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Home My WebLink About1978 March 14,1978 Special - Bellingham Schoolk District 501A B S E N T E E OFFICIAL BALLOT BELLINGHAM SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 501 WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1978 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 Bellingham School District No. 501, Whatcom County, Washington, collect $4,104,000 in excess property taxes (approximately $4.56 per $1,000 assessed valuation) in 1979 for maintenance and operation? YES --.. _ ... -------- ----------------- 6---- ,--172 ---------------- ..... ... .. - Passed ❑ 69.89% NO 2,658 COUMY AUDITOR. S 111fORT SCHOOL DISTRICT FINANCING ELECTIONS) Whatcomf DATE OF ELEC 101,1 March 14, 1978 MINIMUM VOTE TURNOUT REQUIREMENTS CCUM SCHOOL D I ST R I C i _ No . 501 NOTE: COPY OF BALLOT SHCIVI PJG NU�BER OF '/YES" AND "NOVOTES CAST IS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO K41KE- TIIIS REPORT COMPLETE. A, FOR EXCESS LEVIES: TOTAL VOTES CAST AT LAST NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION .. . ................. 13,043 B. FOR BOND ISSUES VQTED UPON DURING THE YEAR IMMEDIATELY FOLLg4ING A STATE GENERAL ELECTION (ODD OR EVEN NUMBER YEARS) TOTAL VOTES CAST AT LAST QUQ-IFYING STATE GENERAL ELECTION....„ .R..e WI ' OF ELECTION CARRIED DEFEATED PROPOSITION NO, _ 1 7 T [_� PROPOSITION No, �l F-1 DATED TH I S 2 0 th �7AY OF PLEASE MAIL COMPLETED REPORT W I JI i BALLOT ATTACHED TO: SUPT. OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION SCHOPL FISCADS SERVICES OLD iAPITOL bLJJLDING OLYMP I A WA 9850/1 March , 19 78 CARRIED DEFEATED r- 1-1 i^1 --1 COUNTY AUDITOR BELLINGHAM SCHOOL DISTRICT NO, 501 RESOLUTION NO - A RESOLUTION of the Board of Directors of Bellingham School District No. 501, Whatcom County, Washing- ton, providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the district at a special election to be held therein on March 14, 1978, of a proposition authorising the levy against all taxable property within the district of an excess tax of approxi- matelyg-4/, Y& per $1000 of assessed value (100% of true and fair value unless specifica� otherwise provided by law) to raise the sum of 74� /oSIB 080 in 1979 for the district General Fund to be used to pay the costs of maintenance and operations of the district. WHEREAS, the money to be paid into the General Fund of the District will be insufficient during the fiscal year 1978--79 to enable the district to operate properly and to take care of all its financial obligations, it is deemed necessary in order to prevent the impairment of the district's contracts that the district levy a tax of Ij/o q voo , or approximately per $1000 of assessed value (1000 of true and fair value unless specifidally provided by law) upon all taxable property within the district in 1978 for collection in 1979 in excess of the annual tax levy Limitation the district is permitted by law to levy with- out the vote of the people; and WHEREAS, the Constitution and Laws of the State of Wash- ington 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 rejection; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Directors of Bellingham School District No. 501, Whataom 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 the school district facilities, to pay adequate salaries, to prevent the impairment of the obligation of the district's con- tracts and to properly carry on the functions of the schools within the district, the district authorised the County Commiss- ioners of Whatcom County to levy a tax of approximately per $1000 of assessed value (100% of true and fair value unless - 1 - specifically otherwise provided by law) upon all taxable property within the district in 1979 for collection in 1979 in excess of the annual tax levy permitted the district without a vote of the people for the purpose of providing �� /o Y' oc a for the district General Fund. Section 3s 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 purpose described herein at a special election to be held within the district on March 14, 1978. 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 pro- position hereinafter set forth. The Secretary of the Board of Directors is hereby authorized and directed to certify said pro- position to the Whatcom County Auditor in the following forms Proposition No. 91 School District special_ Levy Shall Bellingham School District No. 501, Whatcom County, Washington, collectf V, 1e Y, -" in excess property taxes [approximately -4' 9(. -4 per $1000 assessed valuation) in 1979 for maintenance and operations YES. n • ■ e . . . . . . . . No . . a . ■ . . . . . . . . /--7 The polls for such special election shall be open from 7s00 o'clock a.m. to 8:00 o'clock p.m. The Secretary of the Board of Directors is hereby autho- rized and directed to deliver a certified copy of this Resolution to the Whatcom County Auditors The foregoing Resolution was adopted at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Bellingham School District No. 501 on January 26, 19781 the undersigned directors being present and voting. Me er 7 er Member - 2 - ATTEST: Sec ry-C er o the Boar BALLOT/7ITLE APPR VED BYs04 -_\ Prosecut ng Attorney ]bate: I, JAMES G. ROBERTS, Secretary of the Board of Directors of Bellingham School District No, 301, Whatcom County, Washington, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of Resolution No. A-7 Pof the Board of Directors, duly adopted at a regular meeting thereof held on the 26th day of January, 1978. W4; -- -" v �e " - -" Se a y- Clerki of the Bow-r-d o Di a ors - 3 - RESOLUTION NO. 1-78 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 March 14, 1978, of the proposition of whether or not the district should levy an excess tax for the district's General Fund. WHEREAS, the money in and to be paid into the General Fund of Bellingham School District No. 501, Whatcom County, Washington, will be insufficient to enable the district to operate properly and to meet its financial obligations during the 1978-1979 school year, and in order to pay general expenses of maintenance and operation during such school year, it is necessary that the district levy a tax upon all the taxable property within the district in excess of the annual millage the district is permitted by law to levy without a vote of the people, such levy to be made in 1978 for collection in 1979. NOK THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Directors of Bellingham School District No. 501, Whatcom County, Washington, that an emergency exists requiring the submission to the qualified electors of the district of the proposition of whether or not the district shall levy such excess tax for their ratification or rejection at a special election to be held therein on March 14, 1978, the amount of the excess levy to be set at a later date. The Secretary of the Board of Directors of the school district is hereby authorized and directed to deliver certified copies of the Resolution to the Whatcom County Auditor. PASSED by the Board of Directors of Bellingham School District No. 501, Whatcom County, Washington, at a regular meeting thereof held this 26th day of January, 1978. BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF BELLINGHAM SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 501, WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON Attest: I'