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Malden City Council accepts president’s written response to open‑meeting complaint over 90‑minute delay
Summary
The council voted unanimously to send Council President Ryan O’Malley’s formal apology and proposed procedural changes to Councilor Spadafore and the Massachusetts attorney general after an open‑meeting complaint about the Jan. 28 meeting start time.
The Malden City Council voted unanimously to accept and transmit Council President Ryan O’Malley’s written response and apology for the late start of the Jan. 28 council meeting, a delay that Councilor Spadafore described in a filed open‑meeting law complaint as roughly 90 minutes.
The response, read into the record by O’Malley, acknowledged the short turnaround on implementing an accessory dwelling unit zoning ordinance and apologized “for the delayed start time of the city council meeting on 01/28/2025.” The letter says the delay was not deliberate and attributes it to the Rules and Ordinance Committee finishing its committee report and amendments. The…
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