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ORDINANCE NO. 4853
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON,
AMENDING THE 2025-2026 BIENNIAL OPERATING BUDGET
(ORDINANCE NO. 4749), BY PROVIDING SUPPLEMENT THERETO; TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION IN THE CITY’S GENERAL
FUND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND ESTABLISHING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on December 9, 2024, the Pasco City Council approved Ordinance No. 4749,
adopting the 2025-2026 Biennial Operating Budget; and
WHEREAS, on December 1, 2025, the Pasco City Council approved Ordinance No. 4807
or ####, adopting the 2025-2026 Biennial Operating Budget Amendment; and
WHEREAS, the 2025-2026 Amended Biennial Operating Budget did not include funds
for implementation of park security enhancements; and
WHEREAS, public parks regionally have experienced increased vandalism and misuse
in recent years; and
WHEREAS, through a cross departmental approach staff presented several strategies for
consideration; and
WHEREAS, communities that have implemented camera systems and mobile camera
units have reported reduced incidents of undesirable activities supporting better quality of life for
park users; and
WHEREAS, after consideration of several options, City Council directed staff to put
forward a budget amendment to begin the implementation of cameras including stationery and
mobile units within various City of Pasco parks to prepare for the 2027 seasonal opening.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO,
WASHINGTON DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Pursuant to RCW 35A.34.200(1)(d) as follows:
Fund EXPENDITURE REVENUE
General Fund $75,000.00 $0.00
Total $75,000.00 $0.00
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Section 2. That the additions in appropriations and expenditures are hereby declared
to exist in the above funds for the said uses and purposes as shown above, and the proper City
officials are hereby authorized and directed to issue warrants and transfer funds in accordance
with the provision of the Ordinance.
Section 3. Except as amended herein, Ordinance No. 4749 as previously adopted
heretofore shall remain unchanged.
Section 4. 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 5. 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 6. Effective Date. This Ordinance, being an exercise of a power specifically
delegated to the City legislative body, is not subject to referendum, and shall take full force and
effect five (5) days after approval, passage, and publication as required by law.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco, Washington this 8th day of September,
2026.
Charles Grimm
Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Gabriela Sanchez Ogden Murphy Wallace, PLLC
City Clerk City Attorney
Published: Sunday, September 13, 2026