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Home My WebLink About1992 - Fire Protection District 15 General Obligation Bonds resolution No. 69 (Passed) - September 15, 1992WHATCOM COUNTY AUDITOR'S OFFICE OFFICIAL CANVASS OF THE SPECIAL ELECTION HELD SEPTEMBER 15, 1992 IN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 15, 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 $60,000 TO ACQUIRE A TANKER TRUCK. 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 Fire Protection District No. 15, Whatcom County, Washington have not been altered by additions or erasures, and that they are the same as when they were deposited in my office. 1992. Whatcom I'lounty Auditor Subscribed and sworn to before me this 25th day of September, i Co my Legisla� Authority CERTIFICATION OF CANVASSING BOARD 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 in the precincts within the boundaries of Fire Protection District No. 15, Whatcom County, Washington on the 15th day of September, 1992 and the results were as follows: FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 15 PROPOSITION NO. ] Fire Protection District No. 15 General Obligation Bonds — $60,000 Shall Fire Protection District No. 15 borrow $60,000 to acquire a tanker truck with all necessary equipment to furnish it 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 69? 1992. BONDS, YES 203 -� BONDS, NO 205 -� Number Persons Voting Last General Election 383 40% 153 60% 92 BONDS, YES 164 77.0% BONDS, NO 49 23.0% BONDS PASSED: 77% The canvass having been completed this 25th day of September, WHATCOM COUNTY CANVASSING BOARD County Audit C ,unty Legisla County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney 11B Absentee Voter Guide Primary Election September 15,1992 Whatcom County, Washington FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 15 PROPOSITION NO.1 Fire Protection District No. 15 General Obligation Bonds — $60,000 Shall Fire Protection District No. 15 borrow $60,000 to acquire a tanker truck with all necessary equipment to furnish it 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 69? BONDS, YES 203 —� BONDS, NO 205 WHATCOM COUNTY AUDITOR'S OFFICE OFFICIAL CANVASS OF THE SPECIAL ELECTION HELD SEPTEMBER 15, 1992 IN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 15, 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 $60,000 TO ACQUIRE A TANKER TRUCK. 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 Fire Protection District No. 15, Whatcom County, Washington have not been altered by additions or erasures, and that they are the same as when they were deposited in my office. 'Q $5,0�0 b c i'bed ` 1992. r. } Whatcom ounty Auditor and sworn to before me this 25th day of September, 14 '� r • Co my Legislat' Authoffit r: Id f I O _ <y..r� CERTIFICATION OF CANVASSING BOARD 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 in the precincts within the boundaries of Fire Protection District No. 15, Whatcom County, Washington on the 15th day of September, 1992 and the results were as follows: FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 15 PROPOSITION NO.1 1 Fire Protection District No. 15 General Obligation I3onds — $60,000 Shall Fire Protection District No. 15 borrow $60,000 to acquire a tanker truck with all necessary equipment to furnish it 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 69? 1992. BONDS, YES 203 BONDS, NO 205 —� Number Persons Voting Last General Election 383 40% 153 60% 92 BONDS, YES 164 77.0% BONDS, NO 49 23.0% BONDS PASSED: 77% The canvass having been completed this 25th day of September, WHATCOM COUNTY CANVASSING BOARD unty Audit E� C unty Legislaeritry� r� � a fA County Deputy Prosecuting A+.�3rney' FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 15 WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON RESOLUTION NO. 69 ]RECEIVED SHIRLEY FORSLOF WHATCOM COUNTY AUDITOR A RESOLUTION of the Board of Fire Commissioners of Whatcom County Fire Protection District No. 15. Whatcom County, Washington, providing for the submis- sion to the qualified electors of the District at a special election to be held therein on September 15 1992, in conjunction with the State Primary election to be held on the same date, of a proposition author- izing the incurring of general indebtedness in the sum of not to exceed $60,000. for the purpose of paying the costs of acquiring a tanker truck, and all neces- sary equipment to furnish such vehicle, and author- izing the issuance of general obligation bonds evi- dencing such indebtedness, the principal thereof and interest thereon to be made payable from annual prop- erty tax levies to be made without limitation as to rate or amount. JUN 2 9 1992 WHEREAS, in the judgement of the Board of Fire Commissioners of Whatcom County Fire Protection District No. 15, Whatcom County, Washington (the "District"), it is essential and neces- sary for the protection of the public health, life and property that the District acquire a tanker truck, and all necessary equipment to furnish such vehicle, the cost of which is esti- mated, as nearly as may be, to the sum of $60,000. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS OF WHATCOM COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO.15 WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON, as follows: Section 1. The District shall acquire a tanker truck, and all necessary equipment to furnish such vehicle, conditioned upon the ratification by the qualified electors of the District of the proposition described in Section 3 of this resolution. -2- Section 2. For the purpose of providing the funds for the purposes specified in Section 1 hereof, and conditioned as provided in Section 1. The District shall incur a general indebtedness in an amount not to exceed $60,000. and in no event to exceed an amount, together with any outstanding general obligation indebtedness, equal to three-forths of one percent of the value of the taxable property within the District, Costs of 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 series. The bonds shall be fully registered bonds; shall mature in not more than 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 hereafter fixed 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. -3- 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 September 15, 1992. in conjunction with the State primary election to be held on the same date. the question of whether or not such indebtedness shall be incurred and such bonds issued, and the Board of Fire commissioners of the District declares that an emergency exists and the Auditor of Whatcom County, Washington. as ex officio Supervisor of Elections for such County, is requested to find that an emergency exists, to call such 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 - $60,000. Shall Fire District No.15 borrow $60.000. to pay the cost of acquiring a tanker truck and all necessary equipment to furnish such vehicle by selling general obligation bonds therefor maturing within ten years and levy annual excess property taxes necessary to redeem the bonds, as provided in Resolution No. 69? BONDS ...YES BONDS ... NO �.m Section 5. The Secretary of the Board of Fire Commissioners of the District is directed (a) to certify to the 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 Whatcom County Fire Protection District No. 15. Whatcom County. Washington, at a regular open public meeting thereof this 22nd day of June, 1992, the following Commissioners being present and voting: `tfhaYfma mmissioner Commilssione4 ATTEST: C_4� Secretary of the Board of Fire Commissioners I, Diane Trecker, Secretary of the Board of Fire Commissioners of Whatcom County Fire Protection District No 15, Whatcom County, Washington. certify that the attached copy of Resolution No. 69 is a true and correct copy of the original resolution adopted on the 22nd day of June, 1992. as such resolution appears on the Minute Book of the District. DATED this 22nd day of June, 1992. Secretary of the Board of Fire Commissioners Whatcom County Prosecuting Attorney David S. McEachran Chief Criminal Deputy Mac D. Setter Courthouse 311 Grand Avenue Criminal Deputies BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON 982254079 David M. Grant (206) 676-6784 Craig D. Chambers Mary Summers T. Gregory Greenan Flizabeth L. Gallery -Fog Steven F- Knapp Todd M. Inslee Douglas K. Robertson David A. Graham Stephen I Kozer MEMO Chief Civil Deputy Randall I Watts Civil Deputies Karen Nelson Frakes Daniel L. Gibson To: Shirley Forslof, Auditor From: Daniel Gibson, Civil DPA Re: Ballot Titles for Fire Protection District No. 15, Fire Protection District No. 5 and Pt. Roberts Park and Recreation District No. 1 Authorizing Property Tax Levy Shall Whatcom County Fire Protection District No. 5 be authorized to in- crease its levy in excess of the 106% levy lid, to $0.5852 per thousand dollars of assessed valuation? Fire Protection District No. 15 General Obligation Bonds — $60,000 Shall Fire Protection District No. 15 borrow $60,000 to acquire a tanker truck with all necessary equipment to furnish it by selling general obligation bonds therefor, maturing within 10 years and levy annual excess property taxes nec- essary to pay and retire the bonds, as provided in Resolution 69? Pt. Roberts Park and Recreation District No. 1 Shall a tax of approximately $0.12 per $1000-00 of assessed value to provide $20,000.00 for operation and maintenance purposes be levied for the Pt. Rob- 1