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Home My WebLink About1986 - City of Bellingham Ward Size Amendment Nov 4,1986Page l of 2 WHATCOM COUNTY AUDITOR'S OFFICE P.O. Box 398 JOAN OGDEN, Auditor Bellingham, WA 98225 Phone 676 - 6740 OFFICIAL CANVASS OF THE SPECIAL- ELECTIONS HELD IN WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON ON THE 4TIi DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1986 IN THE CITY OF BELLINGHAM FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS IN THE CITY OF BELLINGHAM THE PROPOSITION NO. 2 TO ESTABLISH A CITIZENS' COMMISSION ON CENTRAL AMERICA, THE PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT TO DIVIDE WARD BOUNDARIES EVERY FOUR YEARS,AND THE PROPOSITION TO INCREASE REGULAR PROPERTY TAX LEVY. OATH OF AUDITOR STATE OF WASHINGTON) ) ss. COUNTY OF WHATCOM ) I do solemnly swear that the returns purporting to be the election .returns of the City of. Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington held on the 4t:h day of November, 1986 have in no wise been altered by additions or erasures, and that they are the same as when they were deposited in my office. tatcom C Onl:y Auditor Subscribed and sworn to before me this 19th day of November, 1986. County I.elftslativiae' Authority CERTIFICATION OF CANVASSING BOARD STATE OF WASHINGTON) ) s s. 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 Elections held within the precincts within the boundaries of the City of Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington on the 4th day of November, 1986 and the results were as follows: CITY OF BELLINGHAM CITY OF BELLINGHAM INITIATIVE NO. 2 by Citizens Initiative Shell the people of the City of Bellingham support peaceful solutions in Central America, through the establishment of a Citizens' Commission on Central America? YES -154 * VOTES YES NO -155 0 VOTES NO FAILED: 56.3% PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT NO. 1 by City Council YES -160 0 VOTES YES Shall Section 1.06 of the Bellingham City Charter, which requires the City to be divided into wards as N� - 161 VOTES NO nearly equal In site as possible, be amended to author - Ire the City Council to redivide word boundaries every • four years, It necessary, to meet said requirement? PASSED: 65. Oio 6,350 8,179 4,758 CITY OF BELLINGHAM PROPOSITION TO INCREASE REGULAR PROPERTY TAX LEVY by City Council Shall the fallowing excess taxes for continued mein- try, levy, tenance and operations, essential social services, YES -168 0. capital Improvements, the self Insurance fund and to partislly offset lost federal funding, be levied upon sll taxable property within the City of Bellingham: NO - 169 'r approximately $.SRO per $1,000.00 asaassad value (based on 100% of true and fair value) to provide Levy, 6860.000 In each of four consecutive years, said , levies to be made In 198% 1987. 1988, and 1989, and to be collected In 1987, 1989, 1999, and 1990. as specified In City Resolutlon No. 43-19887 Page 2 of 2 VOTES, LEVY, YES VOTES, LEVY, NO FAILED: 64.1% The ,canvass having been completed this 19th day of November, 1986 WHATCOM COUNTY CANVASSING BOARD Cok&ty Audi -or County Legislative uthority County Prosecuting Attorney 5,173 9,220 9 November 4, 1986 Whatcom County, Washington CITY OF BELLINGHAM CITY OF BELLINGHAM INITIATIVE NO. 2 YES -154 by .Citizens Initiative Shall the people of the City of Bellingham support NO - 155 peaceful solutions in Central America, through the establishment of a Citizens' Commission on Central America? PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT NO. 1 by City Council YES -160 Shall Section 1.05 of the Bellingham City Charter, which requires the City to be didided into wards as nearly equal in size as possible, be amended to author- NO - 161 ize the City Council to redivide ward boundaries every four years, if necessary, to meet said requirement? PROPOSITION TO INCREASE REGULAR PROPERTY TAX LEVY by City Council 1 Shall the following excess taxes for continued main- LevyW , tenance and operations, essential social services, YES -168 capital improvements, the self insurance fund and to partially offset lost federal funding, be levied upon all taxable property within the City of Bellingham': NO - 169 approximately $.599 per $1,000.00 assessed value Levy, (based on 100% of true and fair value) to provide , $850,000 in each of four consecutive years, said levies to be made in 1986, 1987, 1988, and 1989, and to be collected; in 1987, 1988, 1989, and 1990, as specified in City Resolution No. 43-1986? TURN COVER FOR NEXT PAGE VOTE ALL PAGES TO CONTINUE YOUR VOTING GO TO NEXT PAGE BELC'Vc 171%0• 0:1�1 'sy1 NG�0 CITY ATTORNEY, 210 Lottie St., Bellingham, Washington 98225 Telephone: (206) 676-6903 September 23, 1986 MEMO TO: Whatcom County Auditor/Elections Department FROM: Bruce Disend, City Attorney `K� SUBJECT: City Ballot Proposition The City Council has directed me to supply you with a revised version of the City ballot proposition. The only change is the insertion of the word "and" in the title, and in line three, of the proposition. Would you please submit the following to the printer: PROPOSITION NO. CITY LEVY FOR: CONTINUED MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS, ESSENTIAL SOCIAL SERVICES, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, THE SELF INSURANCE FUND AND TO PARTIALLY OFFSET LOST FEDERAL FUNDING. Shall the following excess taxes for continued maintenance and operations, essential social services, capital improvements, the self insurance fund and to partially offset lost federal funding, be levied upon all taxable property within the City of Bellingham: approximately $.599 per $1,000.00 assessed value (based on 100% of true and fair value) to provide $850,000 in each of four consecutive years, said levies to be made in 1986, 1987, 1988, and 1989, and to be collected in 1987, 1988, 1989, and 1990, as specified in City Resolution No. 43-1986 . LEVY . . . . . YES LEVY NO �pC ASt )Thank you for your kind cooperation in this matter.cc: CouncilMayor CDC fo v E A A c Tb' F;4 R M 3 h.. ZIAA► 9- Z4 - K 4864L RESOLUTION 110. - Ip (o A RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE DIVISION OF WARD BOUNDARIES, AND PROPOSING A CHARTER AMEND?4ENT IN REGARD THERETO. WHEREAS, Section 1.05 of the City Charter requires that the City shall be divided into six wards, as nearly equal in population and geographically compact as possible; and WHEREAS, whenever the number of registered voters in any one ward exceed the number of registered voters in any other ward by more than fifteen percent, the Finance Director must notify the City Council, and the City Council must redivide the City into wards in accordance with Section 1.05 of the Charter; and WHEREAS, the names of voters who vote in Presidential elections remain upon voter registration lists for four years, and the Fifth Ward is frequently out of balance with other City wards because the voter registration list for that ward includes the names of Western Washington University students who no longer reside in the ward, thus creating an artificially high voter registration count in the ward; and WHEREAS, because of Section 1.05 the imbalance in the size of the Fifth Ward will require the City Council, City staff and the County Auditor to spend both time and money adjusting ►card boundaries needlessly; and WHEREAS, if the time period when Council reviews ward boundaries was changed to every four years, the voter rolls would be purged prior to their review, a more accurate count of the registered voters would be obtained, and time and money could be saved, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BELLINGHAM CITY COUNCIL that the City Attorney is directed to prepare an appropriate ballot title for the following proposed Charter amendment, and to submit the proposed amendment to the Whatcom County Auditor for submission to the electors of the City for their ratification at the November general election: .nor \1,4A v City of Bellingham C v CITY ATTORNEY 210 Lottie Street y'� Bellingham, Washington 98225 4524L1 C� Telephone (206) 676�903 Section 1.05 Wards - Definitions and Boundaries The City of Bellingham shall be divided into six (6) wards as nearly equal in population and geographically compact as possible: PROVIDED; That the existing boundaries of the wards as now constituted shall continue until changed as provided in the next paragraph. Commencing February 1, 1988, and by February 15 of each fourth year thereafter, whenever the number of registered voters in any one ward exceed the number of registered voters in any other ward by more than fifteen (15) percent, the Finance Director shall notify the City Council, and the City Council shall, by ordinance, cause the imbalance in ward size to be rectified in accordance with this and the preceding paragraph: Provided, that Council action on any redivision shall be completed by April 30th of that year. The Finance Director shall, on May 1st of each fourth year certify to the City Council the number of registered voters in each ward as of that date. PASSED BY COUNCIL this /� day of1986 Council President APPROVED 3Y ME this ee,Aay ofAy.-,7— , 1980. mayor Attest: Firnc Direcn�rX'�L Approved as to Form: Of ice o the Attorney City of Bellingham CITY ATTORNEY 210 Lottie Street Bellingham, Washington 98225 Telephone (206) 676-6903 4524L2 PROPOSED BALLOT TITLE Shall Section 1.05 of the Bellingham City Charter, which requires the City to be divided into wards as nearly equal in size as possible, be amended to authorize the City Council to redivide ward boundaries every four years, if necessary, to meet said requirement? 45240 City of Bellingham CITY ATTORNEY 210 Lottie Street Bellingham, Washington 98225 Telephone (206) 676-6903