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Pasco creates dedicated aquatic‑center fund and adds $2.56 million in staffing authority
Summary
Council voted to establish a special revenue Aquatic Center Fund to track Pasco Public Facilities District revenues and approved a $2,557,900 budget amendment for anticipated aquatic center staffing; officials said the PPFD will fund operations to keep general‑fund neutrality.
The Pasco City Council on March 2 approved two ordinances to enable the city to manage operations for the new Pasco Aquatic Center and to amend the 2025–26 biennial budget to add staffing authority for the facility.
Finance and parks staff told the council the city has been working with the Pasco Public Facilities District (PPFD) on an interlocal agreement (ILA) to provide management, administrative, financial and legal services for the aquatic center, scheduled to open mid‑2026. The council adopted Ordinance No. 48‑21 to create a special revenue Aquatic Center Fund to receive PPFD revenues and track related expenditures separately.
The council then approved Ordinance No. 48‑22, amending the city’s 2025–26 operating budget to add $2,557,900 in spending authority for the aquatic center’s anticipated staffing and operations. Finance Director (S28) told council that the PPFD will provide the revenues to cover staffing costs under the ILA and that the appropriation was designed to preserve general‑fund neutrality.
Parks leadership described the aquatics‑manager role as overseeing programming, lifeguard staffing, compliance and risk management across the new center (and some interim oversight at Memorial Pool). Staff said allocations will be monitored and adjusted as the facility scales: "We'll continuously look at the allocation," the parks director said, adding the city will run regular true‑up reports to ensure the aquatic center remains cost‑neutral to the general fund.
Council voted in favor of both ordinances by voice vote. Staff will implement the ILA, track revenues in the new special revenue fund and report back to council as operational figures firm up once the facility opens.
