Enhance Public Safety for all - including people traveling by foot, bike, bus, train and auto
Modernize Malden Fire Headquarters and improve response times across the city
Support Malden's school children, teachers, administrators and facilities
Celebrate and Share Departmental Reporting on Initiatives and Accomplishments with the entire Malden community
Establish a Board of Park Commissioners, as described in the City Charter, attuned to issues of environmental justice
Fund and staff a Forestry and Parks Department for care and improvement of Malden's open space
Enhance stewardship of our landmarks, historic sites, and community resources
Seek more Input from Residents and Taxpayers - and provide more disclosure - on major initiatives
Plan and Prioritize maintenance of taxpayer investments for all public assets
Engage Malden's state and national delegation - Representatives and Senators - on citywide topics of interest
Create a natural grass renovation and cleanup at Roosevelt Park to benefit the interests of Salemwood School, public recreation, and athletic use
Initiate a public Charter Review incorporating public hearings, citizen participation, and best practices
What is happening at Hospital Hill? Provide a full update in public hearing format
Evaluate School Department and City Administration procedures for greater efficiency
Be the best municipality with Digital Government: use technology to eliminate obstacles, open access to public information for residents and city employees, and leverage this to improve education
Institute a baseline of full disclosure and transparency for all city accounts, commitments, agreements
Invite resident participation on all audits and share public presentation of findings upon conclusion of audits
Increase frequency and detail of financial reporting for all sources, uses, and treasury of funds; implement OpenCheck
Review overall Public Records procedures, costs and improvements
Establish administrative and information technology procedures, consistent with state law, where every record that is made or received by a government entity or employee is presumed to be a public record unless a specific statutory exemption permits or requires it to be withheld in whole or in part
Formally adopt the "Massachusetts Statewide Records Retention Schedule" with periodic training and reporting with community based reviews of records retained
Routinely review Ethics and Open Meeting Law certifications and training
Incorporate Public Comment as part of all sub-committee meetings
Increase opportunities for resident participation, civic engagement and volunteerism citywide
Organize information forums, guest speakers, panel discussions and public hearings on quality of life topics: senior living, schooling experience, housing stability, food security, accessibility, public service, public health after a pandemic, substance use awareness and recovery, and economic development
revised: 5/25/21