HomeMy WebLinkAbout4418 Ordinance ORDINANCE NO. 67 %/tp
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Pasco, Washington,
Creating PMC Section 9.40.030 'Emergency Response -
Recovery of Costs'
WHEREAS, the City of Pasco's emergency services expend significant resources
responding to incidents caused by a person's intoxication; and
WHEREAS, the Washington State Legislature, through Section 38.52.430 of the
Revised Code of Washington, has allowed public agencies like the City to recover the expenses
of emergency responses for incidents caused by a person's intoxication; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Pasco desires to amend Chapter 9.40 of the
Pasco Municipal Code to provide for the City's recovery of the costs of emergency responses in
accordance with State law. NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That a new Section 9.40.030 of the Pasco Municipal Code entitled
"Emergency Response — Recovery of Costs" shall be and hereby is enacted and shall read as
follows:
9.40.030 EMERGENCY RESPONSE — RECOVERY OF COSTS. Section
38.52.430 of the Revised Code of Washington, pertaining to the recovery of the expenses of an
emergency response by a public agency to an incident caused by a person's intoxication, as now
or hereafter amended, is hereby adopted by reference as a part of this Chapter 9.40 PMC in all
respects as though Section 38.52.430 of the Revised Code of Washington was set forth herein in
full.
Section 2. This Ordinance shall take full force and effect five (5) 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 thisA2Milay of \Tat/l(,a2 , 2019.
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Matt Watkins, Mayor
AT EST: APPRO ED AS TO FORM:
Daniela Erickson, City Clerk KERR LAW GROUP, City Attorney