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October 25, 2022
5 recorded votes, 2 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Note on these minutes: Committee of the Whole session: the whole council meeting together; votes recorded in these City Council minutes are shown.
Present: Peg Crowe, Paul Condon, Ryan O'Malley, Stephen Winslow, Chris Simonelli, Jadeane Sica, Karen Colón Hayes, Carey McDonald, Craig Spadafora
Absent: Amanda Linehan, Barbara Murphy
Every vote, in order
Motions, Orders And Resolutions
Suspend rules, that the Council would be able to take up the proceeding business items during Committee of the Whole
Councillor O'Malley made a motion to suspend rules, that the Council would be able to take up the proceeding business items during Committee of the Whole, seconded by Councillor McDonald
From the minutes
“Councillor O'Malley made a motion to suspend rules, that the Council would be able to take up the proceeding business items during Committee of the Whole, seconded by Councillor McDonald, motion passed by a vote of 9-0..” (Motion: O'Malley, second: McDonald)
Paper 423-22
Pass the resolution: Resolve: That it is the sense of the City Council to approve the following amendments, as recommended, for the Home Rule Petition submitted to the Legislature by the City of...
A motion was made by Councillor at Large Colon Hayes, seconded by Councillor Winslow, that the Resolution be passed.
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Councillor at Large Colon Hayes, seconded by Councillor Winslow, that the Resolution be passed. The motion carried by a unanimous vote..” (Motion: Hayes, second: Winslow)
Paper 424-22
Adopt the order to meet with legal council in executive session: Order: That the City Council meet with legal counsel in executive session in regard to Jack Owens et al v. City of Malden, under...
A motion was made by Councillor Winslow, seconded by Councillor O'Malley, that the Order to meet with legal council in Executive Session be adopted.
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Councillor Winslow, seconded by Councillor O'Malley, that the Order to meet with legal council in Executive Session be adopted. The motion carried by the following vote: Yea: 9- McDonald, Simonelli, Sica, Colon Hayes, O'Malley, Spadafora, Crowe, Condon and Winslow.” (Motion: Winslow, second: O'Malley)
Paper 425-22
Adopt the order to meet with legal council in executive session: Order: That the City Council meet with legal counsel in executive session in regard to the matter of Benevolent Botanicals v. City...
A motion was made by Councillor at Large Colon Hayes, seconded by Councillor O'Malley, that the Order to meet with legal council in Executive Session be adopted.
Yes: Condon, Crowe, Hayes, McDonald, O'Malley, Simonelli, Spadafora, WinslowNo: Sica
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Councillor at Large Colon Hayes, seconded by Councillor O'Malley, that the Order to meet with legal council in Executive Session be adopted. The motion carried by the following vote: Yea: 8- McDonald, Simonelli, Colon Hayes, O'Malley, Spadafora, Crowe, Condon and Winslow Nay: 1- Sica.” (Motion: Hayes, second: O'Malley)
Adjournment
Adjourn the meeting
A motion was made by Condon, seconded by Councillor at Large McDonald, that the meeting be adjourned.
The minutes give the count as 6-0, but 9 councillors were present by the attendance line. Showing the count only.
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Condon, seconded by Councillor at Large McDonald, that the meeting be adjourned. The motion carried by a 6-0 vote..” (Motion: Condon, second: McDonald)
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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