HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979 March 13, 1979 Special - Meridian School District 505COUNTY AUDITOR'S REPORT
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WHATCOM COUNTY
DATE OF ELECTION _ MARCH 13, 1979
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March 13- 7979
Whatcom County, Washington
MERIDIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 505
Special Election — Proposition No. I 725
Submitted by Meridian School District No. 505 Levy,
SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL LEVY YES - 53 0
Shall Meridian School District No. 505, Whatcom
County, Washington, collect $345,000. in excess 544
property taxes (approximately $3.83 per $1000 as- Levy,
sessed valuation) in 1980 for maintenance and operation? 1u N0 - 55 0
Failed 57.1%
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Resolution No. 1-79
A RESOLUTION OF the Board of Directors of the Meridian School District
No. 505, Whatcom County, Washington, providing for the submission to the
qualified electors of the district at a special election to be held there-
in on March 13, 1979 , of a proposition authorizing the levy of an
excess tax of approximately $3.83 per $1000 of assessed value (100% of
true and fair value unless specifically otherwise provided by law to
raise the sum of $345,000. 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 1979-1980 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 $345,000. or approximately $3.83 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 1979 for collection in 1980 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 Meridian School
District No. 505, 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 districts contracts
and to properly carry on the functions of the schools within the district, the dis-
trict authorizes the County Commissioners of Whatcom County to levy a tax of
approximately $3.83 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 1979 for collection in 1980 in excess of the annual tax levy per-
mitted the district without a vote of the people for the purpose of providing
$345,000. for the district General Fund.
Section 3: It is hereby found and declared that an emergency exists re-
quiring the submission to the qualified voters of the district of the proposition
of whether or not there would be levied such excess tax for the purpose described
herein at a special election to be held within the district on March 13 1979
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 hereinafter set forth. The Secretary of the Board of Di ---
rectors 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 Meridian School District No. 505, Whatcom
County, Washington, collect $345,000. in excess
property taxes (approximately $3.83 per $1000
assessed valuation) in 1980 for maintenance and
operation?
YES . . . . . . . . . . . .
NO. . . . . . . . . . . .
The polls for such special election 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 Meridian School District No. 505,
Whatcom County, Washington, at a regular meeting thereof held this 24th
day of January , 1979.
MERIDIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 505
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By
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Attest:
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Secretary of the B rd of Directors
I, Donald J. Bauthues, Secretary of the Board of Directors of Meridian
School District No. 505, Whatcom County, Washington, DO HEREBY CERTIFY
that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of Resolution 1-79 of the
Board of Directors, duly adopted at a regular meeting thereof held on
the 24th day of January , 1979.
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Secretary of the rd of Directors L
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY AUDITOR
OF
WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
WHEREAS, the undersigned as the duly elected, qualified and acting Auditor
of Whatcom County, Washington, has jurisdiction of and is required by law to
conduct all special elections for school districts within the county; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of said district by resolution adopted
January 24th , 1979, a certified copy of which has been delivered to the
undersigned, has found that an emergency exists requiring the holding of a
special election on March 13, _, 1979, and,
WHEREAS, said district by said resolution has authorized and directed the
undersigned to assume jurisdiction of and conduct said special election;
NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby authorized and ordered as follows:
The undersigned concurs in the finding of an emergency and does hereby
assume jurisdiction of the above -mentioned special election of Meridian School
District No. 505, Whatcom County, Washington, authorized and ordered by
resolution of its Board of Directors adopted January 24 , 1979, and will
conduct said special election to be held March 13 , 1979.
DATED at Bellingham, Washington, this 25th day of January , 1979.
Whatcom County Auditor