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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976 November 02,1976 Special - Port of BellinghamORIGINAL CANVASSING BOARD REPORT LOCATED IN THE NOVEMBER 02,2017 GENERAL ELECTION FILE OFFICIAL CANVASS OF THE SPECIAL ELECTION HELD IN WHATCOM COUNTY THE 2ND DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1976, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF BELLINGHAM SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 501, WHATCOM COUNTY, THE PROPOSITION TO ISSUE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $750,000 TO MAKE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO SUNNYLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND OTHER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. Office of the Auditor of Whatcom County, Washington Bellingham, Washington November 21, 1976 Pursuant to a notice given by Wella Hansen, County Auditor of Whatcom County, Washington, we the undersigned, C. J. Johnson, Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners of said County, and David S. Mc EAchran, Prosecuting Attorney of said County, now meet with Wella Hansen, County Auditor of said County, at the County seat of said County on the 22nd day of November, 1976 for the purpose of canvassing the votes cast in all the precincts comprising the Bellingham School District No. 501, as shown on the Poll Books in Whatcom County, Washington. Wella Hansen, County Auditor, as- aforesaid, now makes oath as follows: OATH OF AUDITOR STATE OF WASHINGTON) ss. COUNTY OF WHATCOM ) I, WElla Hansen, County Auditor of Whatcom County, State of Washington do solemnly swear that the returns purporting to be the election returns of Bellingham,School District No. 501, Whatcom County, Washington, held on the 2nd day of November, 1976 have been in no wise altered by additions or erasures and that they are the same as when I received them, SO HELP ME GOD. Whatcom County Auditor Subscribed and sworn to before me this 22nd day of. -November. 1976. Chairma� Board of County Commis `a ners Immediately after the oath by the County Auditor, the said Wella Hansen, C.J. Johnson and David S. Mc Eachran proceed as a Canvassing Board in and for Whatcom County to canvass the votes cast in the precincts comprising the Bellingham School District No. 501, Whatcom County, Wash- ington on the Z2-nd day of November, 1976. .2ft CERTIFICATE OF CANVASSING BOARD STATE OF WASHINGTON) ) ss. COUNTY OF WHATCOM ) The undersigned, being the officers designated by the law and con- stituting the Canvassing Board in and for Bellingham School Dist. No. 501, Whatcom County ,having met for the purpose of canvassing the votes concerning the following proposition: PROPOSITION NO. 1 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, $750,000 Shall Bellingham School District No. 501, Whatcom County, Washington, issue its general obligation bonds, in the sum of $750,000 payable, both principal and interest, out of annual unlimited property tax levies, bearing interest at not to exceed maximum legal rates and maturing in from two to fifteen years from date of issue, to provide funds for constructing and equipping an addition and making capital improvements to Sunnyland Elementary School and, if funds are available, for other capital improvements found necessary by the Board of Directors of the District? BONDS, YES . . . . . / , / BONDS, NO . . . . . / / The result of said canvass as found and determined by us is set forth herein as follows, and as recorded in Election Records, Volume 4, Page 99. PROPOSITION NO. 1 Total Votes Cast 19,884 Total YES 11,380 Failed 57.230 TOTAL NO 8,504 We,the undersigned, do hereby declare that said statement and returns contain the number of votes cast for and against the foregoing proposition at said election held on the 2nd day of November, 1976. Witness our hand and official seal this z2%id day of November, 1976. r Chazrma 4 6&r&of County Comm. Auditor ofWhatcom County Prosecuting Attorney of-Whatcom Co. RESOLUTION NO. Ay ` �7�o A RESOLUTION of the Board of Directors of Bellingham School District No. 501, Whatcom County, Washington, providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the district at a special election to be held therein on November 2, 1976 of the proposition of whether or not the district should issue its general obligation bonds in the aggregate principal amount of $750,000 or so much thereof as may be issued under the laws governing the indebtedness of school districts for the purpose of providing funds to acquire, construct, equip and make certain capital improvements to the facilities of the school district. WHEREAS, the population of Bellingham School District No. 501, Whatcom County, Washington, has increased substantially in the past years and is continually increasing, and, therefore, in order to provide the students of the district with necessary and adequate educational facilities, it is deemed necessary that the district acquire, construct, equip and make certain capital improvements to its facilities; and WHEREAS, in order to provide funds to pay part of the cost of acquiring, constructing, equipping and making said improvements it is deemed necessary and advisable that the district issue and sell its general obligation bonds in the aggregate principal amount of $750,000 or so much thereof as may be issued under the laws of the State of Washington governing the limitation of indebtedness of school districts; and WHEREAS, the question of whether or not the district may issue and sell said bonds for such purposes must be submitted to the qualified electors of the district for their ratification or rejection; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Directors of Bellingham School District No. 401, Whatcom County, Washington, as follows: Section 1. It is hereby found and declared that the welfare of the students and other inhabitants of the district requires the district to carry out the plans hereinafter provided at the time or times and in the order deemed most necessary and advisable by the Board of Directors of the district. Section 2. The district shall construct and equip an addition and make capital improvements to Sunnyside Elementary School and, if funds are available, shall acquire, construct, equip and make such other capital improvements to the facilities of the district as are found necessary by the Board of Directors. Section 3. For the purpose of providing funds necessary to pay part of the cost of the improvements described in Section 2 above, the district shall issue and sell its general obligation bonds in the aggregate principal amount of $750,000 or so much thereof as may be issued and sold under the laws of the State of Washington governing the limitation of indebtedness of school districts. The balance of the cost of said improvements shall be paid by moneys now in or to be paid into the district's Building Fund, out of the moneys which the district may now or later have on hand and available for such purposes, and by possible State of Washington and United States grants of money. Said bonds shall be sold in such amounts and at such time or times as deemed necessary and advisable by the Board of Directors and as permitted by law, shall bear interest at a rate of not to exceed the maximum rate permitted at the time said bonds are sold, and shall mature serially in such amounts and at such time or times within fifteen years from date of issue as authorized by the Board of Directors of the district -2- and as provided by law. Said bonds shall be general obligations of the district and, unless paid from other sources, both principal thereof and interest thereon shall be payable out of annual tax levies to be made upon all the taxable property within the district without limitation as to rate or amount. The exact date, form, terms, and maturities of said bonds shall be as hereafter fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors. In the event the proceeds of the sale of said bonds, plus any or all of the other moneys above -described, are insufficient to make all of the capital improvements hereinbefore provided for, the district shall use the available funds for paying the cost of those improvements deemed most necessary and to the best interests of the district by the Board of Directors. Section 4. It is hereby found and declared that an emergency exists requiring the submission to' the qualified electors of the district of the proposition of whether or not the district shall issue said general obligation bonds for their ratification or rejection at a special election to be held therein on November 2, 1976. The Whatcom County Auditor as ex officio supervisor of elections is hereby requested to also find the existence of such emergency and to call and conduct said special election to be held within the school district on said date and to submit to the qualified electors of the district the proposition hereinafter set forth. The Secretary of the Board of Directors is hereby authorized and directed to certify said proposition to the county auditor in the following form: PROPOSITION NO. / GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, $750,000 Shall Bellingham School District No. 501, Whatcom County, Washington, issue its general obligation bonds, in the sum of $750,000 payable, both principal and interest, out of annual unlimited property tax levies, -3- bearing interest at not to exceed maximum legal rates and maturing in from two to fifteen years from date of issue, to provide funds for constructing and equipping an addition and making capital improvements to Sunnyside Elementary School and, if funds are available, for other capital improvements found necessary by the Board of Directors of the District? BONDS, YES . . . . . . . . . . . Z--/ BONDS, NO . . . . . . . . . . . // The polls for such special election shall be open from 7:00 o'clock A.M. to 8:00 o'clock P.M. The Secretary of the Board of Directors is hereby authorized to deliver a certified copy of this resolution to the County Auditor. PASSED by the Board of Directors of Bellingham School District No. 501, Whatcom County, Washington, at a regular meeting thereof held September 16, 1976. BELLINGHAM SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 501 WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON By ATTEST: rectors Sj—�— Secretary of the Board of Directors - 4- Secretary of the Board of Directors of Bellingham School District No. 501, Whatcom County, Washington, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of Resolution No./N,76 of said Board of Directors duly adopted at a regular meeting thereof held,September 16, 1976: