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, April 16, 2025  
Town Hall Annex Building - Hybrid  
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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 following Finance Committee Minutes:  
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Regular Meeting Minutes of April 2, 2025  
Special Meeting Minutes of April 7, 2025  
FIN-MIN-2025-04-02  
Attachments:  
FIN-MIN-2025-04-07-SP  
Finance Director’s Report  
Financial Reports  
VI.  
VII.  
VIII. OLD BUSINESS  
Discussion regarding potential uses for the funding received from the National Opioid  
1.  
Settlement Payments.  
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 2.19.25  
Attachments:  
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.  
3.  
4.  
Any Old Business proper to come before the Committee.  
NEW BUSINESS  
IX.  
MOTION to waive the reading in its entirety the “Resolution Amending the Resolution  
Entitled “Resolution Appropriating $8,550,000 for Various School Improvement  
Projects; And Authorizing the Issue of Bonds And Notes in the Same Amount to  
Finance Said Appropriation” To Increase the Appropriation And Borrowing  
Authorization To $9,800,000”.  
1.  
RESOLUTION INCREASEING AUTHORIZATION TO  
$9,800,000-2025-04-16  
Attachments:  
Juliet W Long HVAC-PMBC Request Additional  
Funding-ltr-2025-04-07  
Juliet W Long School HVAC Additonal Appropration- Finance  
Director 2025-04-14 response to Superintendent email-2025-04-09  
Juliet W Long HVAC-PMBC Request Additional  
Funding-ltr-2025-04-07-Project Budget  
Juliet W Long HVAC-PMBC Request Additional  
Funding-ltr-2025-04-07-Nutmeg Companies  
School Superintendentn-Juliet W Long HVAC Additonal  
Appropriation-email-2025-04-09  
MOTION to approve a “Resolution Amending the Resolution Entitled “Resolution  
Appropriating $8,550,000 for Various School Improvement Projects; And Authorizing  
the Issue of Bonds And Notes in the Same Amount to Finance Said Appropriation” To  
Increase the Appropriation And Borrowing Authorization To $9,800,000”.  
2.  
RESOLUTION INCREASEING AUTHORIZATION TO  
$9,800,000-2025-04-16  
Attachments:  
Juliet W Long School HVAC Additonal Appropration- Finance  
Director 2025-04-14 response to Superintendent email-2025-04-09  
Juliet W Long HVAC-PMBC Request Additional  
Funding-ltr-2025-04-07  
Juliet W Long HVAC-PMBC Request Additional  
Funding-ltr-2025-04-07-Nutmeg Companies  
Juliet W Long HVAC-PMBC Request Additional  
Funding-ltr-2025-04-07-Project Budget  
School Superintendent-Juliet W Long HVAC Additonal  
Appropriation-email-2025-04-09  
MOTION to waive the reading in its entirety the “Town Council Resolutions Approving  
Bond Resolutions And Calling Town Meeting” to be held on Monday, May 12, 2025 at  
6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers, 741 Colonel Ledyard Highway, Ledyard to consider  
said Resolution; and adjourn to a vote at a referendum to be held on Tuesday, May 20,  
2025 between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. at the Town Hall, Lower Level -  
Registrar’s Office, 741 Colonel Ledyard Highway.  
3.  
TOWN COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS-CALLING TOWN  
MEETING-2025-04-16  
Attachments:  
Juliet W Long School HVAC Additonal Appropration- Finance  
Director 2025-04-14 response to Superintendent email-2025-04-09  
Juliet W Long HVAC-PMBC Request Additional  
Funding-ltr-2025-04-07  
Juliet W Long HVAC-PMBC Request Additional  
Funding-ltr-2025-04-07-Nutmeg Companies  
Juliet W Long HVAC-PMBC Request Additional  
Funding-ltr-2025-04-07-Project Budget  
School Superintendentn-Juliet W Long HVAC Additonal  
Appropriation-email-2025-04-09  
MOTION to approve the “Town Council Resolutions Approving Bond Resolutions  
And Calling Town Meeting” to be held on Monday, May 12, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. in the  
Council Chambers, 741 Colonel Ledyard Highway, Ledyard to consider said  
Resolution; and adjourn to a vote at a referendum to be held on Tuesday, May 20, 2025  
between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. at the Town Hall, Lower Level -  
Registrar’s Office, 741 Colonel Ledyard Highway.  
4.  
TOWN COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS-CALLING TOWN  
MEETING-2025-04-16  
Attachments:  
Juliet W Long School HVAC Additonal Appropration- Finance  
Director 2025-04-14 response to Superintendent email-2025-04-09  
Juliet W Long HVAC-PMBC Request Additional  
Funding-ltr-2025-04-07  
Juliet W Long HVAC-PMBC Request Additional  
Funding-ltr-2025-04-07-Nutmeg Companies  
Juliet W Long HVAC-PMBC Request Additional  
Funding-ltr-2025-04-07-Project Budget  
School Superintendent-Juliet W Long HVAC Additonal  
Appropriation-email-2025-04-09  
MOTION to authorize overspending Account #10110101-5310 (Legal Fee) thru June  
30, 2025.  
5.  
6.  
MOTION to adopt a “Fair Housing Resolution - Town of Ledyard” as contained in the  
draft dated April 14, 2025.  
FAIR HOUSING RESOLTUION-DRAFT-2025-04-14  
FAIR HOUSING EMAIL-2025-04-08  
Attachments:  
Discussion scheduling Regular Quarterly Joint Finance Committee Meetings between  
the Town Council and Board of Education.  
7.  
**ADD ON**  
MOTION to authorize the resubmission of the 2025 COPS Law Enforcement  
8.  
Technology and Equipment Grant Application in the amount of up-to $240,000 through  
the 2026 Congressionally Directed Spending initiative, to replace the Ledyard Dispatch  
Emergency Communications CAD/RMS System.  
2026 Congressionally Directed Grant Program-COPS Grant  
$240,000-email2025-04-16  
Attachments:  
Congressional Directed Spending-COPS Grant-2024-04-03.pdf  
Grant  
9.  
Any New Business proper to come before the Committee  
ADJOURNMENT  
X.  
DISCLAIMER: Although we try to be timely and accurate these are not official records of the  
Town.