Middletown HRC lacks quorum, postpones votes and flags vacancies

The Middletown Human Relations Commission opened its meeting but did not have enough members present to conduct formal business, commissioners said.

Speaker 4 called the meeting to order and announced, "we don't have a quorum," noting that Sanji would be excused because of a family loss and Tony had to attend a special Public Works meeting. Because of the absence of key members, commissioners said they could not vote on minutes or take other official actions.

Members reviewed vacancies on the commission and encouraged recruitment to restore quorums. The meeting included discussion about turnover at the Middletown Housing Authority — several retirements and new appointments — and named Linda Greenie as a potential housing authority contact who may engage with the commission.

The commission set a tentative next meeting date of Feb. 18. The meeting was adjourned without substantive votes. The transcript records multiple speakers saying a motion to adjourn occurred but attributions were inconsistent; the record shows one participant said, "And I motion," while another later said, "Alicia did." Because the transcript’s attributions conflict, the official mover of the adjournment is not specified in the record.