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January 14, 2020
5 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: Peg Crowe, Amanda Linehan, Ryan O'Malley, Barbara Murphy, David Camell, Neal Anderson, Jadeane Sica, Deborah DeMaria, Stephen Winslow
Absent: Paul Condon, Craig Spadafora
Every vote, in order
Guests, Citizen Achievement And Announcements
Sponsor Neil Kinnon to speak before the council
Councillor Camell moved to sponsor Neil Kinnon to speak before the council, Councillor Murphy seconded the motion
The minutes give only the count (5-4), not who voted no. Showing the count only. The minutes record this as failing even though more councillors voted yes than no (5-4); some motions need a two-thirds vote.
From the minutes
“Councillor Camell moved to sponsor Neil Kinnon to speak before the council, Councillor Murphy seconded the motion. The motion failed on a 5-4 vote..” (Motion: Camell, second: Murphy)
Paper 1-20
Approve the minutes: Minutes of the Meeting of December 17, 2019.
A motion was made by Councillor DeMaria that the Council Minutes be approved.
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Councillor DeMaria that the Council Minutes be approved. The motion carried by a unanimous vote..” (Motion: DeMaria)
Paper 7-20
Grant with conditions the petition: Petition: Massachusetts Electric Company d/b/a National Grid of North Andover, MA Install conduit Exchange Street and Middlesex St., (towards 46 Pleasant...
A motion was made by Councillor Murphy that the Petition be granted with conditions.
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Councillor Murphy that the Petition be granted with conditions. The motion carried by a unanimous vote..” (Motion: Murphy)
Paper 462-19
Take from the table the petition: Petition: Massachusetts Electric Company d/b/a National Grid, North Andover, MA, 150 Oliver Street, Malden, MA.
A motion was made by Councillor O'Malley that the Petition be taken from the table.
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Councillor O'Malley that the Petition be taken from the table. The motion carried by a unanimous vote..” (Motion: O'Malley)
Adjournment
Adjourn the meeting
A motion was made by Councillor Peg Crowe that this meeting be adjourned.
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Councillor Peg Crowe that this meeting be adjourned. The motion carried unanimously..” (Motion: Crowe)
From the Malden City Council’s official minutes, posted on the city’s Legistar meeting calendar (two 2025 minutes that are missing there come from the city’s Agenda Center). We check every vote against the councillors present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Councillor photos: City of Malden (cityofmalden.org), from the official City Council directory. Former councillors show initials.
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