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Home My WebLink About1888 Resolutionells, City Clerk dreg A ubstello, City Attorney RESOLUTION NO 1888 A RESOLUTION urging the U S Parole Commission to prohibit the return of Humphrey Ross to Pasco WHEREAS, Humphrey Ross was an instrumental figure in the conduct of prostitution, illegal gambling, and illicit narcotics use / distribution in the greater Pasco area during many of the years he resided in the Pasco community, and WHEREAS, Mr Ross' arrest in 1981 and subsequent parole violations signal his underlying resistance to extensive rehabilitation efforts and reflect his unwavering commitment to a life of crime, and WHEREAS, the City of Pasco City Council has repeatedly made its feelings known to the U S Parole Commission that Mr Ross' return would not only jeopardize the greater Pasco community, but would place Mr Ross in an environment of undeniable temptation and would certainly result in additional criminal conduct on the part of Mr Ross, and WHEREAS, the U S Parole Commission has concluded recently that it is appropriate for Mr Ross to return to and reside in Pasco, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO Section 1 That the Pasco City Council hereby expresses its dismay and frustration toward the U S Parole Commission for its apparent failure to properly weigh the greater value of a community's health, safety and general welfare versus the convenience and comfort of a man convicted repeatedly of felony crimes in the very community to which he has been returned by the Parole Commission Section 2 That the U S Parole Commission is hereby urged to reconsider and revoke its decision to permit Mr Ross to return to Pasco Section 3 That the Mayor is hereby directed to urge all legislative representatives of the greater Pasco community to likewise convey their dismay to the Parole Commission and also urge the Commission to maintain its earlier prohibition against Mr Ross' return to Pasco g/ PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco this a„ day of 1989 4g, - Ed Hendler, Mayor ATTEST APPROVED AS TO FORM