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ORDINANCE NO. 3625
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON,
AMENDING SECTIONS 1.10.020 THROUGH 1.10.060 OF THE PASCO
MUNICIPAL CODE DEFINING VOTING DISTRICTS.
WHEREAS, the law requires that each voting district shall be as nearly equal in
population as possible to each and every other district within the City; and further by Ordinance,
the City Council is required to reestablish district boundaries whenever the population of any
district exceeds by ten percent or more, the population of any other district; provided that no
change to the boundaries of any district shall be made within sixty days prior to the date of a
general municipal election, nor within twelve months after the districts have been established or
altered; and
WHEREAS, the City has enjoyed an increase in redistribution of population since the
voting districts were last established having occurred more than twelve months prior; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing, after due notice, was held by the City Council on June 2,
2003; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, after due and deliberate consideration, has determined a
plan pursuant to RCW 29.70.100 for amending said voting districts, NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON, DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Section 1.10.020 entitled "District One" of the Pasco Municipal
Code, shall be and hereby is amended and shall read as follows:
1.10.020 DISTRICT ONE. Voting district one shall encompass the area within the
City of Pasco comprised of precinct numbers one, two, t aee, nine and seventee five, as those
precincts are described on the maps and property descriptions on file with the Auditor of
Franklin County.
Section 2. That Section 1.10.030 entitled "District Two' of the Pasco Municipal
Code, shall be and hereby is amended and shall read as follows:
1.10.030 DISTRICT TWO. Voting district two shall encompass the area within
the City of Pasco comprised of precinct numbers six, seve , °' °„, three, nine, ten and twelve,
feoAeen, .i iAy one and *i.,k4y thfe , as those precincts are described on the maps and property
descriptions on file with the Auditor of Franklin County.
Section 3. That Section 1.10.040 entitled "District Three" of the Pasco Municipal
Code, shall be and hereby is amended and shall read as follows:
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1.10.040 DISTRICT THREE. Voting district three shall encompass the area
within the City of Pasco comprised of precinct numbers fwe four, six, seven, eight and eleven,
sixteen, , twef4y five, ,a
twenty sevea-, as those precincts are described on the maps and property descriptions on file with
the Auditor of Franklin County.
Section 4. That Section 1.10.050 entitled "District Four" of the Pasco Municipal
Code shall be and hereby is amended and shall read as follows:
1.10.050 DISTRICT FOUR. Voting district four shall encompass the area within
the City of Pasco comprised of precinct numbers fetw, ten, twenty ene, twer+„ o;ght3 twenty-
nine, thirty-one, thirty-two, thi -three thirty-four, thirty-fig e, thirty nine forty and forty-
seven , as those precincts are described on the maps and property
descriptions on file with the Auditor of Franklin County.
Section 5. That Section 1.10.060 entitled "District Five" of the Pasco Municipal
Code shall be and hereby is amended and shall read as follows:
1,10.060 DISTRICT FIVE. Voting district five shall encompass the area within
the City of Pasco, comprised of precinct numbers thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen,
eighteen nineteen twenty, twenty-one, twenty-two, twenty-three, twenty-four, twenty-five,
twenty-six, twenty-seven, twenty-eight, j-vvea4y aine-i and thirty, hifty fetif,-thirty- ;�7-
seven, *hi4y eight and--fa , as those precincts are described on the maps and property
descriptions on file with the Auditor of Franklin County.
Section 6. This Ordinance shall take full force and effect five days after its approval,
passage and publication as required by law.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco, Washington and approved as
provided by law this jl,_day of jop 2. , 2003.
Michael L. Garri on
Mayor
ATTEST: AP AS T9 FORM:
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Webster U. Jackson el B. Kerr
City Clerk City Attorney
Ordinance Amending Sections 1.10.020 through 1.10.060-2