City Council Adopts Financial Management Infrastructure
City Council unanimously adopted three orders establishing new financial management infrastructure.
City Council · Meeting of September 22, 2026
MALDEN — City Council unanimously adopted three orders establishing new financial management infrastructure. Council President Amanda Linehan advanced General Purpose and Short-Term Capital Needs Stabilization Funds, along with a Solid Waste Enterprise Fund, all passing unanimously, to enable separate accounting for reserves and waste management programs. The council enacted four ordinance amendments, including monthly water inspections, marijuana licensing requirements, transportation commission designee authority, and residential kitchen zoning effective January 1, 2027.
The council referred more than $2.2 million in transfers from Roosevelt Park Revitalization to Malden River Works and confirmed three board appointments.
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Source: the City Council meeting of September 22, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
Checked against the official minutes. It was corrected where it differed.
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