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Home My WebLink About1993 - Fire Protection District 10 General Obligation Bonds $198,868.14 (Passed) Special Election May 18, 1993102 ABSENTEE VOTER GUIDE special Election May 18, 1993 Whatcom County, Washington BELLINGHAM SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.501 PROPOSITION NO.1 General Obligation Bonds - $34,700,000 For constructing and equipping a new high school, acquiring, constructing and installing district -wide technology facilities and making other capital improvements shall Bellingham School District No. 501 issue $34,700,000 of BONDS, general obligation bonds maturing within a YES 10 maximum term of 18 years, and shall annual property tax levies in excess of regular tax levies be authorized to pay principal and BONDS, interest on such bonds, all as provided in NO 124 District Resolution #2-93? WHATCOM COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 10 PROPOSITION NO.1 General Obligation Bonds - $198,868 To acquire a new fully -equipped pumper truck BONDS, and make other capital improvements, shall YES 16 Whatcom County Fire Protection District No. 10 issue $198,868 of general obligation bonds payable out of annual property tax levies in BONDS, excess of regular tax levies, maturing within 10 NO 18 years, as provided in Resolution No. 93-02? WHATCOM COUNTY AUDITOR'S OFFICE OFFICIAL CANVASS OF THE SPECIAL ELECTION HELD TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1993 IN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 10, WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE DISTRICT THE PROPOSITION TO ISSUE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $198,868 TO ACQUIRE A FULLY -EQUIPPED PUMPER TRUCK AND MAKE OTHER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. OATH OF AUDITOR STATE OF WASHINGTON ) ss. COUNTY OF WHATCOM ) I do solemnly swear that the returns purporting to be the election returns of Fire Protection District No. 10, Whatcom Coµnty,,Washington have not been altered by additions or erasures, nd.•that. they are the same as when they were deposited in my off:kqe '4,•Whatcom ounty Audit Subscribed and sworn to before me this 28th day of May, 1993. 1 vhl�ill ' ! County Leg' slative "Aut on y'�, I - CERTIFICATION OF CANVASSING BOARD +f�f STATE OF WASHINGTON ) 1� ss. v COUNTY OF WHATCOM . wA1M 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 in the precincts within the boundaries of Fire Protection District No. 10, Whatcom County, Washington on the 18th day of May, 1993 and the results were as follows: WHATCOM COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 10 PROPOSITION NO.1 General Obligation Bonds - $198,868 To acquire a new fully -equipped pumper truck and make other capital improvements, shall Whatcom County Fire Protection District No. 10 issue $198,868 of general obligation bonds payable out of annual property tax levies in excess of regular tax levies, maturing within 10 years, as provided in Resolution No. 93-02? Number of Persons Voting Last General 743 BONDS, YES 16 BONDS, NO 184 BONDS, YES BONDS, NO 40% 60% Turnout Yes 297 178 323 54 BONDS PASSED: 85.77o ' Thq canvass having been completed this 28th day of May, 1993. ell WHATCOM COUNTY CANVASSING BOARD oy•.for County A i tor dounty Legislative Aufhor}" C unty Deputy Prosecuting Attorney COUNTY BTAi( Of ,�M!N�I FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT #10 WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON RESOLUTION *93-02 w�TCpM Co�RSCpF � MgRQ1993 A RESOLUTION of the Board of Fire Commissioners of Fire Protection District *10, Whatcom County, Washington, providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the District at a special election to be held therein on May 18; _ 1993,_ , of a proposition authorizing the incurring of general indebtedness in the sum of not to exceed $198,868.14 for capital purposes only, other than the replacement of equipment, and authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds evidencing such indebtedness, the principal of and interest thereon to be payable from annual property tax levies to be made in excess of regular property tax levies. WHEREAS, in the judgment of the Board of Fire Commissioners of Fire Protection District #10, Whatcom County, Washington (the "District"), it is essential and necessary for the protection of the public health, life and property that the District acquire a fully —equipped pumper truck, the cost of which is estimated, as nearly as may be, to be the sum of $1989694 14; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT. RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS OF FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT #10, WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON, as follows: Section 1. The District shall acquire a fully —equipped pumper truck and other fire fighting and lifesaving equipment (the "Project") conditioned upon the ratification by the qualified electors of the District of the proposition described in Section 3 of this resolution. Section 2. The District shall borrow an amount not to exceed $198,868.14, and in no event to exceed an amount, together with any outstanding general obligation indebtedness, equal to three — fourths of one percent of the value of the taxable property within the District, and issue and sell its general obligation bonds in - 1 - that principal amount, conditioned as provided in Section 1, for capital purposes only, other than the replacement of equipment, to provide the funds for the Project. Costs of engineering, planning, financial, legal and other services lawfully incurred incident to the purposes specified in Section 1 of this resolution shall be appropriate capital costs to be paid from the proceeds of the bonds provided for by this resolution. The bonds authorized shall be issued as a single issue, as a part of a combined issue with other authorized bonds, or in more than one series. The bonds shall be fully registered bonds; shall mature within 10 years from the date of issue (the life of the improvements to be acquired by the issuance of bonds being at least 10 years) ; shall be paid by annual property tax levies sufficient in amount to pay both principal and interest when due, which annual property tax levies shall be made in excess of regular property tax levies without limitation as to rate or amount but only in amounts sufficient to meet such payments of principal and interest as they come due; and shall be issued and sold in such manner and at such time as shall be required for the purpose for which such bonds are to be issued. The exact date, form, terms, option of prior redemption; price, interest rate or rates and maturities of the bonds shall be fixed hereafter by resolution of the Board of Fire Commissioners. Pending the issuance of the bonds, the District may issue short—term obligations pursuant to Chapter 39.50 RCW. Section 3. There shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the District for their ratification or rejection at a special election to be held therein on May 18, 1993 , the -2- r question of whether or not such indebtedness shall be incurred and such general obligation bonds issued and such excess property taxes levied. The Board of Fire Commissioners declares that an emergency exists and the Auditor of Whatcom County, Washington, as ex officio Supervisor of Elections, is requested to find and declare the existence of an emergency and further is requested to call and conduct a special election and to submit such proposition to the qualified electors of the District at such special election, as aforesaid, in the form of a ballot title substantially as follows: PROPOSITION GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS - $198868.14 Shall Fire Protection District #10 borrow $198868.14 to acquire a fully —equipped pumper truck by selling general obligation bonds therefor maturing within 10 years and levy annual excess property taxes necessary to pay and retire the bonds, as provided in Resolution No. 93-02? BONDS . . . . YES BONDS . . . . NO Section 4. The Secretary to the Board of Fire Commissioners of the District is directed (a) to certify to the Whatcom County Auditor a copy of this resolution showing its adoption by this Board of Fire Commissioners at least forty—five (45) days prior to the date of such special election, and (b) to perform such other duties as are necessary or required by law to the end that the question of whether or not bonds shall be issued and excess taxes levied necessary to redeem the bonds as herein provided for shall be submitted to the voters of the District at the aforesaid special election. ADOPTED by the Board of Fire Commissioners of Fire Protection District #10, Whatcom County, Washington, at a regular open public -3- meeting thereof this 19th day of March 1993, the following Commissioners being present and voting: ATTEST: S-I� /Ivt4'jx-- Susan Burkhardt, Secretary to the Board of Fire Commissioners istDFM: What CVL4) C;U;l &f.pevs. Affi . Robert Ekdahl, Chairman Al efer, C mmissi r AIex'Sa ders, Commissioner. -4- I, Secretary to the Board of Fire Commissioners of Fire Protection District *10, Whatcom County, Washington, certify that the attached copy of Resolution *93-02 is a true and correct copy of the original resolution adopted by the Board of Fire Commissioners on the 18th day of March , 1993, as that resolution appears on the Minute Book of the District. DATED this 117CIL day of , 1993. Susan Burkhardt, Secretary to the Board of Fire Commissioners