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RESOLUTION NO 1380
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of Pasco Expressing
Disapproval of Benton-Franklin Public Health District Board of
Directors Proposed 1981 Allocations Formula Based on Gross
Revenue Concept
WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes the importance and critical nature of
public health services; and
WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes that the range of services offered by
the Benton-Franklin Public Health District are freely and equitably available to
the citizens of Pasco; and
WHEREAS, the allocation from the City of Pasco increased 121 percent from
1979 to 1980 and was projected to increase an additional 25 percent in 1981; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the District are considering an entirely
new allocation formula for 1981 based on a gross revenue concept, and such new
allocation will increase the City of Pasco allocation for 1981 by 63 percent for an
aggregate of $117,350; and
WHEREAS, the City of Pasco has limited financial resources to deal with a
grossly exaggerated increase in allocation for 1981; and
WHEREAS, belt tightening is the order of the day for all units of government,
and belt tightening should also be applicable to the operational program of the
Health District; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO
Section 1. That a budget allocation of $117,350 for 1981 for the City of
Pasco is unacceptable.
Section 2. That the $90,000 in the City Manager's preliminary budget for
1981 for public health represents a 25 percent increase in allocation for the City of
Pasco over the preceding year and, on the question of equity and propriety, should
be acceptable to the Board of Directors for the District.
Section 3. That the City unalterably opposes the imposition of a new
allocation formula based on the "gross revenue" concept and forthrightly requests
the Board to take no action to adopt this formula.
Section 4. That the City requests the Board of Directors to adopt a simple
per capita formula based on the official January 1, 1981 population of each of the
component agencies.
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Chet Bailie, Mayor
Evelyn Wells, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM.
enms J De Felice, City Attorney
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PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pa sco this ...3 day of
, 1980.