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Home My WebLink About1982 February 02, 1982 Special - Ferndale School District 502WHATCOM COUNTY AUDITOR'S OFFICE P.O. Box 398 Bellingham, WA 98225 JOAN OGDEN, Auditor Phone 676 - 6740 OFFICIAL CANVASS OF THE SPECIAL ELECTION HELD IN WHATCOM COUNTY ON THE 2ND DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1982 FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS IN THE BELLINGHAM SCHOOL DISTRICT NO: 501, WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON THE PROPOSITION TO PROVIDE $3,850,000.00 FOR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE PURPOSES FOR COLLECTION IN 1983 AND $3,850,000.00 FOR 1984 COLLECTION, AND FOR THE PURPOSE -OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS IN FERNDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 502, WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON THE PROPOSITION TO PROVIDE $1,222,367.00 FOR OPERATION AND iAINTENANCE PURPOSES FOR COLLECTION IN 1983 AND $1,222,367.00 FOR 1984 COLLECTION, AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS IN BLAINE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 503, WHATCOM COUNTY WASHINGTON, THE PROPOSITION TO PROVIDE $650,000. FOR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE PURPOSES FOR COLLECTION IN 1983 and $650,000 FOR 1984 COLLECTION, AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS IN THE LYNDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 504, WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON THE PROPOSITION TO PROVIDE $295,000.00 FOR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE PURPOSES FOR.COLLECTION IN 19830 AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS IN THE MERIDIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 505, WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON THE PROPOSITIONS TO. PROVIDE $265,000.00 FOR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE PURPOSES FOR COLLECTION IN 1983 AND $295,000 FOR 1984 COLLECTION AND THE PROPOSITION TO PROVIDE $35,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE DISTRICT'S FACILITIES FOR COLLECTION IN 1983, AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS IN THE NOOKSACK VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 506, WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON THE PROPOSITION TO PROVIDE $250,00.0.0.0 FOR OPERATION ANQD MAINTENANCE PURPOSES FOR COLLECTION IN 1983 and $250,000.00 FOR 1984 COLLECTION, AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS IN MT. BAKER SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 507, WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON THE PROPOSITION TO PROVIDE $350,000.00 FOR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE PURPOSES FOR COLLECTION IN 1983 AND-$350,000.00 FOR 198* COLLECTION. Office of the Auditor of Whatcom County Bellingham, Washington -February J G, 1982 Pursuant to a notice given by Joan Ogden, County Auditor of Whatcom County, Washington, we the undersigned, Will Roehl, Chairman of the County Council of said County and David S. Mc EAchran, Prosecuting Attorney of of said County now meet with Joan Ogden for the purpose of canvassing the votes cast in all the precincts comprising the Bellingham School District No. 501, the Ferndale School District No. 502, the Lynden School District No"..504, the Blaine School District No. 503, the Meridian School District No. 505, the Nooksack Valley School District No. 506 and the Mt. Baker School District No. 507, all in Whatcom County, State of Washington as shown on the poll books at the Special Election held on Tuesday, the 2nd day of. February, 1982. Joan Ogden, County Auditor, as aforesaid, now makes oath' as follows: OATH OF AUDITOR STATE OF WASHINGTON) ) ss. COUNTY OF WHATCOM ) I, Joan Ogden, County Auditor of Whatcom County, State of Washington do solemnly swear that the returns purporting to be the election returns of the Bellingham School District No. 501, Whatcom County,, Washington, the Ferndale School District No. 502, Whatcom County, Washington, the Blaine School District No. 503, Whatcom County, Washington, the Lynden School District No. 504, Whatcom County, Washington, the Meridian School District No:.505, Whatcom County, Washington, the Nooksack Valley School District No. 506; Whatcom County, Washington and the Mt. Baker School District No. 507, Whatcom County, Washington,held on the 2nd day of I_,bruarv, 1982, have in no .wise been altered by additions or erasures, and that they are the same as when I received them, except that the votes of the absentee voters have been added, SO HELP ME GOD. go' atcom ciunty i—iditor Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10 , day of February, 1982. C:hair;,uin, Whatcom County Council Immediately after the oath by the County Auditor, the said Joan Ogden, Will Roehl and David S. Mc Eachran proceeded as a Canvassing Board in and for Whatcom County to canvass the votes cast in all of the precincts of Whatcom County comprising the Bellingham School District No. 501, the Ferndale School District No. 502, the Blaine -School District No. 503, the Lynden School District No. 504, the Meridian School District No. 505, the Nooksack Valley School District No. 506 and the Mt. Baker School District No. 507, on the 2nd day of February, 1982. 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 the Bellingham School District No. 501, the Ferndale School District No. 502, the Blaine School District No. 503, the Lynden School District No. 504, the Meridian School District No. 505, the Nooksack Valley School District No. 506, the Mt. Baker School District No. 507, "all in Whatcom County, Washington, having met for the purpose of canvassing the votes concerning the following propositions: I February 2, 1982 Whatcom County, Washington BELLINCHAM SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 501 Special Election - Proposition No. SCHOOL OPERATION LEVIES Shall the following excess taxes for operation pur- poses be levied for Bellingham School District's General Fund upon all taxable property within the District- Approximately $2,14 per $1,000.00 assessed value (based on 100% of true and fair value) to pro- vide $3,850.000.00 for 1983 collection; and approxl- matoly 32.08 per $1.000.00 assessed value abased on 100% of true and fair value) to provide $3,850,000.00 for 1984 collection, as specified in District Resolution No. 25-81 7 1A February 2, 1982 Whatcom County, Washington ,.� Number Persons Voting last General YES-6 0 Election 2,913 60% Yes Vote 700 No Yes Votes 1,430 NO-8 No No Votes 640 Passed 69.1% Number persons voting last general election 14,202 60% Yes Vote 3,409 No. Yes Votes 6,241 No. No Votes 1,535 Passed 80.3% • 4A February 2, 1982 Whatcom County, Washington • M• BLAINE SCHOOL -DISTRICT NO. 503 "I 'Special Election - Proposition No. i SCHOOL OPERATION LEVIES Shall the following excess taxes for operation pur- poses be Levied for Blaine School District's General YES - 67 0 Fund upon all taxable property within the District: i �! Appoximately $0.92 per $1,000.00 assessed value 1 (based on 100% of true and fair value) to provide '! $650,000.00 for 1983 collection; and approximately i r,; 40.88 per $1,000.00 assessed value (based on 100% NO - 69 of true and fair valve) to provide $650,000.00 for 1 1984 collection, as specified in District Resolution No.6-81/827 Number Persons voting last General I Election 1,022 60% Yes 246 No.Yes Votes 520 i No.No Votes 240 Passed 68.4% FERNDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 502 Special Election - Proposition No. I SCHOOL OPERATION LEVIES Shall the foil,)wing, excess taxes for operation and maintenance purposes be levied for Ferndale School District's General Fund upon all taxable property within the District: Approximately $1.98 per $1,000.00 assessed value YES- 15 0 (based on 100% of true and fair value) to provide $1,222,367.00 to be .levied in 1982 for collection in 1983; and approximately $1.95 per $1,000.00 asses- sed value (based on 100% of true and fair value) to provide 0.1,222,367.00 to be levied in 1983 for collection in 1984, all as specified in District Resolu- NO.17 0 tion No. 34.817 2 February 2, 1982 Whatcom County, Washington LYNDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 504 Splecial Election - Proposition No. SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL LEVY Shall Lyndan School District No. 504, Whatcom YES - 23 0 County, Washington, levy excess taxes for mainten- ance and operation purposes upon all taxable property - within the District of approximately $1.30 per $1,000.00 assessed value to provide $295,000.00 for collection in 1983, as specified in District Resolu- tion No. 4-817 NO -25 t Voting Proposition No. 1 — No. Persons Last General Election 2,278 60% Yes 548 No. Yes Votes 825 No. No Votes 234 Passed 77.9% We the undersigned, do hereby declare that said statement and returns contain the number of votes cast for and against the foregoing propositions at the said election held in Whatcom County the 2nd day of February, 1982. Witness our hand and official seal this loth day of February, 1982. /I A".4 � - 0 _-; �;61-) � �/- / - Chairman, Whatcom County Council 1 r ai"to-yAof Whatcom County i G�-•dal -�V t ; s Prosecuting Attorn f Whatcom County i RESOLUTION NO. 34-81 WHEREAS, the money in and to be paid into the General Fund of Ferndale School District No. 502, Whatcom County, Washington, during the 1982-1983, 1983-1984, and 1984-1985 school years will be insufficient to enable the District to take care of all of its necessary financial obligations and to properly meet the educa- tional needs of students attending the District's schools; and WHEREAS, in order to properly provide for said financial obligations and educational needs, it is deemed necessary that an excess tax of $ 1,222,367.00 should be levied in 1982 for collection in 1983 and that an excess tax of $ 1,222,367.00 should be levied in 1983 for collection in 1984, said excess taxes being for the District's General Fund to pay part of the general expenses of maintenance and operation of the District; and WHEREAS, the Constitution and laws of the State of Washington require that the question of whether or not such excess tax may be levied 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 Ferndale School District No. 502, Whatcom County, Washington, as follows: Section 1. It is hereby found and declared that the welfare of the students and other residents of the District requires the District to carry out the plans hereinafter provided. Section 2. In order to provide $ 1,222,367.00 for the General Fund of the District, a tax of approximately $ 1`98 per thousand dollars of assessed valuation (based on 100% of true and fair value) should be levied in 1982 for collection in 1983 upon all the taxable property within the District in excess of the maximum annual tax levy permitted by law to be levied for the District without a vote of the electors, and ire order to provide $ 1,222,367.00 _for the General Fund of the District, a tax of approximately 1.95 per thousand dollars of assessed valuation (based on 100% of true and fair value) should be levied in 1983 for collection in 1984 upon all the taxable property within the District in excess of the maximum annual tax levy permitted by law to be levied for the District without a vote of the electors. Upon approval by the voters of Proposition No. 1 hereinafter set forth, the District may use the proceeds of such levies during the 1982-1983, 1983-1984, and 1984-1985 school years by incurring an indebtedness by the issuance of warrants against the General Fund of the District, and may expend the proceeds of said levies to pay such part of the general expenses of maintenance and operations of the District as may be authorized or allowed by law for the use of excess levy funds. -1- Section 3. 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 such excess taxes should be levied in 1982 and 1983 for their ratification or rejec- tion at a special election to be held therein on February 2, 1982. The Whatcom County Auditor as ex officio supervisor of elec- tions in Whatcom County is hereby requested to also find the exis- tence of such emergency and to call and conduct said special elec- tion to be held within the District on said date and to submit to the qualified electors of the District the proposition herein- after set forth. The Secretary of the Board of Directors is hereby authorized and directed to certify said proposition in the following form: -2- "PROPOSITION NO.'1 SCHOOL OPERATION LEVIES Shall the following excess taxes for operation and maintenance purposes be levied for Ferndale School District's General Fund upon all taxable property within the District: Approximately $1.98 per $1,000.00 assessed value (based on $100% of true and fair value) to provide $1,222,367.00 to be levied in 1982 for collection in 1983; and approximately $ 1.95 per $1,000.00 assessed value (based on 100% of true and fair vaT-ue) to provide $1,222,367.00 to be levied in 1983 for collection in 1984, all as specified in District Resolution No. 34-81? LEVY. . . . . . . . . . . . Yes LEVY . . . . . . . . . . . . No The Secretary of the Board of Directors of the District is hereby directed to deliver a certified copy of this resolution to the Whatcom County Auditor. ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of Ferndale School District No. 502, Whatcom County, Washington at a regular open public meeting thereof, held December 17, 1981, the following Directors being present and voting therefor. OC OR FERNDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 502 WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON By By Aa, By -77tL By � By Directors CERTIFICATION 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 constitutes a true and correct copy of Resolution No. 34-81 of such Board of Directors duly adopted at a regular meeting thereof held the 17th da of December, 1981. _3_ Secretary