AGENDA
Coventry Town Council Meeting 
January 20, 2026
7:00 PM
Town Hall Annex

In-person attendance is permitted for the Audience of Citizens Portion of the meeting.
 If you would prefer to submit comments for inclusion 
 under correspondence at the next meeting, email them to audience@coventryct.org 
 no later than 4 PM on the Tuesday prior to the day of the meeting.

Contact information for general correspondence to the Town Council
is available on the Town website at https://www.coventryct.org/225/Town-Council
 
 A recording of the meeting is available on the Town's video-on-demand system
for those who wish to watch the meeting at this link: https://coventryct.viebit.com/?folder=ALL
 Please allow approximately 48 business hours 
after the meeting for the video to be published.  


1.

Call to Order, Roll Call

2.

Pledge of Allegiance

3.

Audience of Citizens:

(30 Minutes - 5 minutes maximum per citizen)
4.

Acceptance of Minutes, January 5, 2026 (E):

Documents:
  1. UNOFFICIAL 1.5.26 Town Council Meeting Minutes.pdf
5.

Consent Agenda:

All items listed with an asterisk (*) will be acted on by one motion. There will be no separate discussion on this items unless a Council member so requests, in which case, the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda.
6.

Reports:

6.A.

Council Chairwoman: Lisa Thomas

6.A.1.

Discussion of Budget Meeting Dates (E)

Documents:
  1. Budget Meeting Date Schedule.pdf
6.B.

Council Members:

6.C.

Finance Committee: Robyn Gallagher, Chairperson

6.C.1.

* Monthly Financial Report (E)

Documents:
  1. 0 Department Update.pdf
6.C.2.

*Finance Committee Minutes: 1/12/2026 (E)

Documents:
  1. Town Council Finance Committee Unofficial Meeting Minutes, January 12, 2026.pdf
6.D.

* Steering Committee: Jonathan Hand, Chairperson

6.D.1.

*Steering Committee Minutes, 12/22/2025 (E)

Documents:
  1. UNOFFICIAL 12.22.25 Steering Minutes.pdf
6.E.

*COVRRA:

6.F.

Town Manager: James D. Drumm

6.F.1.

Projects/Issues Update (E):

Documents:
  1. 1-15-26 project issue memo.pdf
6.F.2.

* Winter 2026 Town Newsletter

Link to document: https://www.coventry-ct.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/1580

7.

Unfinished Business:

8.

New Business:

8.A.

25/26-32: Consideration/possible Action: Resolution: Janette Smith 50 Years of Service as Library Assistant (E)

Documents:
  1. 25-26 - 32 Summary Sheet.pdf
  2. Resolution 2026-1 Janette Smith 50 years of service.pdf
8.B.

25/26-33: Consideration/possible action: Establishment of School Building Committee to evaluate current and future facility needs for Coventry Public Schools (E)

Documents:
  1. 25-26 - 33 Summary Sheet.pdf
  2. Town Council Letter to Form SBC 01-2026.pdf
  3. CPS Facilities Visioning 2033 - Update to BOE 12_11_25.pdf
  4. File_ State Reimbursement for pre-k.pdf
9.

Miscellaneous/Correspondence:

9.A.

* CCM In Your Inbox: Your Weekly CCM Digest - January 7, 2026 (E)

Documents:
  1. CCM In Your Inbox_ Your Weekly CCM Digest - January 7, 2026.pdf
9.B.

* Fire and Police Dept. Statistics, December 2025 (E)

Documents:
  1. Fire-EMS January 2026 LECC Report.pdf
  2. Police January 2026 LECC Report.pdf
9.C.

* Senator Murphy 2025 End of Year Report (E)

Documents:
  1. Sen. Murphy.pdf
10.

Adjournment

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(E) denotes enclosure