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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. Vhf"),(1.Aer17> Matt Watkins, Mayor AT EST: APPRO ED AS TO FORM: Daniela Erickson, City Clerk KERR LAW GROUP, City Attorney