THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, January 7, 2022 Page 5 SPADAFORA | FROM PAGE 1 ducting the weekly City Council meetings, the Council President also appoints Council colleagues to the various committees where a lot of debate and decision-making is undertaken before issues are brought to a vote of the full Council. The Council President also determines the chairperson and vice-chairperson of the committees. Council committees run the gamut from the key committees such as Rules and Ordinance Committee and Finance Committee, to ad hoc committees which have a more specific, singular focus. Spadafora was elected as Council President on a 6-5 vote by his colleagues. Also a candidate for the post was third-term Councillor Stephen Winslow, who was nominated for election by Ward 3 Councillor Amanda Linehan. Winslow was elected to a twoyear term as Ward 6 City Councillor this past November, replacing David Camell, who did not run for re-election. Winslow had served two terms as Councillor-at-Large, elected in 2017 and 2019, but choosing in this past election not to seek re-election as Councillor-at-Large, but to successfully pursue the Ward 6 open seat. Voting for Spadafora as Council President were Ward 1 Councillor Peg Crowe, Ward 2 CouncilSCHOOLS | FROM PAGE 2 shops in various artistic pursuits, such as pottery, crafting and digital/graphic printing as well as attending live performances. One part of the presentation on Wednesday was a touchpoint on potential revenue sources as part of the future business model. Boast described space rental at three examples of existing arts centers, the Foundry in Cambridge, Pao Arts Center in Boston, and the Boston Center for the Arts, indicating that this may be a future path to consider in Malden. Spetrini and Boast explained there was much work left to be done, but noted a timetable in play. “We would like to have out survey completed and the results ready to be discussed at our February meeting. We want to make one last push to get more respondents,” Spetrini said. “There was a question about potentially extending the deadline (past Jan. 16), but we do have a tight timeline.” **** Ward 3’s Jennifer Spadafora named Vice-Chair of Malden School Committee Ward 3 School Committee lor Paul Condon, Ward 5 Councillor Barbara Murphy, Ward 7 Councillor Chris Simonelli, Ward 8 Councillor Jadeane Sica. Councillor Spadafora voted for himself as well. Voting for Winslow were Ward 3 Councillor Amanda Linehan, Ward 4 Councillor Ryan O'Malley, Councillor-at-Large Carey McDonald and Councillor-at-Large Karen Hayes. Councillor Winslow also voted for himself. The recess (and meeting), which was held in a classroom adjacent to the Jenkins Auditorium at Malden High School, lasted just over one hour, concluding in the vote in favor of Spadafora. The meeting was open to the public and carried virtually, via the Zoom format. In the course of the meeting, one Councillor suggested a vote be taken at the outset of the meeting, without much discourse. However, other Councillors asked that each of the two candidates, Spadafora and Winslow, discuss their intentions in seeking the Council Presidency. Each spoke for about 10-15 minutes before the vote was taken. New Council President Spadafora is expected to announce his Council Committee appointments, including naming chairpersons, by the end of this week. The fi rst City Council meeting is expected to be held on Member Jennifer Spadafora was announced Monday night as the new Vice-Chair of the Malden School Committee. Spadafora will replace outgoing longtime Vice-Chair Leonard Iovino, who served over 25 years on the School Committee, representing Ward 4, but did not seek reelection this past fall. School Committeewoman Spadafora was reelected to her third term on the board this past fall, running unopposed. This past term, Spadafora chaired the School Committee’s Budget Subcommittee and was also active in her advocacy for Malden Public Schools’ special education students. She was sworn in at Monday’s 2022 Inaugural Ceremony along with her colleagues. A special School Committee meeting was held during a planned recess in the Inaugural Ceremony during which the vote was taken. A special Malden City Council meeting was being taken at the same time to choose a City Council President (see separate story). Malden City Clerk Greg Lucey announced Spadafora as the new Vice-Chair of the School Committee following the approximately one-hour long recess. Spadafora’s term of Vice-Chair is for both years of her elected term, the 2022 and 2023 years. Tuesday evening, January 11 at 7:00 p.m. In a related matter, Mayor Gary Christenson and Malden Health Director Chris Webb announced that as of Monday, January 10, all City Council, School Committee and other board and commission meetings moving forward would be held virtually in Zoom format, until further notice. In an Executive Directive released on Tuesday (see separate story), the two city leaders cited the spike in COVID-19 cases in Malden and the area and the high transmissibility related to the virus' omicron variant as the chief reason. A link to the Zoom meeting for the new legislative season is now available on the city of Malden website at: www.cityofmalden.org Need a hall for your special event? The Schiavo Club, located at 71 Tileston Street, Everett is available for your Birthdays, Anniversaries, Sweet 16 parties and more? 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