HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977 March 08, 1977 Special - Ferndale School District 502ABSENTEE
OFFICIAL BALLOT
FERNDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 502
WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1977
INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS: To vote in favor of the following proposition, place
a cross (X) in the square opposite the word "YES". To vote against the following
proposition, place a cross (X) in the square opposite the word "NO".
PROPOSITION NO. 1
SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL LEVY
Shall Ferndale School District No. 502, Whatcorn County, Washington.
collect $2,297,367 in excess property taxes ( approximately $5.97 per $1,000
assessed valuation) in 1978 for maintenance and operation?
YES 1,678 ❑ Passed
66.83%
NO _ _- - - 833 - — --- ❑
ONO AUDITOR'S REPORT M-466 (2/73)
(SCHOOL DISTRI,-"T FINANCING ELECTIONS)
FERNDALE SCHOOL
WHATCOM COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT DISTRICT NO. 502
DATE OF ELECTION MARCH 8, 1977
MINIMUM VOTE TURNOUT REQUIREMENTS
NOTE: COPY OF BALLOT SHOWING NUMBER OF "YES" AND
NO VOTES CAST IS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO
MAKE THIS REPORT COMPLETE.
A. FOR EXCESS LEVIES:
TOTAL VOTES CAST AT LAST NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION .................... 5,437
B. FOR BOND ISSUES VQTED UPON DURING THE YEAR IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING A STATE
GENERAL ELECTION IODD OR EVEN NUMBER YEARS)
TOTAL VOTES CAST AT LAST QUALIFYING STATE GENERAL ELECTION............
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PLEASE MAIL COMPLETED REPORT
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NUMBER REGISTERED VOTERS
3/8/77 S.D. #502
COUNTY AUDITOR
6,973
RESOLUTION NO. 1-77
A RESOLUTION of the Board of Directors of Ferndale School
District No. 502, Whatcom County, Washington, providing
for the submission to the qualified electors of the district
at a special election to be held therein on March 8, 1977
of a proposition authorizing the levy of an excess tax of
approximately $5.97 per $1000 of assessed value (100%
of true and fair value unless specifically otherwise prov-
ided by law) to raise the sum of $2,297,367 _ for the
district General Fund.
WHEREAS, the money to be paid into the General Fund of the District will
be insufficient during the fiscal year 1977-78 to enable the district to operate
properly and to take care of all financial obligations, it is deemed necessary in
order to prevent the impairment of the district's contracts that the district levy
a tax of _ $2,297,367 or approximately $5.97 per $1000 of assessed value (100%
of true and fair value unless specifically otherwise provided by law) upon all taxable
property within the district in 1977 for collection in 1978 in excess of the annual
tax limitation the district is permitted by law to levy without a vote of the people;
and
WHEREAS, the Constitution and laws of the State of Washington provide
that the question of whether or not such excess tax may be levied for such purposes
must be submitted to the qualified voters of the district for their approval or re-
jection;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Directors of Ferndale School
District No. 502, Whatcom County, Washington, as follows:
Section 1: It is hereby found and declared that the welfare of the children
of the district requires it to carry out the plans hereinafter provided.
Section 2: That for the purpose of providing part of the funds required
to secure proper textbooks, instructional supplies and teaching materials, to make
necessary repairs and replacements to school district facilities, to pay adequate
salaries, to prevent the impairment of the obligation of the district's contracts
and to properly carry on the functions of the schools within the district, the
district authorizes the County Commissioners of Whatcom County to levy a tax of
approximately 5.97 per $1000 of assessed value (100% of true and fair value unless
specifically otherwise provided by law) upon all taxable property within the district
in 1977 for collection in 1978 in excess of the annual tax levy permitted the district
without a vote of the people for the purpose of providing $2,297,367 for the
district General Fund.
Section 3: It is hereby found and declared that an emergency exists
requiring the submission to the qualified voters of the district of the proposition
of whether or not there should be levied such excess tax for the purposes described
herein at a special election to be held within the district on March 8, 1977. The
Whatcom County Auditor as ex-officio supervisor of elections in Whatcom County is
hereby requested to also find the existence of such emergency and to call and conduct
said special election to be held within the district on that date and to submit to
the qualified voters of the district at said special election the proposition herein-
after set forth. The Secretary of the Board of Directors is hereby authorized and
directed to certify said proposition to the Whatcom County Auditor in the following
form:
Proposition No. 1
School District Special Levy
Shall Ferndale School District No. 502, Whatcom
County, Washington, collect $2,297,367 in excess
property taxes (approximately L5.97 per $1,000
assessed valuation) in 1978 for maintenance and
operation?
YES . . . . . . . . . ./ /
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 and
directed to deliver a certified copy of this Resolution to the Whatcom County
Auditor.
PASSED by the Board of Directors of the Ferndale School District No.
502, Whatcom County, Washington, at a regular meeting thereof held this 20th
day of January, 1977.
FERNDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 502
Whatcom County, Washird6i;�
BY:
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Board of Directors
Attest:
---S� etary of the Board o Di ectors
I, Dennis L. Peterson, Secretary of the Board of Directors of
Ferndale School District No. 502, Whatcom County, Washington, DO HEREBY CERTIFY
that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of Resolution No. 1-77 of the
Board of Directors, duly adopted at a regular meeting thereof held on the 20th day
of January, 1977.
Secretary of the Board of Directors