HomeMy WebLinkAbout4209 OrdinanceORDINANCE NO. L/ a 0 I
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, has
considered the demographic makeup of the community with the goal of providing for equal
voting opportunity for all citizens, including the City's sizeable Latino population; and,
WHEREAS, two public hearings, after due notice, were held by the City Council on January
26 and February 23, 2015 to receive and consider public comment on the alternative district
plans; 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 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 five, six, seven, nine, ten, , twelve, sixteen*, less that
portion which is located north of Court Street and west of 20 Avenue, seventeen, and eighteen,
(5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 16*, 17 and 18,) 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, eight, eleven, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen* (that
portion which is located north of Court Street and west of 20 Avenue) twenty-two, twenty-
three, twenty-four, thirty-two, thirty-three, thirty-four, thirty-five thirty-eight, forty-two and
forty-four (8, 11,14, 15, 16*, 22, 23, 24, 32, 33, 34, 35, 38, 42 and 44) 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-seven, thirty-nine, forty, forty-three, forty-five,
forty-six, forty-seven, fifty, fifty-one fifty-five, and that portion of sixty-four* which is located
within the City (north of Argent Road), (37, 39, 40, , 43, , 45, 46, 47, 50, 51, 55, and 64*) 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, twenty-one, twenty-five, twenty-six,
twenty-seven, twenty-eight, twenty-nine, thirty, thirty-one, thirty-six, forty-one, forty-eight,
forty-nine, fifty-two, fifty-three, fifty-four, fifty-six, fifty-seven, fifty-eight, fifty-nine, sixty,
sixty-two and sixty-three (19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 36, 41, 48, 49, 52, 53, 54, 56,
57, 58, 59, 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. 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 2nd day of March, 2015.
Matt Watkins, Mayor
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