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Charter Review Committee

February 26, 2025 ·6:00 PM Final ·Joint meeting with Rules & Ordinance Watch the meeting with Teams: https://tinyurl.com/yrc52xc5

215 Pleasant Street Room 105 Malden, MA 02148

Agenda — 7 items

  1. 1 Roll Call
  2. 2 Business
  3. 2 Members of Rules and Ordinance in attendance were Councillors Winslow, Crowe, O'Malley, Linehan and Taylor *Please Note: Councillors Spadafora and O'Malley are present via Teams. Councillor Winslow called the meeting to order at 6:03 PM.
  4. 3 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. 418-24
  5. 4 Be it ordained by the Malden City Council that the Code of the City of Malden (MCC) is hereby amended as noted in the body of said paper, effective upon the successful passage of a Home Rule Petition approving corresponding amendments to the City Charter. 443-24
  6. 5 Adjournment adjourned Pass
  7. 6 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