Middletown charter review remains a 'fluid process' FacebookTwitterEmail Most of them were tentatively approved, however, a few were sent back to the panel for more discussion. The committee began meeting in November 2020. The last charter review panel, convened in 2014, changed the terms of the council and treasurer to four years, doubling the length of their time in office. Middletown leaders are asking committee members to reexamine their proposals for the election of a council member to replace Mayor Ben Florsheim, who now leads meetings, as well as the deputy who fills in when he’s unavailable. Middletown Common Council Majority Leader Gene NoceraContributed photo / Gene Nocera