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ORDINANCE NO. 4821
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON,
ESTABLISHING A SPECIAL REVENUE FUND FOR THE OPERATION OF
THE AQUATIC CENTER AND CREATING A NEW CHAPTER 3.270,
“AQUATIC CENTER FUND”, IN THE PASCO MUNICIPAL CODE
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, in April of 2022 the Pasco Public Facilities District (PPFD) put to voters a
2/10th of one percent sales tax increase to acquire, construct, own, remodel, maintain, equip,
reequip, repair, finance and operate an aquatics facility pursuant to RCW 82.14.048(4)(a); and
WHEREAS, voters approved the sales tax increase for an Aquatics Center; and
WHEREAS, PPFD possess, by law, all of the usual powers of a corporation for public
purposes, as well as all other powers that may now or hereafter be specifically conferred by statue,
including but not limited to the authority to hire employees, staff, and services, as well as to enter
into contracts and agreements; and
WHEREAS, the PPFD desired to contract with the City for the purpose of securing
services necessary for fulfillment of the District’s functions; and
WHEREAS, on December 1, 2025, the Pasco City Council approved Resolution No. 4686
authorizing the City Manager to execute a new Interlocal Agreement between the Pasco Public
Facilities District and the City for administrative and financial services, and for management and
operations of the new Aquatic Center; and
WHEREAS, the interlocal agreement requires the City to prepare and provide ongoing
financial reporting related to the operation of the Aquatic Center; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to establish a dedicated fund to record collection of revenues
of the Aquatic Center along with related expenditures in a transparent and accountable manner.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO,
WASHINGTON DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council does hereby incorporate the above “Whereas” recitals as
findings in support of this Ordinance.
Section 2. That a new Chapter 3.270 entitled “Aquatic Center Fund” of the Pasco
Municipal Code, which establishes the fund for the purpose of recording revenues and
expenditures related to the Aquatic Center in a transparent and accountable manner, shall be and
hereby is created and shall read as follows:
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Chapter 3.270
Aquatic Center Fund
Sections:
3.270.010 Created.
3.270.020 Purpose.
3.270.010 Created
There is established a fund to be called the Aquatic Center Fund for the purposes of
accounting for funds received, disbursed, or expended in conjunction with the Aquatic
Center operations and services.
3.270.020 Purpose
The purpose of the fund is to account for revenue and expenses derived from the
management and operations of the Aquatic Center.
Section 3. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or word
of this ordinance should be held to the invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent
jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality thereof shall not affect the validity or
constitutionality of any other section, subsection, sentence, clause phrase or word of this ordinance.
Section 4. Corrections. Upon approval by the city attorney, the city clerk or the code
reviser are authorized to make necessary corrections to this ordinance, including scrivener’s errors
or clerical mistakes; reference to other local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations; or
numbering or referencing of ordinances or their sections and subsections.
Section 5. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take full force and effect five (5) days
after approval, passage and publication as required by law.
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PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco, Washington this 2nd day of March,
2026.
Charles Grimm
Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Krystle Shanks Ogden Murphy Wallace, PLLC
Deputy City Clerk City Attorney
Published: March 8, 2026