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Malden council adopts new municipal code with unanimous vote
Summary
The Malden City Council approved Ordinance No. 3307 on Feb. 23, 2026, adopting a new city code of ordinances after first and second readings passed by 6-0 poll votes. Council members voted to replace prior ordinances and set procedures for future amendments and penalties.
The Malden City Council adopted Ordinance No. 3307 on Feb. 23, approving a new code of ordinances for the city by unanimous 6-0 poll votes on both the first and second readings.
The ordinance, described by the council as a comprehensive codification, repeals previously enacted ordinances not included in the new code and establishes procedures for future amendment and enforcement. Council Member House moved the first reading and Council Member Downs seconded; the motion passed 6-0 in a recorded poll. Council Member Dierks later moved the second reading and Council Member Beckett seconded, and the poll again recorded a unanimous 6-0 result, which the council treated as final adoption.
Adopting a consolidated municipal code is intended to streamline the city’s ordinances and clarify amendment processes and penalties, city officials said during the meeting. The council did not discuss specific code provisions during the readings; the action on Feb. 23 focused on adopting the new codified text and formally replacing prior scattered ordinances.
The council’s vote was noted in a recorded poll that listed each member’s vote and showed two members absent from roll call (Coleman and Grant). The ordinance packet and the effective date will be posted per city clerk procedures and will be available through city records.
