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Boards and Commissions

The Beach Commission

The Middletown Beach Commission is responsible for evaluating all beach improvements proposed to the town council, including capital improvement, budget, parking, and user fee recommendations. It also advises and submits reports to the council on its findings. The beach commission consists of seven members, who serve a term of two years. It holds an open meeting on the second Tuesday of every month at 4:30 p.m. in the Town Hall located at 350 East Main Rd.

Members

Rian Wilkinson, chairman

Frank A. Bozyan

Edward J. Silveira Jr.

Stephen C. Ponte

John S. Crimmins

Helen F. Flynn

David P. Leys

Bill Seiple

Tree Commission

The Middletown Tree Commission is responsible for promoting the conservation, planting, health and growth of trees in the town. It also administers the Tree Preservation Ordinance and develops a five-year planting program. The commission consists of nine members, appointed for three-year staggered terms. It meets on the last Wednesday of each month at the town hall.

Members

Arthur E. Benner

Karen Day

Paul LaMond

Robert R. Johnson

Betty Jane Owen

Alan Kirby

G. Mason Hawes

Ronald J. Wolanski

Thomas O'Loughlin

Conservation Commission

The Middletown Conservation Commission consists of seven members, who serve  terms of three years. It holds an open meeting on the second Monday of every month at 5:30 p.m. in the community room of the Middletown Police Station based at 123 Valley Rd.

Members

Gary D. Paquette, chairman (2011)

Stanley L. Ehrlich (2010)

Robert R. Johnson (2010)

Bruce J. Long (2012)

Betty Jane Owen (2011)

Peter T. Tarpgaard (2012)

Audrey E. Rearick (2011)

Planning Board

The Middletown Planning Board is responsible for studying and preparing plans for the growth and development of the town. It consists of seven members, appointed by the Town Council for a term of three years. It meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in the Town Hall located at 350 East Main Rd.

Members

Arthur S. Weber Jr., chairman (2012)

Richard P. Adams (2011)

Jan Eckhart (2013)

Gladys B. Lavine (2012)

Betty Jane Northup-Owen (2013)

Audrey E. Rearick (2011)

Charlene A. Rose-Cirillo (2013)

Personnel Review Board

The Personnel Review Board consists of three members, appointed by the town council to serve a term of three years. No more than two members should belong to the same political party. It holds its meeting as and when required at the Town Hall based at 350 East Main Rd.

Members

Ellen P. Bozyan (2012)

Barbara L. Sylvia (2010)

Sally Bloomfield (2011)

Juvenile Hearing Board

The Juvenile Hearing Board is authorized to listen to all cases referred to it by the Juvenile Division of the Police Department, the Chief of Police, or his designee and to enforce and order sanctions other than imprisonment. This board does not hold any public meeting.

Members

Lisa Ruth, chairman (2010)

Barry Clark (2012)

Stephanie M. Laurin (2010)

George B. Ramsey (2012)

Jane E. Regan (2012)

Steven P. Rodrigues (2012)

John Terlisner (2012)

Personnel Board

The Personnel Board looks after the administrative duties of the town council, which includes personnel policies regarding vacation, sick leave, overtime pay, and examining payrolls at least twice a year. It also needs to formulate and recommend any adoptions or modifications to be taken place within the town council. It consists of three members, appointed by the town council to serve a term of three years. It holds its meeting as and when required at the Town Hall based at 350 East Main Rd.

Members

Lawrence B. Kestler (2012)

Kenneth A. Kurze (2010)

Edward W. McCarthy, Jr. (2011)

Library Board of Trustees

The board consists of eight members, and meets on the third Tuesday of every month at 6 p.m. in the Meeting Room of the Middletown Public Library.

Members

Paul Lamond, chairman (2011)

Stephen E. Arendt, vice chair (2010)

John W. Grisham, secretary (2012)

Lucie-Anne Dionne-Thomas (2012)

Sarah M. Gauch (2010)

Joyce H. Morgenthaler (2011)

Ellrony Williams (2012)

Frank A. Bozyan (2010)

Tax Assessment Review Board

The Tax Assessment Review Board is responsible for receiving and considering the appeals from property owners on issues related to amounts of assessments as determined by the Tax Assessor. The board consists of three members, appointed by the Town Council to serve a term of three years. It holds its meeting as and when required at the Town Hall based at 350 East Main Rd.

Members

William J. Flynn (2012)

Tracy Taber (2010)

Saverio DeRuggiero (2011)

Zoning Board of Review

The Zoning Board of Review is an elected board of eight members who vote on whether variances, or waivers to town zoning regulations should be granted. There are five regular members and, three alternate members who vote when a regular member is absent. The board holds its meeting on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 7p.m. at the Town Hall based at 350 East Main Rd.

Members

Thomas D. Silveira, chairman (2012)

Lucy R. Levada (2014)

Stephen J. MacGillivray (2014)

Thomas R. Newman Jr. (2012)

Peter Van Steeden (2015)

Gregory Schultz, alternate (2011)

Michael J. Potter, alternate (2011)

Frank Flanagan, alternate (2011)

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