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Rules & Ordinance Committee

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Aug 12, 2026

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Rules and Ordinance Committee Meeting Summary

Published Aug 12, 2026

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Briefing

Mar 17, 2026

Malden Reviews Marijuana Ordinance Changes

The committee unanimously directed the City Clerk to note that MCC 12.12.190 has been invalidated and is under review, while beginning work on a replacement draft. The draft is expected to go to a joint Planning Board and Rules & Ordinance Committee public hearing.

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Briefing

Mar 10, 2026

Malden Reviews Cannabis Zoning Rules

The committee began reviewing amendments to the city’s marijuana-establishment ordinance after a court judgment struck the existing section. Members focused on reducing buffer zones and revisiting primary-use restrictions, while noting that a 500-foot school buffer is required by state law.

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Briefing

Dec 2, 2025

Committee Advances Parking and Dealer Rules

The committee voted 4-0 to recommend updated annual fees for privately owned offsite parking facilities and voted 3-0, with one abstention, to recommend new criminal-record authorization language for used-car dealer applicants.

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Briefing

Oct 28, 2025

Committee Advances Tax and Salary Ordinances

The committee voted 4-1 to recommend a salary-schedule ordinance amendment covering FY2026 only, while unanimously advancing an updated procedure for selling tax-title property.

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Briefing

Oct 14, 2025

Private-way parking proposal sent for research

The committee unanimously tabled a proposal seeking city authority to regulate parking on private ways, directing the Legal Department to research applicable powers and requirements.

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Briefing

Oct 7, 2025

Committee tables salary and tax property changes

The committee unanimously tabled both a proposed department-head salary schedule and proposed tax-title property ordinance for further review. The salary proposal covers 16 employees and 3% cost-of-living increases over three years; the tax-title proposal would remove a $600 application fee and require properties to be listed through MLS within 180 days before auction.

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Briefing

Sep 30, 2025

Rental and Lead Pipe Rules Advance

The committee unanimously recommended amended rental-registry and lead-pipe ordinances to the City Council, pending departmental review. Owner-occupied properties would be excluded from rental registration, and residents and property owners would be eligible for free lead-water testing from the Engineering Department upon request.

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Briefing

Sep 9, 2025

Rules and Ordinance Committee Meeting Summary

The committee recommended updating traffic supervisors’ salary schedule and transferring $60,000 from salary reserves to traffic salaries. It also advanced updated weights-and-measures fees while holding final enrollment pending written cost documentation.

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Briefing

Jun 24, 2025

Committee Advances Do Not Knock Ordinance

The committee unanimously recommended an amended Do Not Knock ordinance to the City Council. The proposal would require residents to post a no-soliciting sign as part of the application process and exempt nonprofit, religious, educational, and political canvassers from permit and bond requirements.

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Briefing

Jun 3, 2025

Public Comment Address Rules Advance

The committee unanimously recommended amended rules allowing public commenters to identify themselves by name and street and city or address, with private address verification available through the City Clerk.

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