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Malden council votes to back discretionary hiring pause amid budget concerns
Summary
The Malden City Council passed a resolution urging an "immediate discretionary hiring pause" for city departments after debate over scope and authority; the measure was amended to exclude boards and commissions and to preserve essential hires. Councilors and administration officials said a pause is already in practice for many positions.
The Malden City Council on Nov. 25 adopted a sense-of-council resolve (Paper 455‑25) urging an immediate discretionary hiring pause across city departments to help manage an anticipated budget shortfall and to signal fiscal restraint ahead of a possible Proposition 2½ override.
Councilor Jaden Cica introduced the resolve and framed it as a request that the council and administration evaluate new and vacant positions before posting. Several members said the language needed to be narrowed to avoid interfering with the mayor's authority and…
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