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AN ORDINANCE of the City of Pasco, Washington, Amending
Sections 1.10.020 through 1.10.060, 1.10.090 and 1.10.130 of the Pasco
Municipal Code defining voting districts.
WHEREAS, state 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 re-establish 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; provided further that any change must occur at least three months prior to a general
municipal election; and
WHEREAS, the City has experienced an increase in and redistribution of population
since the voting districts were last established, having occurred more than twelve months prior;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council, over the course of several public workshop meetings,
analyzed as many as six possible revisions to district boundaries and selected a preferred option;
and,
WHEREAS, a public hearing, after due notice, was held by the City Council on
November 17, 2008 to receive and consider public comment on the option preferred by Council;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council, after due and deliberate consideration, has determined the
preferred 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 That Ordinance No. 3832 shall be and is hereby repealed in its entirety and
the Pasco City Council Districts shall hereafter be described as stated below.
Section 2. 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, six, and fifty, as those precincts are described
on the maps and property descriptions on file with the Auditor of Franklin County.
Section 3. That Section 1.10.030 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 three, nine, twelve, thirteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen,
eighteen, nineteen, twenty, twenty-one, twenty-four, and twenty-five as those precincts are
described on the maps and property descriptions on file with the Auditor of Franklin County.
Section 4. That Section 1.10.040 entitled "District Three" of the Pasco Municipal Code,
shall be and hereby is amended and shall read as follows:
1.10.040 DISTRICT THREE. Voting district three shall encompass the area within the
City of Pasco comprised of precinct numbers four, five, seven, eight, ten, eleven, forty-four,
forty-five, forty-seven, forty-eight and forty-nine d fifty tw,, as those precincts are described
on the maps and property descriptions on file with the Auditor of Franklin County.
Section 5. That Section 1.10.050 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 thirty-four, thirty-five, thirty-six, thirty-eight,
thirty-nine, forty, forty-one, forty-two, forty-threes and forty-six, as those precincts are
described on the maps and property descriptions on file with the Auditor of Franklin County.
Section 6. 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 fourteen, twenty-two, twenty-three, twenty-six, twenty-
seven, twenty-eight, twenty-nine, thirty, thirty-one, thirty-two, thirty-three; and thirty-seven and
fifty-two, as those precincts are described on the maps and property descriptions on file with the
Auditor of Franklin County.
Section 7. That Section 1.10.090 entitled "Re-Establishment of District Boundaries" of
the Pasco Municipal Code, shall be and hereby is amended and shall read as follows:
1.10.090 RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICT BOUNDARIES. In addition to
decennial census adjustments required by RCW 29A.76.010, the Council shall re-establish
district boundaries whenever the population in any district exceeds by ten percent or more the
population in any other district; provided, that no change in the boundaries of any district shall
be made within sixty days next before the date of a general municipal election, nor within twelve
months after the districts have been established or altered. (Ord. 3476 Sec. 6, 2001; Ord, 1472
Sec. 9, 1971.)
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Section S. That Section 1.10.130 entitled "Voting Precincts" of the Pasco Municipal
Code, shall be and hereby is repealed:
1.10.130 VOTING PRECINCTS. Voting pr-eeinets widiin the five distliets shall b
established by the Git�, Managef or- thadef his direetioa and shall be submitted te the Cetinty
ene distiist. (Or-d-1472 See.13, 1071
Section 4. 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 day of bG , 2008,
Mayor fro
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Sandy Ke orthy It Leland B. Kerr
Deputy City Clerk City Attorney
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