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RESOLUTION NO. `632
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT COUNCILS
FOR THE CITY OF PASCO,` PROVIDING FOR THEIR MEMBERSHIP,` AND
DEFINING THEIR POWER AND DUTIES:
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Pasco is desirous of helping
neighborhoods within the City make improvements, and
WHEREAS, the City Council feels that this can best be accomplished by
citizen participation, NOW,, THEREFORE,'
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO DO RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. There are hereby created Neighborhood Improvement Councils
for the City of Pasco.
Section 2. The Councils shall consist of citizens from among different
districts of the City which -shall be established as provided for herein, and
certain ex -officio members.
Section 3. There shall be five neighborhood districts which shall be called:
A. East Pasco
B. Riverfront.
C.' West Fasco ✓
D. North Pasco
E. Central Business District
Section 4. The Mayor shall appoint, subject to confirmation by the City
Council, five citizens from each district to serve as members. In addition
to the five citizens the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem shall be ex -officio members
of all Neighborhood Councils, and the Mayor shall appoint one City Council-
man to serve as an additional ex -officio member for each Neighborhood Council.
Section 5. The citizen members shall serve for a term of three years,
provided that the first terms shall be as follows: two citizens shall be appointed
to a term of three years, two citizens to a term of two years, and one citizen
to a term of one year and thereafter for a term of three years.
Section 6. It shall be the responsibility of each Neighborhood Improvement
Council to advise the City Council on neighborhood improvements in their
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district. Each Neighborhood Council shall annually elect a chairman from
among the citizen members, shall keep accurate records of its meetings which
shall be open to public inspection, shall prescribe the procedure to be followed
for conducting its meetings, and shall hold neighborhood hearings at such
times and in such places as the Neighborhood Council shall determine and
which shall be open to all citizens .in the district. Notice of hearings shall
be posted at least three days prior to the hearing date on the bulletin board
in the City Hall. All notices shall state the time, place, date, and purpose
of the hearing.
Section 7. The City Manager of the City of Pasco shall provide adminis-
trative and secretarial assistance to each group.
Section 8. The citizen members shall be removable at any time by the
Mayor for any reason whatsoever irrespective of any provision herein re-
lating to term of office.
Section 90 This resolution shall be in full force and effect after. its
passage as required by law.
PASSED by the City Council and APPROVED as provided by law this
19th day of January, 19650-
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MAYOR.
Attest:
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City Clerk '
Approved as to form:
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