Malden, Massachusetts City Seal

City of Malden
200 Pleasant Street
Malden, MA 02148
(781) 397-7000

Government

The City of Malden operates under the Mayor/City Council form of government.

The Council is the legislative body that represents the community and is empowered by the City Charter to formulate city-wide policy. The City Council is comprised of eleven council members, eight of whom are elected by ward with the remaining three elected at-large. Under the City Charter, the Mayor is responsible for recommending policy, program and budget priorities to the City Council, which in turn approves policy direction for the City.