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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3990 Ordinance Option B ORDINANCE NO. a 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, 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 multiple public workshop meetings, analyzed three 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 December 20, 2010 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 That Ordinance No. 3894 shall be and is hereby repealed in its entirety and the Pasco City Council Districts shall hereafter be described as stated below.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, °_""' ", three tout=and thirteen i, 2, 3, 4, and 13 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 thre-e, niiie, ten, eleven,_twelve, theft, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nifieteen, twenty, twenty-one, twenty four-, and twenty tvv_ ent- seven twenty-eight, twenty-nine and thirty {10, _1 1,12 14, 15, 16j 7 18, 20 21 27 28 29 and 30 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--fi+t*-, five, six, seven, eight, nine, , eleven. teff twenty-two, twenty-three, twenty-four, tbirty-two, and thirty-three foi4y four, fei4y tive, 4wt-y- seven, fi)t4y ei0t and �3i4y nine and fifty two,,- 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, thii4y si*jhirty-seven, thirty- eight, thirty-nine, fi9fty, f6i4y otie, forty-two, forty-three, forty-four, forty-five., and-forty-six, fifty, fifty-one and fifty-five (34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 50, 51, and 55) 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 4;3u �_- r_ninetecn. twenty two. twenty thr-ee7twenty-five, twenty-six, twenty seven, twently eight, twenty nine, thii4y, thirty-one, thirty twe, thi#y thy-ee, thirty-six,_thii4y seven and forty, forty-one. forty-seven, forty7eig),lit, forty-nine, fifty-two,-fifty- t1irce, fifty-four, fifty-six, fifty-seven, fifty-eight. fifty-nine, and sixty (19 25 ?6 31, 36, 40, 41 471 48, 49, 52. 53, 54, 56, 57, 58, 59, and 60) as those precincts are described on the maps and property descriptions on file with the Auditor of Franklin County. Section 7. This Ordinance shall take full force and effect five days after its approval, passage and publication as required by law. PASSED byt��e City CounciL of the City of Pasco, Washington, and approved as provided by law this y14 -day of-"n ua 2011. Matt Watkins Mayor AT APPRO S TO FORM: o Debra Clark, City Cle'rk-� Leland B. Kerr, City Attorney Pasco City Council Districts-Page 2