Claremont Housing Authority schedules closed session on personnel issues

A closed-door Claremont Housing Authority session set for 1:30 p.m. June 11 at the Marion L. Phillips Apartments Ball Room could still matter to tenants across the city, even though the board will not discuss the personnel item in public. Staffing decisions can shape how fast maintenance requests move, how residents reach management, and how smoothly the authority runs its day-to-day housing operations.

The authority posted notice of the non-public meeting June 1, with the agenda limited to roll call, the flag salute, approval of the agenda, public comment, and one item of new business: “To Discuss Personnel.” The notice also set the next meeting for June 23. Because the session falls under New Hampshire’s right-to-know exceptions, the public will not hear the discussion itself, but the posting remains the main public record that the board is meeting and that personnel matters are on the table.

The Claremont Housing Authority Commission’s regular schedule is 1:30 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of every month at Marion L. Phillips Apartments, 243 Broad Street. Its stated function is to enhance affordable housing opportunities, and board appointments are made by the Claremont city manager. The commission listing names Chair Charlene Lovett, Mark Chamberlain, Susan Mochel, Candance Reed and Erin Bruce, with one seat vacant. Michelle Aiken is listed as secretary on the commission page and as executive director on the authority contact page.

That personnel discussion lands at a sensitive moment for an agency that says its mission is to promote, provide and preserve safe, decent and affordable housing free from discrimination at its sole project, the Marion L. Phillips Apartments, and through the Housing Choice Voucher program. The apartments, built in 1970, remain open for elderly and disabled residents, and the authority says it wants to maintain HUD-designated High Performer status. The Housing Choice Voucher waitlist was closed effective Feb. 18, 2026, until further notice.

The authority’s contact page shows the staff structure residents deal with every day: Deb in reception, Amy Morin as resident services coordinator, Tara Stevens as Housing Choice Voucher coordinator, and Paul Clifford as maintenance director. If the personnel session touches leadership or staffing changes, the impact could reach maintenance response times, tenant communication, voucher administration and the stability of the city’s core housing provider. When the board returns to public view, residents will be looking for answers on whether the change affects services, how vacancies will be covered, and whether the authority can keep pace with the needs of households that depend on it.