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ORDINANCE NO. 4861
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON,
AMENDING THE 2026-2027 BIENNIAL OPERATING BUDGET
(ORDINANCE NO. 4749), BY PROVIDING SUPPLEMENT THERETO; TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION IN THE CITY’S GENERAL
FUND, ALLOCATING FUNDING FOR HIGH VISIBILITY ENFORCEMENT
PATROLS THROUGH THE WASHINGTON TRAFFIC SAFETY
COMMISSION; 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, the 2025–2026 Biennial Operating Budget has been amended through the
mid-biennial budget amendment and by other budget amendments adopted by the City Council;
and
WHEREAS, the Washington Traffic Safety Commission ("WTSC") provides federal
traffic-safety funding to local law enforcement agencies through regional task forces, and the
Pasco Police Department participates in Region 14 with other law enforcement agencies in
Benton and Franklin Counties; and
WHEREAS, for Federal Fiscal Year 2027, WTSC has allocated $82,700 to Region 14 for
High Visibility Enforcement activities, with Pasco's estimated share of up to $19,500 in
reimbursement for eligible officer staffing costs; and
WHEREAS, Pasco's estimated $19,500 allocation consists of $8,000 for impaired-driving
enforcement, $6,500 for speed enforcement, $2,500 for distracted-driving enforcement, and
$2,500 for seat-belt enforcement; and
WHEREAS, the funding reimburses eligible officer straight-time or overtime salary and
limited employer-paid benefits for approved traffic-safety patrols, with the City completing and
documenting the work before requesting reimbursement; and
SCRIVENER’S ERROR
Ordinance Number was corrected from
4860 to 4861 – See correction highlighted in yellow
Ordinance 4861 – 2025 – 2026 Operating Budget Amendment - 2
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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), the following appropriations and
revenues are hereby authorized:
Fund EXPENDITURE REVENUE
GENERAL FUND $19,500.00 $19,500.00
Total $19,500.00 $19,500.00
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.
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PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco, Washington on this 19th day of October,
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, October 25, 2026