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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2406 Resolution Ar RESOLUTION NO. t. A RESOLUTION authorizing the fluoridation of the City of Pasco municipal water supply system. WHEREAS,the Tri-Cities Health Care Task Force has presented to the City Council the benefits associated with the fluoridation of the City's drinking water, especially to all children, regardless of economic status, and WHEREAS,the Tri-Cities Health Care Task Force has assisted to make available to the City a grant to furnish and install a fluoridation system funded by the Washington Dental Services Foundation, and WHEREAS, The City Council has heard testimony from medical and dental professionals regarding the benefits of fluoridation and the special need for dental hygiene assistance historically demonstrated in the City of Pasco and Franklin County, NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON: Section 1. That the City Council based upon the evidence of testimony received from medical and dental health care professionals for the need and benefits associated with fluoridation of the Pasco drinking water supply, to improve the dental hygiene for the children in residence in the City of Pasco, finds that it is in the best interests of the citizens of the City of Pasco to authorize fluoridation to the drinking water supply and the fluoridation system shall be installed upon the receipt of the grant for the installation of necessary equipment and modifications of the drinking water system to accommodate fluoridation and its continued health and economic feasibility. Section 2. The City Manager has authorized to make authorization for a grant from the Washington Dental Service Foundation for funds sufficient to pay for complete installation of the fluoridation system, to provide for the training of staff and fund the first two years of the chemical cost. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco, Washington this day of November, 1998. Resolution-Page 1 Q Charles D. Kilbury Mayor ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: Catherine Seaman Leland B. Kerr Deputy City Clerk CityAttorney Resolution-Page 2