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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021 - Fire Protection District 1 Property Tax Levy for Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services - Primary Election August 03, 2021Whatcom County Auditor's Office Whatcom County Courthouse 311 Grand Avenue, Suite 1o3 Bellingham, WA 98225-4038 August 17, 2021 Election Results Receipt Diana Bradrick County Auditor Stacy Henthorn Chief Deputy Auditor Copies of the following proposition election results from the August 3, 2021 Primary Election, have been delivered to the Assessor's and Treasurer's Office: • Fire Protection District 1, Proposition No. 2021-5, Property Tax Levy for Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services 0 Fire Protection District 4, Proposition 2021-4, Authorizing Increase in Fire Protection Property Tax Levy • Fire Protection District 16, Proposition 2021-2, Authorizing Regular Property Tax Levy * Fire Protection District 21, Proposition 2021-3, Authorizing Regular Property Tax Levy * South Whatcom Fire Authority, Proposition 2021-1, Restoring Regular Property Tax Levy Receipt Acknowledged: Assessor's Office: Na e Treasurer's Office: Name Date IA�rLzou Da e Administration Elections Licensing Recording We gladly accept Auditor@co.whatcom.wa.us Elections@ccmhatcom.wa.us Lfcensing@co.vvhatccm.wa.us Recording�a co.whatcom.wa.us relay calls. 360-778-5100 360-778-5102 360-778-5100 360-778-5100 Statement of Votes Cast by Geography Page: 1 of 1 Whatcom County, Washington, August 3 2021 Primary Election, Aug 03, 2021 2021-08-17 All Precincts, All Districts, All ScanStations, FD 1 Proposition 2021-5, All Boxes 09:43:39 Total Ballots Cast: 2525. Registered Voters: 158910, Overall Turnout: 1.59% Choice Votes Vote % All Precincts FD 1 Proposition 2021-5 (Vote for 1) 2525 ballots (0 over voted ballots, 0 overvotes, 83 undervotes), 7796 registered voters, turnout 32.39% Approved 1452 59.46% Rejected 990 40.54% Total 2442 100.00% Overvotes 0 Undervotes 83 Language on the Ballot: Fire Protection District 1 Proposition 2021-5 Property Tax Levy for Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services The Board of Fire Protection District 1 adopted Resolution No. 290 concerning a proposition to maintain and adequately fund District operations. This proposition would finance fire protection and emergency medical services by restoring the District's regular property tax levy in 2021, for collection in 2022, to an amount not to exceed $1.40 per $1,000.00 of assessed valuation and authorize setting the limit factor at 103% for each of the five succeeding years. The maximum allowable levy in 2026, collected in 2027, shall serve as the base for subsequent levy limitations as provided by RCW 84.55. Should this proposition be: 0 Approved QRejected Explanatory Statement. Fire Protection District 1 provides emergency fire protection and emergency medical services to its citizens. If approved by the voters, this proposition will authorize the District to restore its regular real property tax levy rate to $1.40 per $1,000 of assessed valuation in 2021 with an annual growth rate of 3% per year (subject to the statutory $1.50 limit) for the following five years. The current levy is approximately $1.10 per $1,000 of assessed valuation. The dollar amount levied in 2026 shall serve as the District's tax levy base in 2027. L\2021 Elections\08.03.21 Primary Election\Ballot Measures\Fire District 1\FD 1 Language on the ballot and explanatory statement - don't change or edit.docx Ballot Measure Cover Sheet A completed cover sheet must accompany each ballot measure submitted to the Whatcom County Auditor. It is the submitter's responsibility to ensure that requested documentation is presented no later than the resolution deadline date. This form is available in a fillable form on the Auditor's website: www.whatcomcounty.us/auditor. District Name: District Address Contact Person 1 Whatcom Countv Fire District #1 PO Box 454 Mel Blankers, Fire Chief Name & Title (360) 966-5757 mblankers@wcfd1.org Phone & email Contact Person 2 Jodi DeBeeld, Admin. Secretary Name & Title (360) 966-5757 jdebeeld@wcfd1.org Phone & email Brian Snure Has your attorney prepared this ballot measure? Name C4 Yes ❑ No 206-824-5630-7 Brian@snurelaw.com Phone & email ,Have You: Attached the Resolution with original signatures or a certified copy of ® Yes ❑ No the original Resolution? Attached the Explanatory Statement (not to exceed 100 words) for © Yes ❑ No the Local Voters' Pamphlet prepared by your attorney? "For" "Against" �/� No Attached the and Committee Appointment Forms? El Yes hd Completed this cover sheet? ® Yes ❑ No RECEIVED MAY 13 202 DIANA BRADRICK WHATCOM COUNTY AUDITOR t]ep ty A Ito 5 Signature Missing document(s): I understand that the su mittal deadline date forthe missing documents is and the Auditor's Office will not begin processing this ballot measure until all documents have been submitted. Presenter's Sign re RECEIVED WHATCOM COUNTY MAY 13 2021 FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 1 WHATCOM COUNTY RADRIUDITOR RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE SUBMISSION OF LEVY PRIMARY ELECTION RESOLUTION NUMBER 290 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF WHATCOM COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 1 PROVIDING FOR THE SUBMISSION TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE DISTRICT AT AN ELECTION TO BE HELD WITHIN THE DISTRICT ON AUGUST 3, 2021, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE STATE PRIMARY ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE SAME DATE, OF A PROPOSITION RESTORING THE DISTRICT'S REGULAR PROPERTY TAX TO AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1.40 PER $1,000.00 OF TRUE AND ASSESSED VALUATION IN 2021 AND ESTABLISHING A THREE PERCENT LIMIT FACTOR SUBJECT TO OTHERWISE APPLICABLE STATUTORY LIMITATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING FIVE YEARS Background: WHEREAS, it is the judgment of the Board of Commissioners of the District that it is essential and necessary for the protection of the health and life of the residents of the District that the fire and emergency medical services be provided by the District. WHEREAS, The Board of Commissioners has determined that the accelerated demands for, and increasing costs of, providing services will necessitate the expenditure of revenues for improved capital facilities and firefighter safety, additional apparatus, maintenance and operations in excess of those which can be provided by the District's regular tax revenue levied at the current rate of approximately $1.10 per $1,000.00 of assessed valuation of taxable property within the District as limited by the 101 % limitation. The District voters last approved a levy lid lift to $1.40 per thousand in 2016. WHEREAS, The District experiences annual cost increases affecting its operations that reflect standard inflationary indices and that consistently exceed the statutory 101 % limitation on tax levy increases. WHEREAS, The District believes that it is reasonable to adopt a growth factor for years 2-6 of the levy lid lift period at a rate of three percent per year to help the District keep up with inflation in Whatcom County. WHEREAS, The Board of Commissioners has determined that it is in the best interest of the District that the maximum allowable levy in the sixth year of the levy authorized by this Resolution serve as the levy base for purposes of applying the limit factor established by RCW 84.55.010 in subsequent years. Resolution: NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of Whatcom County Fire Protection District No. 1 Whatcom County, Washington as follows: Section 1. It is necessary for the District to operate and maintain emergency fire and medical service vehicles, to acquire and improve station and other capital facilities and to retain properly 1 trained personnel equipped with proper firefighting and emergency medical equipment. The revenues generated by this lid lift will allow the District to cover the gap between inflation and the statutory one percent limit on increases to the District's budget to fund apparatus replacement and facility upgrades and to provide for investments in firefighter safety all of which are necessary to maintain and improve the level of fire protection, prevention, emergency medical services and the protection of life and property in the District. Section 2. In order to provide the revenue adequate to pay the costs of maintaining and providing the services described in Section 1 and to assure the continuation and improvement of such services the District shall, in accordance with RCW 84.55.050, remove the one percent limitation on regular property taxes imposed by RCW 84.55.010, and levy beginning in 2021 and collect beginning in 2022, pursuant to RCW 52.16.130, RCW 52.16.140 and RCW 52.16.160, a general tax on taxable property within the District at a rate of $1.40 per $1,000.00 of assessed valuation subject to otherwise applicable statutory limits. The District previously levied at the rate at $1.40 per thousand of assessed valuation in 2016. Section 3. In order to provide the revenue adequate to pay the costs of providing adequate life protection services and facilities as described in Section 1 and to maintain reserve funds sufficient to assure the continuation of such services beyond 2022, the District has determined that the limit factor for the five succeeding years shall be three percent. Such percentage shall be used to determine the actual levy rate, subject to the maximum statutory rate of $1.50 per $1,000.00 of assessed valuation, in 2022-2026. The funds raised under this levy shall not supplant existing funds used for the purposes described in Section 1. Section 4. The amount levied in 2026 shall serve as the District's tax levy base for purposes of applying the limit factor established by RCW 84,55.010 in subsequent years. Section 5. There shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the District for their ratification or rejection, at an election on August 3, 2021, in conjunction with the state primary election to be held on the same date the question of whether or not the regular property tax levy of the District should be restored to $1.40 per $1,000.00 of true and assessed valuation and be adjusted by 103% for each of the following five years, subject to otherwise applicable statutory limitations. The Board of Commissioners hereby requests the auditor of Whatcom County, as ex-officio Supervisor of Elections, to call such election, and to submit the following proposition at such election, in the form of a ballot title substantially as follows: Name of Jurisdiction: Whatcom County Fire Protection District No. 1 Proposition #: Proposition No. 1 Short Title: Property Tax Levy for Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services. Ballot Title: The Board of Whatcom County Fire Protection District No. 1 adopted Resolution No. 290 concerning a proposition to maintain and adequately fund District operations. This proposition would finance fire protection and emergency medical services by restoring the District's regular property tax levy in 2021 to 2 an amount not to exceed $1.40 per $1,000.00 of assessed valuation and authorize setting the limit factor at 103% for 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. The maximum allowable levy in 2026 shall serve as the base for subsequent levy limitations as provided by Chapter 84.55 RCW. Should this proposition be: Approved ❑ Rejected ❑ Section 6. In accordance with RCW 84.55.050(1), the ballot measure shall require approval of a simple majority of voters. Section 7. The Board of Commissioners finds and declares that it is in the best interest of the District to have information regarding the ballot measure included in the local voters' pamphlet. Furthermore, that the appropriate costs thereof shall be paid for by the District. The Board of Commissioners further authorizes and directs the Fire Chief to provide such information to the County Elections department for inclusion and to take other actions as necessary to that end. The Board hereby assigns to the Chief or designee the task of appointing members to a committee to advocate voters' approval of the proposition and to a committee to prepare arguments advocating voters' rejection of the proposition. Section 8. For purposes of receiving notice of any matters related to the ballot title, as provided in RCW 29A.36.080, the Board hereby designates the Chief or designee as the individual to whom the County Auditor shall provide such notice. Section 9. The Chief or designee is authorized to implement such administrative procedures as may be necessary to carry out the directives of this resolution, including modifying the text of the ballot title and any other text, language and/or descriptions relative thereto necessary to conform such ballot title, text, language and/or descriptions to the intent of the parties, consistent with the objectives of this resolution. Section 10. The Chief, or designee, is hereby authorized and directed, no later than May 14, 2021, to provide to the County Auditor a certified copy of this resolution and the proper District officials are authorized to perform such other duties or take such other actions as are necessary or required by law to the end that the proposition described in this resolution appear on the ballot before the voters at the August 3, 2021 election. Section 11. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this resolution is declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this resolution. Section 12. Any act consistent with the authority and prior to the effective date of this resolution is hereby ratified and affirmed. Section 13. This resolution shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its passage. Adoption: ADOPTED by the Board of Commissioners of Whatcom County Fire Protection District No. 1 at an open public meeting of such Board on the 13th day of May 2021, the following Commissioners being present and voting: 7— Tim, Wells, Commissioner �RanO VanderHeiden, Commissioner Shannon Whitford-Ahlers, Commissioner Jodi eel , ec etary Election Date: August, 3, 2021 Name of Jurisdiction Submitting Measure: Whatcom County Fire Protection District No. 1 Contact Name: Mel Blankers, Fire Chief Daytime Contact Phone Number: 3 60-966-5 75 7 Explanatory Statement: Whatcom County Fire Protection District No. 1 provides emergency fire protection and emergency medical services to its citizens. If approved by the voters, this proposition will authorize the District to restore its regular real property tax levy rate to $1.40 per $1,000 of assessed valuation in 2021 with an annual growth rate of 3% per year (subject to the statutory $1.50 limit) for the following five years. The current levy is approximately $1.10 per $1,000 of assessed valuation. The dollar amount levied in 2026 shall serve as the District's tax levy base in 2027. Prepared by: Brian K. Snure Attorney for District 612 S. 227th St. Des Moines, WA 98198-6836 (206) 824-5630 3:10 Whatcom County Fire Dis... Home About Photos Reviews Om C 4�, Whatcom County Fire District 1 W 22h - 0 Special Annoucement: Videos P( Whatcom County Fire Protection District No. 1 plans to adopt Resolution No. 290 providing for the submission to the voters on August 3, 2021 a proposition authorizing the District to restore its 2021 regular property tax levy to $1.40 per $1,000.00 of assessed valuation. The Fire Department is accepting names of people interested in participating in voter pamphlet staternent pro and con committees. Citizens interested in participating, please call (360) 966-5757 by May 14, 2021. Statements must be completed and submitted to the Whatcom County Elections Division by May 14, 2021. Rachel Carlson and S others (i Like Comment Whatcom County Fire District 1 N$N5. May 4 - 1 Share Share *00 We would like to thank Airlift Northwest for the special training they provided at last night's meeting. - -l1L- t_._'_- - ...___.._.I__._ __. N Mlessage News Feed Marketplace Groups Notifications Menu Special Annoucements: Whatcom County Fire Protection District No. 1 Plans To Adopt Resolution No. 290 Providing For The Submission To The Voters On August 3, 2021 A Proposition Authorizing The District To Restore Its 2021 Regular Property Tax Levy To $1.40 Per $1,000.00 Of Assessed Valuation. The Fire Department Is Accepting Names Of People Interested In Participating In Voter Pamphlet Statement Pro And Con Committees. a Citizens Interested In Participating, Please CaII "-r;') �7,1 -17C By May 14, 2021. Statements Must Be Completed And Submitted To The Whatcom County Elections Division By May 14, 2021. 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