MassVoter.com← Malden City CouncilMalden City Council · 2026–2027 Council · Regular meeting
January 20, 2026
2 recorded votes, 2 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: Peg Crowe, Paul Condon, Amanda Linehan, Ryan O'Malley, Ari Taylor, Stephen Winslow, Chris Simonelli, Jadeane Sica, Karen Colón Hayes, Carey McDonald, Michelle Luong
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Paper 39-26
Adopt the order: Order: That the City Council will vote whether to go into Executive Session with legal counsel for the City regarding the matter of Tufts Construction, Inc., v. The City of...
A motion was made by Councillor Sica, seconded by Councillor Luong, that the Order be adopted.
Yes: Condon, Crowe, Hayes, Linehan, Luong, McDonald, Sica, Simonelli, Taylor, WinslowRyan O'Malley is on the attendance line but is not listed in this roll call; the minutes say: "Councillor O'Malley then left the dais, sat at the department head table and refused to respond to the Clerk during the call of the roll." Left out of this vote.
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Councillor Sica, seconded by Councillor Luong, that the Order be adopted. The motion carried by the following vote: Yea: 10 - Colon Hayes, Condon, Crowe, Linehan, McDonald, Sica, Simonelli, Taylor, Winslow and Luong.” (Motion: Sica, second: Luong)
Adjournment
Adjourn the meeting to Executive Session
A motion was made by Councillor Sica, seconded by Councillor Luong, that the meeting be adjourned to Executive Session. Council President Linehan announced the Body would not be reconvening for any further business.
Yes: Condon, Crowe, Hayes, Linehan, Luong, McDonald, Sica, Simonelli, Taylor, WinslowThe minutes give the count as 10-0 with 11 councillors on the attendance line; they say: "Councillor O'Malley then left the dais, sat at the department head table and refused to respond to the Clerk during the call of the roll." Ryan O'Malley is left out of this vote.
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Councillor Sica, seconded by Councillor Luong, that the meeting be adjourned to Executive Session. Council President Linehan announced the Body would not be reconvening for any further business. The motion carried by a 10-0 vote..” (Motion: Sica, second: Luong)
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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