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September 12, 2023
4 recorded votes, 0 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, Amanda Linehan, Barbara Murphy, Stephen Winslow, Chris Simonelli, Jadeane Sica, Karen Colón Hayes, Carey McDonald, Craig Spadafora
Absent: Ryan O'Malley
Every vote, in order
Guests, Citizen Achievement And Announcements
Suspend Council Rules for the purpose of hearing Paper 315-23
A motion was made by Councillor Crowe, seconded by Councillor Condon, to suspend Council Rules for the purpose of hearing Paper 315-23
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Councillor Crowe, seconded by Councillor Condon, to suspend Council Rules for the purpose of hearing Paper 315-23. Motion passed by unanimous vote..” (Motion: Crowe, second: Condon)
Executive Session
Suspend Council Rules for the purpose of hearing Paper 316-23
A motion was made by Councillor Simonelli, seconded by Councillor Colon-Hayes, to suspend Council Rules for the purpose of hearing Paper 316-23
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Councillor Simonelli, seconded by Councillor Colon-Hayes, to suspend Council Rules for the purpose of hearing Paper 316-23. Motion passed by unanimous vote..” (Motion: Simonelli, second: Hayes)
Paper 316-23
Adopt the order: Order: That the City Council will vote to go into Executive Session with legal counsel for the City regarding the matter of Benevolent Botanicals and 926 Eastern Avenue v. The...
A motion was made by Councillor Crowe, seconded by Councillor Simonelli, that the Order be adopted.
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Councillor Crowe, seconded by Councillor Simonelli, that the Order be adopted. The motion carried by the following vote: The meeting was recessed and the Council entered into Executive Session. Yea: 10 - Murphy, McDonald, Simonelli, Sica, Colon Hayes, Spadafora, Crowe, Linehan, Condon and Winslow.” (Motion: Crowe, second: Simonelli)
Adjournment
Adjourn the meeting
A motion was made by Councillor Linehan, seconded by Councillor Sica, that the be adjourned.
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Councillor Linehan, seconded by Councillor Sica, that the be adjourned. The motion carried by a unanimous vote..” (Motion: Linehan, second: Sica)
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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