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City Council Meeting

January 27, 2026 · Malden, MA
Source: Meeting minutes 2026-01-27 (PDF, 12 pp)
Retrieved April 14, 2026 from www.cityofmalden.org ↗
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Attendees

✓ Amanda Linehan (Council President)
✓ Karen Colon Hayes (Councillor at Large)
✓ Paul Condon (Councillor)
✓ Peg Crowe (Councillor)
✓ Michelle Luong (Councillor at Large)
✓ Carey McDonald (Councillor at Large)
✓ Ryan O'Malley (Councillor)
✓ Jadeane Sica (Councillor)
✓ Chris Simonelli (Councillor)
✓ Ari Taylor (Councillor)
✓ Stephen Winslow (Councillor)
✓ Present: 11/11

Decisions

Agenda Items

#1

CALL TO ORDER

Council President Linehan called the meeting to order at 7:10 PM.
#2

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE & MOMENT OF SILENCE IN HONOR OF SERVICE MEMBERS

An additional moment of silence was offered by Councillor O'Malley for Alex Pretti who passed away after being shot by a federal immigration agent on January 24 in Minneapolis.
#4

GUESTS, CITIZEN ACHIEVEMENT, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

Representatives from Malden Reads will appear before the City Council to announce their One City, One Book reading selection for 2026.
#5

PUBLIC COMMENT

Alana Russell of 54 Kimball Street spoke in support of Paper 72-26.
#6

CONSENT AGENDA

Approval of the Consent Agenda
#50-26

Petition: Livery Company: Malange Transportation, Inc.

Petition for a livery company license
#51-26

Petition: Taxi Company: Malden Transportation Inc.

Petition for a taxi company license
#52-26

Order: Financial Management Review

Order to research the feasibility of submitting an application to the Massachusetts Department of Revenue for a Financial Management Review
#53-26

Order: Municipal Audit

Order to engage in discussions regarding the costs involved and procedures required for requesting a municipal audit
#54-26

Order: Legal Settlement

Order to appropriate $300,000 from available water sewer enterprise fund retained earnings to fund a legal settlement
#55-26

Communication: Planning Board Annual Report

Planning Board submits their board approved 2025 Annual Report
#56-26

Council Reappointment: Lisa Cagno

Reappointment of Lisa Cagno as Clerk of Committees
#57-26

Mayoral Reappointment: Angie Liou

Reappointment of Angie Liou as a member of the Affordable Housing Trust Fund Board
#58-26

Mayoral Reappointment: Roxanne Reddington-Wilde

Reappointment of Roxanne Reddington-Wilde as a member of the Affordable Housing Trust Fund Board
#59-26

Mayoral Reappointment: Brian Slater

Reappointment of Brian Slater as a member of the Affordable Housing Trust Fund Board
#60-26

Order: Early Voting

Order to opt the City of Malden into in-person Early Voting for the 2026 Special Municipal Election
#61-26

Order: Polling Places

Order to designate polling places for the entirety of the 2026 election cycle
#62-26

Order: Police Detail

Order to detail a minimum of one officer for each polling building
#72-26

Order: Local Needs and Priorities

Order to dedicate the limited resources of the City of Malden to address the local needs and priorities of Malden’s residents, businesses and visitors
#74-26

Committee Report: License Committee

Committee report on petitions 2 through 15 and 27 through 29 Series of 2026
#75-26

Committee Report: Public Property Committee

Committee report on papers 16 through 20 Series of 2026

Public Comments

1 speaker
Alana Russell · Topic: Paper 72-26

Spoke in support of Paper 72-26