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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1529 Resolution'.. •-, RESOLUTION NO. 1529 A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of Pasco declaring policy objectives for allevia- ting and controlling the use of drugs for illicit and illegal purposes WHEREAS, the use of drugs for illicit and illegal purposes is detrimental to the health and well-being of Pasco; and WHEREAS, aggressive action against drug users and traffickers is necessary to create a more favorable social and economic climate in Pasco; and WHEREAS, the minds, hearts and bodies of Pasco citizens, young and old, are terrible things to waste and the illicit and illegal use of drugs encourages and accelerates this waste; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OP PASCO DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS. Section One. The policy of the city shall be aggressive and hard-nosed on drug enforcement. Section Two. The policy of the city shall require a compre- hensive misdemeanor city ordinance on illicit and illegal use of drugs, where needed, to provide more effective enforcement. Section Three. The policy of the city shall require law enforcement officers to make arrests in all situations where the use or trafficking in illegal drugs is found, irrespective of the amount involved. Section Four. The policy of the city shall be to expedite getting all cases to the appropriate court in the soonest possible time consistent with mandated due process. Section Five. The policy of the city shall be to encourage the courts, consistent with the facts, to levy the full penalties which are permissible under the law. Section Six. The policy of the city shall be to initiate, encourage and support drug education programs which are for the pur- pose of educating people, especially young people, about the fact that drug use is injurious to health. Section Seven. A Drug Education Task Force is hereby estab- lished whose mission shall be as follows: a) To work with the school district on drug education and information programs to educate pupils and parents about the dangers of illicit and illegal use of drugs. E A. Snider, Mayor b) To develop a high level of expertise on drug abuse and to establish a speakers bureau to address service clubs about drug abuse c) To appoint a temporary chair of the Task Force whose role will be to help determine the size, representa- tion, and scope of programs of the Task Force. d) To appraise the city council through the city council liason representative about the extent and scope of drug problems in Pasco and to make appropriate recom- mendations to the city council and staff in the alle- viation and elimination of drug abuse problems. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco this day of September, 1982. ATTEST. COrine M. Garrison, Deputy City Clerk APPROVE AS TO FORM. Greg A. Ru -Stello, City Attorney (