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Pasco accepts $43,500 DUI enforcement grant and adjusts budget to fund overtime
Summary
The council authorized an interagency agreement with the Washington Traffic Safety Commission for a $43,500 grant to fund targeted DUI enforcement, related equipment and public outreach, and adopted a budget amendment to appropriate overtime funding.
The Pasco City Council on Monday approved an interagency agreement with the Washington Traffic Safety Commission and accepted a $43,500 grant to support an impaired‑driving prevention initiative.
Lieutenant Decker presented the grant details. He said the funding will cover overtime for dedicated DUI enforcement patrols, overtime mentorship for DUI investigations, purchase of DUI‑related equipment such as lidar speed units and portable breath testers, and expanded public education and outreach including Spanish‑language messaging. Decker said DUI arrests rose in 2024 and continued into 2025, and that impaired driving remains a leading cause of fatal crashes.
The Washington Traffic Safety Commission grant requires no local match; Decker explained the city must report weekly expenditures and justify enforcement activities to the commission. He said the grant allows the department to schedule overtime details without reducing regular patrol staffing and that most of the funds will be used for enforcement details running through the grant period (ending in September).
Councilmember Milne moved to approve Resolution No. 4607 authorizing the interim city manager to execute the interagency agreement; Councilmember Blaisdell seconded and the motion passed unanimously. Following that, the council adopted Ordinance No. 4771 to amend the 2025–26 operating budget to appropriate the grant‑related overtime funds; that ordinance also passed unanimously.
Decker said the department will provide regular reports to the Traffic Safety Commission and that the city will track enforcement activity and outreach results during the grant period.
