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Finance Committee organizational meeting: 2026 meeting schedule approved; transition items reviewed

LedyardDec 3, 20252 min read

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On December 3, 2025 the Ledyard Finance Committee held an organizational meeting (hybrid) called to order by Councilor Jessica Buhle. Councilors Buhle and Carmen Garcia-Irizarry were present; Tim Ryan was excused. The Committee voted 2–0 to approve the 2026 regular meeting schedule (first and third Wednesdays at 5:00 p.m., with listed dates). The Committee reviewed outstanding transition items forwarded in a November 12, 2025 memo — including scheduling joint finance meetings with the Board of Education, quarterly review of opioid settlement receipts and distribution, potential grant opportunities, and follow-up on American Rescue Plan Act projects/funding (projects to be completed by December 2026). The Committee will discuss these items further at its regular meeting later that evening. The meeting adjourned at 4:48 p.m.

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Approved Finance Committee 2026 regular meeting schedule: first and third Wednesdays at 5:00 p.m. (dates listed for Jan–Dec 2026 and Jan 2027).
Reviewed outstanding transition items from the November 12, 2025 memo and scheduled further discussion of those items at the Committee's regular meeting later the same evening.

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