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Home My WebLink About1996 - Blaine School District No. 503 Maintenance & Operation Levy PASSED Special Election February 06, 1996School Fiscal SeMose j OF P. Old Caphal Building, PO BOX 47200 y t OLYMPIA WA 98504-7200 (206) 753-1717 Too (206) 664-Wl 1 �i AIIII1. COUNTY AUDITOR'S SCHOOL DISTRICT FINANCING ELECTIONS REPORTING FORM COUNTY NAME SCHOOL DISTRICT NAME Whatcom 11 Blaine School Dist. #503 VOTER1. MINIMUM • A. For excess levies: 2,340 Total votes cast at last November General Election 13, For bond issues voted upon during the year immediately following a State General Election (odd or even number year): 2,340 Total votes cast at last qualifying State General Election 11. CANVASS OF • Proposition Type of Number Number Votes Number Election Votes For Against Passed Failed Type of Election Codes 1 M & 0 624 414 60. 12 0 • ®0 Bond M & O Maintenance and Operation CP Capital Project TVF Transportation Vehicle Fund LEAD/JOINT COUNTIES The above vote count includes votes cast in our joint county(ies). Yes E No [j Name of county(ies): Attach a copy of official ballot(s). Dated this 16thday of February 19 96 UNTY AuorroR SIGNATuRE Return completed report with ballot attached to: Robert M. Schley, Director School Fiscal Services Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction Old Capitol Building PO BOX 47200 FORM SPI M-466 (Rev. "4) OLYMPIA WA 98504-7200 STYLE # 3 SPECIAL ELECTION WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON FEBRUARY 6, 1996 ABSENTEE BALLOT GUIDE The ballot which you have received is actually a data processing card prepared for recording your vote. Do not mark, fold or punch the ballot punchcard except as outlined in the instructions. Your Mail -in Ballot Packet consists of: This Ballot guide listing the ballot measures and/or candidates. • A pre -scored Ballot Punchcard. * A Ballot security envelope for the Ballot Punchcard. • A pre -addressed Return Envelope to return your voted Ballot Punchcard, which should first be enclosed in the Ballot security envelope. Absentee Voting Instructions are on the next page. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE VOTING OPEN THIS BALLOT GUIDE HOW TO VOTE Special Election Page 301 February 6, 1996 Whatcom County, Washington Ballot Punchcard r r� Punch chip completely out of Ballot Punchcard with a paper clip or similar device. of�AoIUA�Wm 1. Remember to SIGN YOUR NAME on the outside of the MAILING envelope on the line under the Voter Affidavit. Your signature is compared to your signature on file with the County. 2. In the Ballot Guide, to the right of each measure or candidate, is a number which is assigned to a position on your Ballot Card. 3. Use a paper clip, tooth pick or sharp pencil to punch out the pre -scored square located just above the number assigned to the candidate or measure. 4. Write in candidates may be voted for by using the space provided on the flap attached to your ballot card. You must list both the Name and Office of the write-in candidate and the Political Party in Partisan races. Do not punch out a position number for any other candidate for that office. 5. After you have finished voting, place your Ballot Card in the Ballot Security Envelope. 6. Place the Ballot Security Envelope containing your voted ballot punchcard INSIDE THE PRE-ADpRESSEQ MAILING ENVELOPIrs 7. Put a first-class stamp on the envelope and mail it so it is postmarked no later -than the day of the election. 8. If you spoil your ballot or wish to change you vote, use the BALLOT GUIDE and with a pen make your selections. Return it in the Ballot Security Envelope instead of the ballot card. 9. If you have any questions_ about these instructions pleasera_Il the A ditor's Office at: 3 7 -6742 or36M98-13-1 STYLE # 3 MG-Whatcom BLAINE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.503 Special Election — Proposition No.1 Submitted by Blaine School District No. 503 SCHOOL OPERATION LEVIES ' Levy Shall the following excess taxes for maintenance and operation purposes be levied for Blaine School District's General Fund YES - 62 -� upon all taxable property within the District, approximately $1.23 Levy per $1,000.00 of assessed value (based on 100% true and fair value) to provide $2,225,214.00 for 1997 collection, and approximately $1.23 per $1,000.00 assessed value (based on NO - 64 100% true and fair value) to provide $2,230,000.00 for 1998 collection; as specified in District Resolution #2-95/96? WHATCOM COUNTY AUDITOR'S OFFICE OFFICIAL CANVASS OF THE SPECIAL ELECTION HELD TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1996 IN BLAINE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 503, WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE DISTRICT THE PROPOSITIONS TO ISSUE SCHOOL OPERATION LEVIES IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,225,214.00 FOR 1997 AND $2,230,000.00 in 1998 COLLECTION. OATH OF AUDITOR STATE OF WASHINGTON } ss. COUNTY OF WHATCOM } I do solemnly swear that the returns purporting to be the election returns of Blaine School District No. 503, Whatcom County, Washington held on the 6th day of February, 1996, have in no wise bean altered by additions or erasures, and that they are the same - l �ni ��ey were deposited in my office. ■ Whatcom Coon y Auditor •�,u�rrr.•� --Subscribed and sworn to before me this 16th day of February, 1996 :. 6/1 ❑ C' C JDON TV r Co my Legislative Au t ority STA! t OF . �syiA�TA CERTIFICATION OF CANVASSING BOARD STATE OF WASHINGTON 7 } 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 various precincts within the boundaries of Blaine School District No. 503, Whatcom County, Washington on the 6th day of February, 1996 and the results were as follows: Number Persons Voting Last General Election 2,340 BLAINE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 503 40 o Turnout 936 Special Election — Proposition No.1 60 o Yes Vote 561 Submitted by Blaine School District No. 503 SCHOOL OPERATION LEVIES Levy Shall the following excess taxes for maintenance and operation purposes be levied for Blaine School District's General Fund YES - 62 upon all taxable property within the District, approximately $1.23 per $1,000.00 of assessed value (based on 100% true and fair LEVY, YES 624 60.127o value) to provide $2,225,214.00 for 1997 collection, and Levy approximately $1.23 per $1,000.00 assessed value (based on NO - 64 —� 100% true and fair value) to provide $2,230,000.00 for 1998 LEVY, NO 414 39 . 88% collection; as specified in District Resolution N2-95/96? Passed: 60.12% ""�►f�hYiSe� anvass having been completed this 16th day of February, �► •"f WHATCOM COUNTY CANVASSING BOARD ' County Audi r 'Coe ,i H A r4 �s C unty Legislative A ority sTRte or •,�c County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney I Whatcom County Auditor's Office 1996 School Election s ,,� M\ February 6, 1996 Q t•, Vote Count Absentees Election Night 2/12/96 Count 2/16/96 Total Percent 501 Levy, YES 7,852 1,300 82 9,234 76.11% 501 Levy, NO 2,240 609 49 2,898 23.89% 501 Bonds, YES 7,799 1,276 89 9,164 75.82% 501 Bonds, NO 2,260 621 42 2,923 24.18% 502 Levy, YES 2,072 289 18 2,379 70.78% 502 Levy, NO 790 183 9 982 29.22% 502 CapLevy, YES 1,918 269 19 2,206 66.11% 502 CapLevy, NO 928 195 8 1,131 33.89% 503 Levy, YES 544 76 4 624 60.12% 503 Levy, NO 340 72 2 414 39.88% 504 Levy, YES 1,316 168 31 1,515 65.93% 504 Levy, NO 666 110 7 783 34.07% 504 Bonds, YES 1,212 154 24 1,390 61.81% 504 Bonds, NO 733 118 8 859 38.19% 505 Levy, YES 534 106 18 658 67.84% 505 Levy, NO 218 59 35 312 32.16% 505 Bonds, YES 490 86 21 597 61.74% 505 Bonds, NO 254 82 34 370 38.26% 506 Levy, YES 715 75 21 811 72.61% 506 Levy, NO 257 48 1 306 27.39% 507 Levy, YES 925 103 9 1,037 57.90% 507 Levy, NO 621 127 6 754 42.10% Voter Turnout Election Day - Includes Number of Absentees and Absentees Registered Percent District Poll Votes 2/12/96 Count 2/16/96 Total Voters Turnout 501 - Bellingham 10,187 1,937 142 12,266 49,995 24.53% 502 - Ferndale 2,873 476 28 3,377 13,016 25.94% 503 - Blaine 891 149 7 1,047 4,950 21.15% 504- Lynden 2,009 280 38 2,327 7,815 29.78% 505 - Meridian 761 169 56 986 3,942 25.01% 506 - Nooksack 978 123 23 1,124 4,265 26.35% 507 - Mt. Baker 1,553 230 18 1,801 6,121 29.42% 19,252 3,364 312 22,928 90,104 25.45% Absentee Turnout Election Day Absentees 6,406 Absentees 2/12/96 3,364 Absentees 2/16/96 312 Total Absentees 10,082 Percentage of Total Turnout 43.97% EL021296.XLS 2/16/96 1:42 PM BLAINE SCHOOL DISTRICT #503 RESOLUTION #1-95196 A resolution establishing the 1996 Tax Levy to accommodate the limits established by the State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Blaine School District allowed the voters of the District to decide on the collection of an M & O tax for calendar year 1996, which was approved by them, and WHEREAS, when this ballot issue was created, an estimate had to be made about future levy lid calculations with the understanding that if it differs from the finally determined lid, appropriate action would be taken, and, WHEREAS, the final Levy Lid for M & O Levies to be collected in 1996 have been published by the State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and for the Blaine School District it is below the amount of the Levy approved by the voters which necessitates a reduction .of the Levy from that originally adopted, anq, WHEREAS, thQ Board of Directors of the Blaine School District only want to collect the amount of the Levy as authorized by law, thus, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors of the Blaine School District hereby rolls back the Levy for the M & O tax collective for 1996 collection by THIRTEEN THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIX DOLLARS ($13.726.00) from TWO MILLION AND NINETY-NINE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED ANO THIRTY-NINE DOLLARS ($2.099.139.00) to TWO MILLION AND EIGHTY-FIVE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN DOLLARS ($2.O 413. 00). ADOPTED this 13th day of November as authenticated by the signatures affixed below: ATTESTED TO: Secre ,10erk of the Board V ector Dire ar PROPOSITION NO. i SCHOOL OPERATION LEVIES Shall the following excess taxes for maintenance and operation purposes be levied for Blain P)S7hoQ>1/District's General Fund upon all taxable property within the District, approximately $1.23 per $1,000,00 of assessed value (based on 100% true and fair value) to provide $2,225,214.00 for 1997 collection; and approximately $1.23 per $'1,000.00 assessed value (based on 100% true and fair value) to provide $2,230,000.00 for 1998 collection; as specified in District Resolution 92-95J96. YES NO The Secretary of the Board of Directors is hereby authorized and directed to deliver a certi ied copy ;,t re olution to the Whatcom County Auditor. ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of Blaine School District No. 503 Whatcom County, Washington, at a regular open public meeting thereof, held November27, IM the following directors being present and voting; j4z4D�1'44 Director I, GORDON L. DOLMAN, Secretary of the Board of Directors of Blaine School District No. 503, Whatcom County, Washington, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true and correct copy of Resolution 82-95/96 of the Board of Directors, duly adopted at a regular meeting thereof held on the 2��y of_Hovember, 1995. Se r ary/Clerk of the Board BLAINE SCHOOL DISTRICT #503 a-- Resolution 2-95 96 A resolution of the Board of Directors of Blaine School District No. 503, Whatcom County, Washington, providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the District at a special election to be held therein on February 6, 1996 of the proposition of whether or not there should be levied an excess tax of approximately $2,225,214.00 for the District's GENERAL FUND to pay part of the general expenses of Maintenance and Operation of the District, such levy to be made in 1996 for collection in 1997 and whether there should be levied a further excess tax of approximately $1.23 per $1,000.00 of assessed valuation (based on 10H of true and fair value) to provide $2,230,000.00 for the District's GENERAL FUND to pay part of the general expenses of Maintenance and Operation of the District, such levy to be made in 1997 for collection in 1998, WHEREAS, the money in and to be paid into the GENERAL FUND of Blaine School District No, 503, Whatcom County, Washington during the 1996-97, 1997-98 school years will be insufficient to enable that District to take care of all its necessary financial obligations, and to properly meet the educational needs of students attending the District's schools, and; WHEREAS in order to properly provide for said financial obligations and educational needs of the District for the next two (2) successive school years, it is deemed necessary that a tax of approximately $1.23 per $1,000.00 of assessed valuation (based on 10015 of true and fair value) to provide $2,225,214.00 for the District's GENERAL FUND to be levied upon all of 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, such levy to be made in 1996 for collection in 1997 and that a tax of approximately $1.23 per $1000.00 of assessed valuation (based on 1001 of true and fair value) to provide $2,230,000.00 for the District's GENERAL FUND be levied upon all of 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, such levy to be made in 1997 for collection in 1998, 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 Blaine School district No. 503, 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 $2,225,214.00 for the GENERAL FUND of the District, a tax of approximately $1.23 per $1,000.00 of assessed valuation (based on 100% of true and fair value) should be levied in 1996 for collection in 1997 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 that in order to provide $1.23 per $1,000.00 of assessed valuation (based on 100% of true and fair value) for the -General Fund of the District, a tax of approximately $2,230,000.00 should be levied in 1997 for collection in 1998, 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 electors, Upon approval by the voters of ProQsitioa No. 01 and hereinafter set forth, the District may use the proceeds of such levies during the 1996-97, and 1997-98 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. 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 1997 and 1998 for their ratification or rejection at a special election to be held on February 6, 1996, 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 said date and to submit to the qualified electors of the District the propositions hereinafter set forth. The Secretary of the Board of Directors is hereby authorized and directed to certify said proposition in the following form: