By Vanessa Vasconcelos | ABC30 Action News Wednesday, March 07, 2018 MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) — A proposed ordinance in the City of Merced could mean changes to the way citizens can voice their concerns. If approved, breaking conduct rules could be punishable as a misdemeanor. “Merced is changing were getting more people to come to City…
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BY THADDEUS MILLER | tmiller@mercedsun-star.com March 06, 2018 05:49 PM Merced City Council recommended new decorum rules for council meetings this week that leaders say will protect speech, but detractors say are a roadblock to public input. The new ordinance, if approved, would make it a misdemeanor to break the rules, which outlaw interrupting a speaker…