Irizarry  
SECONDER:  
2
1
Buhle and Garcia-Irizarry  
Ryan  
AYE:  
EXCUSED:  
Discussion scheduling Regular Quarterly Joint Finance Committee Meetings between the  
Town Council and Board of Education.  
9.  
MOTION to approve a Budget Letter of Directive to the Mayor and Board of Education for  
the preparation of the Fiscal Year 2026/2027 Budget, as presented in the draft dated  
10.  
November 24, 2025.  
CONTINUE  
RESULT:  
MOTION to approve the Town Council Department Fiscal Year 2026/2027 Budget in the  
amount of $289,255.  
11.  
RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL  
Jessica Buhle  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Carmen Garcia-Irizarry  
SECONDER:  
2
1
Buhle and Garcia-Irizarry  
Ryan  
AYE:  
EXCUSED:  
MOTION to approve the Town Council Department Fiscal Year 2026/2027 Capital  
Improvement Budget in the total amount of $1,500.  
12.  
RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL  
Jessica Buhle  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Carmen Garcia-Irizarry  
SECONDER:  
2
1
Buhle and Garcia-Irizarry  
Ryan  
AYE:  
EXCUSED:  
Review draft preliminary Budget Work Session Schedule for Fiscal Year 2026/2027.  
DISCUSSED  
13.  
14.  
RESULT:  
Discussion regarding potential uses for the funding received from the National Opioid  
Settlement Payments.  
CONTINUE  
RESULT:  
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.  
15.  
COMPLETED  
Continued discussion regarding upcoming potential Grant Opportunities.  
RESULT:  
16.  
CONTINUE  
117. Any New Business proper to come before the Committee  
RESULT:  
X.  
ADJOURNMENT  
DISCLAIMER: Although we try to be timely and accurate these are not official records of the  
Town.