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A Merced City Council member approved a multi-million dollar contract for his in-law’s company. Why isn’t it a conflict of interest?

Summary by themercedfocus.org
Reading Time: 5 minutesNewly-minted Merced City Councilmember Mike Harris in December cast a yes vote on a multimillion-dollar construction contract awarded to a company owned by his brother-in-law.The contract with Atwater-based Rolfe Construction was for a major road reconstruction project that began last week on a one-mile stretch of Yosemite Avenue in north Merced.The Merced FOCUS looked further into the issue after receiving a tip from a co…
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themercedfocus.org broke the news in on Monday, April 28, 2025.
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