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Malden council approves two ordinances, adopts FY2026–27 budgets and authorizes park-sale negotiations
Summary
The council voted unanimously to change its regular meeting frequency and to create a combined Deputy City Clerk/Municipal Court Clerk office, approved City and Airport FY2026–27 budgets, authorized negotiation of terms to sell two parks, and approved other routine administrative items.
The Malden City Council on June 15 approved a package of ordinances, budgets and administrative actions in a meeting that lasted just over two hours.
On a 7–0 poll vote, the council approved Ordinance No. 3310 to amend Section 110.270 of the Malden City Code to hold two regular council meetings per month (first and second readings both passed 7–0). The council also approved Ordinance No. 3311 to authorize a combined appointive office of Deputy City Clerk/Municipal Court Clerk with a separation of duties; both readings passed 7–0.
The council accepted HR Committee recommendations to update job classifications and pay ranges, including approval of the combined Deputy Clerk/Municipal Court Clerk job description. The City and Board of Public Works (BPW) FY2026–27 budget and the Airport FY2026–27 budget were each approved as presented, each by unanimous votes.
Other approvals included the use of $11,000 in insurance proceeds to purchase three replacement tasers for the Department of Public Safety and a motion authorizing the City Administrator to negotiate terms for the sale of Cotton Bowl Park and Beckwith Park and return to the council with proposed terms; both motions passed 7–0. Requests for a stop sign/Children-at-Play sign on Howard Street and for a speed bump on Ohio Street were tabled for further information or because of an existing policy against speed bumps.
Council members raised operational concerns during liaison reports — potholes, brown water and strong chlorine odor in parts of town, low-hanging tree limbs, and auditorium rental capacity and parking enforcement — and the administrator committed to follow up on inspections, hydrant flushing and possible recording of customer-service interactions.
The council adjourned at 8:26 p.m. following a unanimous motion to adjourn.
