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Marietta delays disorderly conduct ordinance after council raises constitutional and scope concerns; public-safety focus on Shady Grove services
Summary
Council sent a drafted disorderly conduct ordinance back for additional legal review and moved its consideration to January after members and counsel flagged potential preemption by state law and broad wording; members also debated heightened 911 calls and safety impacts tied to services at Shady Grove Baptist Church.
After a lengthy review on Sept. 19, Marietta councilmembers directed staff and legal counsel to revise a proposed disorderly conduct ordinance and return it to the agenda-work session in January for further vetting. The committee debated several provisions that council members and staff said could raise constitutional or preemption issues under state law, particularly language about "obstruction" and an "intent" element modeled on other municipal ordinances.
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