Comité de Reglamentos y Ordenanzas del Concejo Municipal – 23 jun 2026

City of Malden

Malden City Hall

215 Pleasant Street Malden, MA 02148

Meeting Minutes - Final Rules & Ordinance Committee

Councillor Winslow, Chair

Councillor Colon Hayes, Vice-Chair

• Councillor Crowe
• Councillor Linehan
• Councillor O'Malley

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

6:30 PM

215 Pleasant Street

Room 105

Malden, MA 02148

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Roll Call

Chair Winslow called the meeting to order at 6:32 PM.

Also in attendance were Maria Luise, Ron Hogan, and Prasanna Ragasekaran.

Present: 4 - Stephen Winslow, Karen Colon Hayes, Peg Crowe and Ryan O'Malley

Absent: 1 - Amanda Linehan

Minutes to be Approved

332-26

Minutes for the meeting of March 24, 2026

A motion was made by Councillor Colon Hayes, seconded by Councillor O'Malley, that the Committee Minutes be approved. The motion carried by a unanimous vote.

333-26

Minutes for the meeting of May 5, 2026

A motion was made by Councillor Colon Hayes, seconded by Councillor O'Malley, that the Committee Minutes be approved. The motion carried by a unanimous vote.

Business

317-26

Be it ordained by the Malden City Council that the Code of the City of Malden (MCC) 2.16.030 CANNABIS LICENSING AND ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION is hereby amended by striking Subsection C and inserting the following:

C. The Cannabis Licensing and Enforcement Commission shall consist of three (3) members, as follows:

• 1. Police Chief
• 2. Building Commissioner
• 3. City Staff member with finance background as appointed by Mayor

Sponsors: Stephen Winslow

Attachments: Current 2.16.030 Cannabis Licensing and Enforcement Commission Ordinance

Councillor Colon Hayes expressed concern for cutting citizen representation from the CLEC, which was done as a part of fiscal cut backs. The committee ran out of time before they were able to fully deliberate on this topic so the paper was tabled for the time being.

A motion was made by Councillor Colon Hayes, seconded by Councillor O'Malley, that the Ordinance be tabled. The motion carried by a unanimous vote.

318-26

Be it ordained by the Malden City Council that the Code of the City of Malden (MCC)

2.16.040 CEMETERY TRUSTEES is hereby amended by striking subsection (A) and inserting the following:

A. City cemeteries shall be under the care and management of three (3) trustees, all of whom shall be chosen by the City Council for a term of five years. Commencement of the three-member board shall take effect at such time as the current five-member board is reduced by attrition.

Sponsors: Stephen Winslow

Attachments: Current 2.16.040 Cemetery Trustees Ordinance

Final Paper: 318-26

A motion was made by Councillor Crowe, seconded by Councillor Colon Hayes, that the Ordinance be recommended favorably to the City Council. The motion carried by a 3-1 voice vote.

Councillor O'Malley dissenting.

319-26

Be it ordained by the Malden City Council that the Code of the City of Malden (MCC) 2.16.090 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT BOARD is hereby amended by:

1. Striking Subsection A in its entirety and inserting the following:

A. The Emergency Management Board shall be comprised of the Police Chief or their designee, the Fire Chief or their designee, the Director of Public Works, the Director of Public Health, and the Director of Public Facilities.

2. Adding the following to Subsection D(1):

Oversight of the Emergency Management Board shall be the responsibility of the Director of Emergency Management, who shall be designated by the Mayor from either the Police Chief or their designee or the Fire Chief or their designee.

Sponsors: Stephen Winslow

Attachments: Current 2.16.090 Emergency Management Board Ordinance

• Final Paper 319-26 2.16.090 Emergency Management Board
• Ordinance Amendment

Councillor McDonald asked if the entire ordinance could be amended to reflect gender neutral pronouns.

Councillor O'Malley made a motion to move the last sentence that begins with, "Oversight of the Emergency Management Board shall be..." to subsection D.1 for clarity of reading.

A motion was made by Councillor O'Malley, seconded by Councillor Colon Hayes, that the Ordinance be amended. The motion carried by a unanimous vote.

A motion was made by Councillor Crowe, seconded by Councillor Colon Hayes, that the Ordinance be recommended favorably as amended to the City Council. The motion carried by a unanimous vote.

320-26

Be it ordained by the Malden City Council that the Code of the City of Malden (MCC) 4.12.020 BUILDING PERMIT FEES Subsection C is hereby amended by striking ‘$16’ and inserting ‘$18’ in its place.

Sponsors: Stephen Winslow

Attachments: Current 4.12.020 Building Permit Fees Ordinance

Final Paper: 320-26

A motion was made by Councillor Colon Hayes, seconded by Councillor Crowe, that the Ordinance be recommended favorably to the City Council. The motion carried by a unanimous vote.

Adjournment

A motion was made by Councillor O'Malley, seconded by Councillor Colon Hayes, that this be adjourned. The motion carried unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 7:02 PM.

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