Finance Committee
City Hall, Room #105 215 Pleasant Street Malden, MA 02148
Agenda — 8 items
- 1 Roll Call
- 2 Minutes to be Approved
- 2 Also Present: Council President Linehan, Councillors O'Malley, Taylor and Sica via Teams Mayor Gary Christenson Maria Luise-Special Assistant to the Mayor Ron Hogan-Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer Charles Ranaghan-Controller/CFO Daniel Grover-Treasurer Nate Cramer-Assessor Alex Pratt-Director OSPCD Prasanna Rajasekaran-Assistant Solicitor Carol Ann Desiderio-City Clerk Jenn Spadafora-Vice Chair Malden School Committee Councillor McDonald called the meeting to order at 6:05 PM. This meeting will have audio and video via Teams.
- 3 Business
- 4 Order: That the City of Malden hold a Special Municipal Election on March 31, 2026 and to include the following ballot question: Shall the City of Malden be allowed to assess an additional $5,400,000 in real estate and personal property taxes for the purposes of stabilizing the City’s budget and to support ongoing city services across all departments, including public schools, public safety, public library, public works and general government, for which the monies will be used for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026? A yes vote would support an increase in real estate and personal property taxes beginning with fiscal year 2027 (7/1/26 to 6/30/27). A no vote would make no change to the current tax structure.
- 5 Other Business
- 6 Adjournment
- 7 If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact Maria Luise, ADA Compliance Coordinator at mluise@cityofmalden.org or 781-397-7000 Ext. 2005 For instructions on enabling live translated captions in Teams, please visit: www.cityofmalden.org/captions