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Home My WebLink About1978 March 14,1978 Special - Mount Baker School District 507ABSENTEE OFFICIAL BALLOT MOUNT BAKER SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 507 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 Mount Baker School District No. 507, Whatcom County, Washington, collect $395,000.00 in excess property taxes ( approximately $2.40 per $1,000 assessed valuation) in 1979 for maintenance and operation? 535 YES - - --- - - -- - --- --- -- -- -- - -- ------ - Passed 74.61% 182 ❑ NO COLIAl Y AUDITOR'S ll-PORT (SCHOOL DISTRICT FINANCING ELECTIONS) M-466 (2/'73) Whatcom COUNTY SCITOOL DISTRICT No. 507 DATE OF ELECTIONMarch 1�, 197s NOTE: COPY OF BALLOT SHOWING NUMBER OF "YESAND � MINIMUM VOTE TURNOUT REQUIREMENTS 1 "NO" VOTES CAST IS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO f-IN, E- THIS REPORT COMPLETE. A. FOR EXCESS L..EVI ES : TOTAL VOTES CAST AT LAST NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION .................... 1,501 B. FOR BOND ISSUES VQTED UPON DURING THE YEAR IMMEDIATELY FOLLCMING A STATE GENERAL ELECTION IODD OR EVENT NUMBER YEARS) TOTAL VOTES CAST AT LAST QUALIFYING STATE GENERAL ELECTION............ CAiV = OF ELECTION CARRIED DEFEATED PROPOSITION NO. 1 F7 7� PROPOSITION No, DATED T1IS__ 20th DAY OF March �g_ 78 PLEASE MAIL COMPLETED REPORT WITH BALLOT ATTACHED TO: SUPT. OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION SCHORPITOL FISCA SERVICES OLD �U�LPfNG OLYMPIA WA OSO4 CARRIED DEFEATED —I '—I i� 17� 71 �- •r v CAL?; ,"!' Aui I'TOR O F F I C I A L B A L L O T MOUNT BAKER SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 507 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 Mount Baker School District No. 507, Whatcom County, Washington, collect $395,000.00 in excess property taxes (approximately $2.40 per $1,000 assessed valuation) in 1979 for maintenance and operation? YES . . . . . . . . . . NO. . . . . . . . . . POLLING PLACE Acme Grade School Deming Grade School Harmony Grade School Maple Falls Grade School ABSENTEE BALLOTS TOTAL BALLOTS NUMBER OF BALLOTS OFI± ICIi , RETURNS MOUNT BAKED, SCIIOOL DISTRICT NO. 507 PARCH 8, 1977 PRECINCT YES NO NO PERSONS VOTING Acme, Baker 1, Park 1 Deming 1 & 2, Baker. 2 Lawrence 2 & 3 Lawrence 1, Rome Ten Mile 4, Van Wyck 2 Columbia, Glacier Maple Falls Total Absentees GRAND TOTAL Passed Failed 5'3 .S -7 z1. / Proposition No. 1 School District Special Levy Shall Mount Baker School District No. 507, Whatcom County, Washington, collect *395,000.00 in excess property taxes (ap roximately $2.40 per $1,00.0 assessed valuationfin 1979 for maintenance and operation? YES. . . . . . . . . . /—T NO . . . . . . . . . ./ / The poll for such special election shall be at the four elementary schools of the Mount Baker School District and shall be open from 7:00 A.M. to 8:00 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 Mount Baker School District No. 507, Whatcom County, Washington at a regular meeting thereof held this 12th day of January, 1978. Attest; .Secretary of the Board of Directors Mount Baker School District No. 507 Whatcom County, Washington Board of Directors r Mount Baker Jr. -Sr. High School Deming, WA (206) 592-2151 CALVIN JOHNSON — Principal mown 0k 0 = -- 507 Wm. BOULTON — Superintendent P.O. Box 95 Deming, Washington 98244 (206) 592-3311 RESOLUTION NO. ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ACME —Acme, WA 98220 DEMING—Deming, WA 98244 HARMONY-5060 Sand Rd., Bellingham, WA 98225 MAPLE FALLS —Maple Falls, WA 98266 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MOUNT BAKER SCHOOL DISTRICT NO 507, 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 a proposition authorizing the levy of an excess tax of approximately $2.40 per $1,000 of assessed value (100% of true and fair value unless specifically otherwise provided by law) to raise the sum of $395,000.00 for the district General fund. WHEREAS, the money to be paid into the General Fund of the district will be insufficient during the school year 1978-79 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 *395,000.00 or approximately $2.40 per $1,0006100 of assessed value(100% of true and fair value unless specifically otherwise 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 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 rejection: NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF MOUNT BKAER SCHOOL DISTRICT 507, 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 $2.40 per $1,000 of assessed value (100% true and fair value unless specifically otherwise provided by law) upon all taxable property within the district in 1978 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 *395,000.00 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 shoud be levied such excess tax for the purposes described herein at a special election to be held within the district on Ilarch 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 levy 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 hereinafter set forth. The Secretary of the Board of Directors is hereby authorized and di directed to certify said proposition to the Whatcom County Auditor in the following form: