HomeMy WebLinkAbout4097 Ordinance ORDINANCE NO. 4 69—7
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Pasco, Washington, Amending Chapter 1.10 of
the Pasco Municipal Code regarding Voting Districts.
WHEREAS, state law requires that each voting district shall be as nearly equal in population
as possible to each and every other voting 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 ninety 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 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 several possible revisions to district boundaries, including 5-District options and 3-
District options; and,
WHEREAS, a public hearing, after due notice, was held by the City Council on February
25, 2013 to receive and consider public comment on the two options preferred by Council; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, after due and deliberate consideration, has determined the 5-
District option as 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 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 ten, eleven, twelve, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen,
eighteen, twenty, twenty-one, twenty-seven, twenty-eight, twenty-nine, and-thirty, and thirty-one
(10, 11,12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 27, 28, 29, and-30, and 31) as those precincts are described
on the maps and property descriptions on file with the Auditor of Franklin County.
Section 2. That Section 1.10.040 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, five, six, seven, eight, nine, twenty-two, twenty-
three, twenty-four, twenty-five,thirty-two, and-thirty-three, thirty-five and thirty-eight (5, 6, 7, 8,
9, 22, 23, 24, 25, 32, and-33, 35 and 38) as those precincts are described on the maps and
property descriptions on file with the Auditor of Franklin County.
Section 3. That Section 1.10.050 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-seven, thirty eight, thirty-
nine, forty-two, forty-three, forty-four, forty-five, 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 4. 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 nineteen, twenty five, twenty-six, thirty one, thirty-six,
forty, forty-one, forty-seven, forty-eight, forty-nine, fifty-two, fifty-three, fifty-four, fifty-six,
fifty-seven, fifty-eight, fifty-nine, and-sixty, sixty-two and sixty-three (19, 25, 26, 3-1736, 40, 41,
47, 48, 49, 52, 53, 54, 56, 57, 58, 59, and-60, 62 and 63) as those precincts are described on the
maps and property descriptions on file with the Auditor of Franklin County.
Section 5. That Section 1.10.090 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 ninety days next before the date of a general municipal election, nor within
twelve months after the districts have been established or altered.
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 4th day of March, 2013.
Adoir
Matt Watkins, Mayor
AT ST( I APP AS TO FORM:
Debra Clark, City CleA Leland B. Kerr, City Attorney
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