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City Council Meeting

March 10, 2026 · Malden, MA
Source: Meeting minutes 2026-03-10 (PDF, 6 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)
Carol Ann Desiderio (City Clerk)
Maria Luise (ADA Compliance Coordinator)
Ron Hogan (Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer)
Prasanna Rajasekaran (Assistant City Solicitor)
Zaheer Samee (Assistant City Solicitor)
Alicia McNeil (City Solicitor)
✓ Present: 17/17

Decisions

#1

UNANIMOUS

#2

11-0

#3

10-1

#4

11-0

#5

UNANIMOUS

#6

10-0

#7

10-0

#8

10-0

Agenda Items

#177-26

Update on school funding requirements for FY27

Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer Ron Hogan provided an update

#142-26

Minutes for the meeting of February 24, 2026

Minutes were approved

#143-26

Minutes for the meeting of March 3, 2026

Minutes were approved

#144-26

Council Reappointment: James Tuxbury

Reappointment was placed on file

#145-26

Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational High School District Annual Report

Annual report was received and filed

#146-26

Communication from the Mayor regarding Kevin Molis

Communication was received and filed

#147-26

Council Reappointment: Robert Donnelly

Reappointment was confirmed

#148-26

Communication: Police Community Advisory Council Recommendation Report

Report was received and placed on file

#149-26

Committee Report: Standing Committee on Personnel/Appointments

Committee report was received and filed

#123-26

Mayoral Reappointment: Yem Lip

Reappointment was confirmed

#125-26

Mayoral Reappointment: Anthony Rodrigues

Reappointment was confirmed

#127-26

Petition: Massachusetts Electric Company

Hearing was held

#179-26

Investigation into Open Meeting Law Complaint filed by Ryan O'Malley

Investigation found no OML violation

#180-26

Investigation into Open Meeting Law Complaint filed by Bruce Friedman

Investigation found no OML violation

#181-26

Communication from the Legal Department regarding procedures on responding to records requests

Communication was received and placed on file

Public Comments

2 speakers
Bruce Friedman · Topic: Opposition to Paper 123-26

Spoke in opposition to the reappointment of Yem Lip

Maria Luise · Topic: Reappointment of Yem Lip

Spoke in favor of the reappointment of Yem Lip