The City of Middletown has a Parking Advisory Committee. The
Committee shall consist of seven members, who must live, work, or
own a business in the Downtown Middletown Parking District or be a
paid representative of an owner or business in the District and two
members of the Common Council, one from each political party. Not
more than three of the members shall be registered members of the
same political party, and they shall be appointed to serve as follows:
two shall serve for one-year terms; two shall serve for two-year terms;
and one shall serve for a three-year term. The members of the Common
Council shall serve for their elected term in office. Commencing in
July 2009, the two one-year terms shall become three-year term positions,
and commencing in July 2010, the two two-year terms shall become three-year
term positions. All members of the Committee shall be appointed by
the Mayor with the consent of the Common Council. The Committee shall
elect its own Chairperson.
It shall be the duty of the Director of Economic and Community
Development or his/her designee to render advice concerning parking
and parking-related issues within the City to the Parking Advisory
Committee. The Committee shall be advisory in nature. The Common Council
shall set all parking rates. The Director of Economic and Community
Development or his/her designee shall attend all committee meetings.