Middlefield Selectmen approve agenda, enter executive session to interview ZBA candidates

The Middlefield Board of Selectmen approved the meeting agenda and moved into executive session Feb. 17 to interview candidates for the Zoning Board of Appeals.

Bob Yamartino called the special meeting to order at 5:00 PM at 405 Main Street. After reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, Doug O’Rourke moved to approve the agenda “as presented.” Susan McNamara seconded the motion, which the minutes report as carried unanimously; the record does not list individual roll-call votes.

Later in the meeting, Susan McNamara moved, and Doug O’Rourke seconded, that the board move into executive session “to interview for members for the Zoning Board of Appeals.” The motion carried unanimously, according to the minutes. The board returned from executive session at 6:59 PM. The minutes state explicitly that “no votes were taken, no motions were made and no action was taken” during the closed session.

Chris Champagne was present at the meeting and is identified in the minutes as Chair of the Zoning Board of Appeals. The minutes were signed ("Respectfully submitted") by Judi Rand and later received by Tonya Hogan (TC) on March 19, 2026, at 3:55 PM, per the document’s receipt stamp.

The meeting record does not include public detail about the interviews or name the candidates considered. No formal appointments, votes, or other public actions were recorded in the minutes for this special meeting. The board’s next public action regarding Zoning Board of Appeals membership would appear in subsequent meeting records if appointments are made or votes recorded.