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Home My WebLink About1984 November 06 1984 Special Fire District 4WHATCOM COUNTY AUDITOR'S OFFICE PO. Box 398 JOAN OGDEN, Auditor Bellingham, WA 98225 Phone 676= 6740 OFFICIAL CANVASS OF THE SPECIAL ELECTION HELD IN WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON ON THE 6TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1984 FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUB- MITTING TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS IN WHATCOM COUNTY WATER DISTRICT NO. 4, WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON THE PROPOSITION TO ISSUE ITS GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS IN PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOT TO EXCEED $50,000. OATH OF AUDITOR STATE OF WASHINGTON) ) ss. COUNTY OF WHATCOM ) IT:--d_a solemnly. swear that the returns purporting to be the election returns of Water District No. 4, Whatcom County, Washington held on the 6th day Of November, 1984,.have in no wise been altered by additions or erasures, and that they are the same as when they were deposited in my office, SO HELP ME GOD. Whatcom County Audi or Subscribed and sworn to before me this 21st day of November,. 198"4:w.- CERTIFICATE OF CANVASSING BOARD��14f�' STATE OF WASHINGTON) SS. COUNTY OF WHATCOM ) THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT we, as the Whatcom County Canvassing Committee, have completed our canvass of votes as it pertains to the Special Election held within the boundaries of Water District No. 4, Whatcom County, Washington on the 6th day of November, 1984 and the results were as follows: WHATCOM COUNTY WATER DIST. NO. 4 Special Election —Proposition No. 1 Submitted by,Water District No. 4 SEWER IMPROVEMENT BONDS, $50,000 Shall Whatcom County Water District No. 4, What- com County, Washington acquire land to be held for sewer purposes and for such purpose issue Its gen- eral obligation bonds in principal amount of not to exceed $80,000, maturing within a maximum term of 10 years from date of issue and payable out of annual tax levies in excess of constitutional or statu- tory tax limitations, all as more fully described In Resolution No. 421 of the District? Number persons Voting Last General Election 136 Bonds, 4 0 % YES -145 0 PASSED 75.2% Bonds, VOTES, BONDS YES NO-147 ik VOTES, BONDS NO The canvass having been completed this 21st day of November, 1984. 55 124 41 WHATCOM COUNTY CANVASSING BOARD Whatcom County Auditor C, Cou egislative Authority County Prosecuting Attorney WHATCOM COUNTY WATER DISTRICT NO. 4 WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON RESOLUTION NO. 421 A RESOLUTION of Whatcom County Water District No. 4 , Wliatcom County, Washington, providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the District at a special election to be held therein on November 6, 1984, of a proposition of whether or not the District should issue its general obligation bonds in the aggregate principal amount of $50,000 for the purpose of providing the funds to acquire land to be held for sewer purposes. ADOPTED: September 13, 1984 PREPARED BY PRESTON, THORGRIMSON, ELLIS & HOLtIAN 2000 IBM Building Seattle, Washington 98101 CMW1/062 r'� Recitals. . Section 1. Section 2. Section 3. Section 4. Section 5. Section 6. Section 7. TABLE OF CONTENTS* PAGE 1 Findings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Sewer Improvements 2 Cost of Improvements . . . . . . . . 2 Authorization of Bonds . . . . . . . 2 Useful Life of Improvements. . . . . 3 Election Called. . . . . . . . . . . 3 Effective Date . . . . . . . . . . . 4 *This Table of Contents is included for convenience of the reader only and is not a part of this resolution._. CMW1/063 RESOLUTION NO. 421 A RESOLUTION of Whatcom County Water District No. 4, Whatcom County, Washington, providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the District at a special election to be held therein on November 6, 1984, of a proposition of whether or not the District should issue its general obligation bonds in the aggregate principal amount of $50,000 for the purpose of providing the funds to acquire and improve land to be held for sewer purposes. WHEREAS, the Board of Water Commissioners of Whatcom County Water District No. 4, Whatcom County, Washington (the "District"), has by Resolution adopted on February 9 , 1984, approved a comprehensive program to reconstruct and improve its plan for sewers within the District; and WHEREAS, the State of Washington Department of Ecology and the County Council of Whatcom County have approved said compre- hensive plan; and WHEREAS, the Board of Water Commissioners of the District deems it necessary and advisable that the District acquire land within the District for the purpose of implementing said compre- hensive plan; and WHEREAS, in order to provide part of the funds necessary to pay the cost thereof it is deemed necessary and advisable that the District issue and sell its unlimited tax levy general obligation bonds in the aggregate principal amount of $50,000; and WHEREAS, the Constitution and laws of the State of Washington provide that the question of whether or not the District may issue such bonds for such purposes must be submitted to the qualified electors of the District for their ratification or rejection; and WHEREAS, it is further deemed necessary and advisable that the proposition herein provided for be submitted to such electors at a special election to be held on November 6, 1984; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by Whatcom County Water District No. 4, Whatcom County, Washington, as follows: Section 1. Findings. It is hereby found and declared that it is necessary for the public welfare and benefit of the inhabi- tants of the District that the District issue its general obligation bonds for the purposes set forth herein and that it carry out the plans hereinafter provided at the time or times and in the order deemed most necessary and advisable by the Board of Water Commissioners. Section 2. Sewer Comprehensive Plan. Pursuant to the comprehensive plan for sewers for the District, the District shall acquire unimproved land of approximately 5 acres legally described on Exhibit A hereto, and install drainage and land- scaping. Said property shall be retained by the District until such time as the Board determines to amend said comprehensive plan to provide for the acquisition, construction and instal- lation of sewerage improvements thereon. Section 3. Cost of Improvements. The estimated cost of the land acquisition and improvements contained in Section 2 is hereby declared to be, as near as may be, the sum of $50,000. The balance of the costs of such improvements shall be paid out of other available funds of the District. Section 4. Authorization of Bonds. For the purpose of providing part of the funds necessary to pay the cost of land acquisition and improvements described in Section 2 above, the District shall issue and sell its general obligation bonds in the aggregate principal amount of $50,000, or so much thereof as may -2- CMW1/064 be issued and sold under the laws of the State of Washington governing the limitation of indebtedness of water districts. Said bonds shall be issued in such amounts and at such time or times as deemed necessary and advisable by the Board of Water Commissioners, shall bear interest at a rate of not to exceed the maximum rate permitted by law, and shall mature within a maximum term of ten years from date of issue, but may mature at an earlier date or dates, as authorized by the Board of Water Commissioners and provided by law. Both principal of and inter- est on said bonds shall be payable by annual property tax levies in excess of constitutional or statutory limitations upon all the taxable property within the District in such amounts as are sufficient, together with other legally available funds, to pay such principal and interest as the same shall become due. The exact date, form, terms, options of redemption and maturities of said bonds shall be as hereafter fixed by resolution of the District. In the event the proceeds of the sale of said bonds, plus any or all of the other moneys available for such purposes, are insufficient to complete all of the land acquisition approved by the voters as herein provided for, the District shall use the available funds for paying the cost of land acquisition and improvements deemed most necessary and to the best interests of the District by the Board of Water Commissioners. Section 5. Useful Life of Improvements. The life of the land to be acquired or constructed by use of the proceeds of said bond is hereby estimated and declared to be no less than ten years. Section 6. Election Called. 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 the District shall issue said general obligation bonds for -3- CMW1/064 their ratification or rejection at a special election to be held on November 6, 1984. The Whatcom County Auditor as ex officio supervisor of elections is hereby requested to also find the existence of such emergency and to assume jurisdiction of and to call and conduct said special election to be held within the District on said date and to submit to the qualified electors of the District the proposition hereinafter set forth. WHATCOM COUNTY WATER DISTRICT NO. 4 WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON PROPOSITION NO. SEWER IMPROVEMENT BONDS, $50,000 Shall Whatcom County Water District No. 4, Whatcom County, Washington acquire land to be held for sewer purposes and for such purpose, issue its general obligation bonds in principal amount of not to exceed $50,000, maturing within a maximum term of 10 years from date of issue and payable out of annual tax levies in excess of constitutional or statutory tax limita- tions, all as more fully described in Resolution No. 421 of the District? BONDS, YES . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 BONDS, NO . . . . . . . . . . . I / The District Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to deliver a certified copy of this resolution to the Whatcom County Auditor. Section 7. Effective Date. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. -4- CMW1/064 ADOPTED AND APPROVED, at a regular meeting of the Board of Water Commissioners of Whatcom County Water District NO 4, Whatcom County, Washington held this 13th day of September, 1984. WHATCOM COUNTY WATER DISTRICT NO. 4 WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON ATTEST: Secret y President and Commissioner ssioner i, Co1v ssioner -5- CMW1/064 EXHIBIT A Legal Description East 1/2 Section 10, County, State CMW/080 of the SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 in Township 40, Range 3 W.M., situated in Whatcom of Washington