Charter Review Committee
City Hall, Room #105 215 Pleasant Street Malden, MA 02148
Agenda — 11 items
- 1 Roll Call
- 2 Minutes to be Approved
- 2 Also Present: Councillors Colon Hayes, Condon, Linehan, McDonald, Taylor Maria Luise-Mayor's Office Zaheer Samee-Assistant City Solicitor Morgan Hunte, Assistant City Clerk Councillor Winslow called the meeting to order at 5:37 PM. This meeting will have audio and video via Teams.
- 3 Minutes of December 3, 2024 to be approved.
- 4 Minutes of November 26, 2024 to be approved.
- 5 Business
- 6 Ordered: That the City submits to the Massachusetts Legislature for passage An Act Striking Certain Provisions of the Charter of the City of Malden.
- 7 Tabled Papers
- 8 Communication: The Mayor's Office and Council President request that the Charter Review Committee meet to review a proposal to draft a Home Rule petition to modify the City Charter and develop City Ordinance amendments necessary to: (1) remove certain City Charter language concerning the Public Works and Stadium Commissions and enact an ordinance establishing a Parks and Recreation Commission, (2) remove City Charter language establishing the Public Works Commission and Public Works and Engineering Departments and enact an ordinance establishing authorities and responsibilities for such Commission and Departments, (3) remove City Charter language concerning the Police and Fire Departments and enact an ordinance establishing authorities and responsibilities for such Departments, and (4) to remove City Charter language regarding the Traffic Commission and to establish a Transportation Commission by ordinance.
- 9 Adjournment
- 10 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