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Council amends disorderly conduct draft, moves changes to Wednesday agenda
Summary
Marietta council members debated changes to a proposed disorderly conduct ordinance, agreed to amend language on obstruction and illegal gambling, and voted to advance the revised draft to the next full council meeting for final consideration.
Marietta council members spent substantial time at an agenda work session debating revisions to a proposed amendment to the city's disorderly conduct ordinance, voting to amend the draft's obstruction language and add the word "illegal" to several gambling-related provisions before moving the revised draft to Wednesday's full council meeting.
Council members said the revisions aim to give police clearer, constitutionally defensible language for misdemeanor enforcement while avoiding overly broad wording that could be struck down in court. The council voted to amend the draft to replace or narrow the term "violent" obstruction and to use wording such as "substantially obstruct or interfere" in key subsections; the body also voted to insert the word "illegal" before references to gaming/gambling where appropriate. The amended ordinance will return to the full council on Wednesday for further consideration.
Why it matters: Council members and legal advisers said precision…
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