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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006 - Lynden School District No. 504 M&O Levy CANCELLED Special Election April 25, 2006K 90 0 r- m I C TITLE IE04 5c�Nw1 DATE FUNCTION JAIV 2 6 Zile; RECEIVED JAN 2 6 2006 TO PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE JAN 2 Z 200P FROM PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE ELECTION SUPERVISOR_ BALLOT LAYOUT PROOF LAYOUT PUBLISH NOTICE OF ELECTION CERTIFICATION DISTRICT SECRETARY TREASURER'S OFFICE LYNDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 504 WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON RESOLUTION NO. 05-06 RESOLUTION TO CANCEL SPECIAL ELECTION WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Lynden School District No. 504, Whatcom County, State of Washington, has previously set an election to levy excess taxes upon the properties within the district with said election to be held on April 25, 2006; WHEREAS, an election was held on March 14, 2006 to levy excess taxes upon the properties with the district to provide for collection of $3,390,209 in 2007 and to provide for the collection of $3,548,138 in 2008; and WHEREAS, the voters of the district approved the collection of the amounts noted above at the election held on March 14, 2006 as certified by the Auditor of Whatcom County, State of Washington. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the Board of Directors of Lynden School District, Whatcom County, State of Washington, has determined that the election scheduled for April 25, 2006 shall be cancelled and hereby directs the district superintendent to notify the Auditor of Whatcom County, State of Washington, of such cancellation. APPROVED by the Board of Directors of Lynden School District No. 504, Whatcom County, Washington, in a regular meeting thereof held on the 23rd day of March, 2006. ATTEST: -�)4` I" Secretary, oard of Directo RECEIVED � � President and Director 4-z Director Director —s;4 erector Director MAR 2 4 2006 IHIRLEY FORSLOF *HAT U-1 OM COUNTY AUDITOR (1.478) NOTICE OF CLOSING OF THE REGISTRATION BOOKS AND SPECIAL, PROCU_ DLgW- FOR LATE 1WGISTI3KirION FOR THE LYNDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.504 SPECIAL ELECTION ON APRIL 25, 2000 The registration books in select Whatcom County, Washington, precincts will be closed to mail -in reglstrafions and transfers between precincts after Satur- day, March 25; 2006 and will remain closed until after the Special Elee- tion held on Tuesday, Apgril 25, 2006. The precincts wholly or Martially closed within Lynden School District No. 504 shall be as fol- lows; 105, 108, 126, 1 i5 I: T. 129, 601, 602 Mad -in toter registra- tion forms must be post masked no. later than March 25, 2006 in order to r�g�ster byy mail• for the Special Election on Appril 25, 2606. Matl-in yr k,r registra- tion fauns can be picked up at the following loca- tions: Auditor's fAllco Post Offices Licensing Sub Agents Whatcom County Rural Libraries Bellingham t'il.; f`iri- Stations State Drivers Licenso Agency Bellingham llnbl t! li- braries Major staresC Cam squaipd to vote in the state, cozusty, and pi•ecinel in which he or she applies for registration, is not registered to vote byy the closingg date of 1�Iarch 25, 2006, he or she may register to vote or change ,I,, r her ad- dress in person until April 10; 2006 in the of- fice of the Whatcom County Auditor and re ceive a ballot for -7w special Election. This special procedure for late registration, which a person PAL Sy T-, to register to . I C . r change his or hr_a, od- dress after the close of mail -in registration, 17eg�ns March.27, 2006 and ends April 10, 2009. Please note the special registration and voting procedure can be done only at the County Auditor's Office in the Whatcom County Court- house at 311 Grand Ave- nue, Suite 103 in Belling• ham, Shirley Forslo€ Whatcom County Audi- tor and Px-officio tip r: ,. r of Elections Whatcom County Auditor's Office Whatcom County Courthouse 311 Grand Avenue, Suite 103 Bellingham, WA 98225-4038 Email: auditor@co.whatcom.wams Internet: www.co.whatcom.wa.uslauditor SHIRLEY FORSLOF County Auditor DEBBIE ADELSTEIN Chief Deputy NOTICE OF CLOSING OF THE REGISTRATION BOOKS AND SPECIAL PROCEDURE FOR LATE REGISTRATION FOR THE LYNDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 504 SPECIAL ELECTION ON APRIL 25, 2006 The registration books in select Whatcom County, Washington, precincts will be closed to mail -in registrations and transfers between precincts after Saturday, March 25, 2006 and will remain closed until after the Special Election held on Tuesday, April 25, 2006. The precincts wholly or partially closed within Lynden School District No. 504 shall be as follows: 105, 108, 126, 127, 128, 129, 601, 602 Mail -in voter registration forms must be postmarked no later than March 25, 2006 in order to register by mail for the Special Election on April 25, 2006. Mail -in voter registration forms can be picked up at the following locations: Auditor's Office Post Offices Licensing Sub Agents Whatcom County Rural Libraries Bellingham City Fire Stations State Drivers License Agency Bellingham Public Libraries Major grocery stores City Clerks Offices If an unregistered person, otherwise qualified to vote in the state, county, and precinct in which he or she applies for registration, is not registered to vote by the closing date of March 25, 2006, he or she may register to vote or change his or her address in person until April 10, 2006 in the office of the Whatcom County Auditor and receive a ballot for the Special Election. Page 2 This special procedure for late registration, which a person may use to register to vote or change his or her address after the close of mail -in registration, begins March 27, 2006 and ends April 10, 2006. Please note the special registration and voting procedure can be done only at the County Auditor's Office in the Whatcom County Courthouse at 311 Grand Avenue, Suite 103 in Bellingham. Publish: March 20, 2006 Shirley Forslof Whatcom County Auditor and Ex-officio Supervisor of Elections Licensing/Recording 360-676-6740 Elections Administration/Internal Audit 360-676-6744 360-676-6742 360-676-6740- ext 50065 TTY FAX 360-738-4555 360-738-4556 Auditor - RE: LEGAL NOTICE to,be published Mon., 03/20/06 Page 1 From: "Bel-Legals"<BEL-LEGALS@bellingham herald. com> To: "Auditor Auditor" <Auditor@co.whatcom.wa.us> Date: Thu, Mar 16, 2006 10:52 AM Subject: RE: LEGAL NOTICE to be published Mon., 03/20/06 Will run as requested. Jill Cratsenberg Legals & Obituary Coordinator The Bellingham Herald 1155 N State St Bellingham, WA 98225 360-756-2829 or 360-676-2600 ext 829 Legals fax: 360-715-2225 legals@bellinghamherald.com Obit fax: 360-756-2891 obits@bellinghamherald.com Visit us at www.bellinghamherald.com Thank you for choosing the best source of local news and information in Bellingham and Whatcom County. -----Original Message ----- From: Auditor Auditor [mailto:Auditor@co.whatcom.wa.us] Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:55 AM To: Bel-Legals Subject: LEGAL NOTICE to be published Mon., 03/20/06 Dear Jill, Attached please find a Legal Notice from Shirley Forslof, Whatcom County Auditor, to be published on Monday, March 20, 2006. Please send confirmation of e-mail and publish date. Thank you, Nancy Moore Whatcom County Auditor's Office 311 Grand Avenue, Suite 103 Bellingham, Washington 98225 (360) 676-6740 http://www.co.whatcom.wa.us/auditor/index.jsp auditor@co.whatcom.wa. us NOTICE: This e-mail message and all attachments transmitted with it may contain legally privileged and confidential information intended solely for the use of the addressee. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or other use of this message or its attachments is strictly prohibited. Please destroy any hard copies you may have printed and remove all copies of the email from your mailbox and hard drive. STATE OF WASHINGTON, } ss Affidavit of Publication COUNTY OF WHATCOM, } (L2378) NOTICE OF CLOSINGOF ON Jill Cratsenberg being first duly sworn on oath says: BOKS SPECIAL PRROOCE- That (s)he is the Public Notices Clerk of The Bellingham Herald, a daily DUR.EGISTRATIONFOR newspaper of general circulation in said county and state and of Knight THE LYNDEN SCHOOL Ridder (publisher of said newspaper), and authorized to make this SPECIAL ELECTION affidavit; that the legal notice entitled in the cause and court named on ON APRIL 25, 2006 The •strat'on boobs the attached copy which is a true an correct copy of the original (and in washinggt an hereinafter referred to as "Notice") was published in the regular an entire pCountyeCt Edema t-in registraosed tiions issue, and not in supplement, of each number of said newspaper and transfers between Precincts after Satui= published and circulated on the following dates, to wit: day, March 25, 20% and will remain closed until after the Special EIeN Lion held on Tuesday, March 20, 2006 April 25, 2t1[i6. The precincts wholly or partially closed within L den School District that for more than six months prior to the date of the first publication of P slows: shall be as fat- said Notice, at all times since, and now, the said "The Bellingham 112095" 6U18502 6' 127, 128' Herald" has been established, published and circulated in the English Mini-in,;s mt;st egistr - e rt- language continuously and continually as a daily newspaper in the city of morel; 25, 2006 nrord r Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington, the same being at all times the register elee` on il for gq�gqril vote. printed either in whole or in part in an office maintained at said place of n Maii•in voter regisira- , publication; that such newspaper has been approved as a legal newspaper PPP g utsuoil�n athe following oa• by order of the Superior Court of Whatcom County, Washington; that the }3 Auditor's Office full amount of the fee charged for such publication $ 98.80 Post Offices Licensing Sub Agents whatcom County Rural : G R E Librarie- Stations' City Fire 0ZBellingh�% ' ,dN �kpl '■. .� CO ■ State Drivers License 4 01 FN Agency ngham Public Li- Subscribed and sworn to before me this 0 ;2 braries 14iajor erystoresCity 21st day of March 2006 ;t3 �V 40,0 PUg4 �C�t; ►� CleriQ� If an unregistered per • CJ � •:�+'I��g� � : �� ■•••...■■ son, athenvise qualified to vote in the state, , county, and precinct in which•he or she a,pplies C� �'�r'� ©F wp` for registration, ,s not registered to vote by the I� 01 PUBLIC i an or the State of Washington, ' closing date of March 25, 2006, he residing at Be am or she may register to vote or change his o1• her ad- dress in person until April 10, 2006 in The of 6M of the Whatcom County Auditor and re- ceive a ballot for the Special Election. This special procedure for late registration, which a person tnay use to register to vote or change his or her ad- dress afar the close of snail -in registration. oS &farCh 27. 2006 an April 16, 20D6. Please rote Life special registration and voting procedure call be done onlyy at the County Auditor's Office in the whatcom County court- house at 311 Grand Ave- nue, Suite 1lys in Belling- ham. Shirley Forslof Whatcom County Audi- tor and F-X­Oficio Supervisor of Elections OFFICIAL BALLOT LYNDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 504 WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON April 25, 2006 INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS: To vote in favor of the following proposition, place a cross (x) in the square opposite the words "YES"; to vote against the following proposition, place a cross (X) in the square opposite the words "NO." PROPOSITION NO. 1 LYNDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 504 REPLACEMENT EDUCATIONAL MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS LEVY The Board of Directors adopted Resolution #02-06 concerning educational funding. This proposition authorizes the District to levy the following excess taxes, to replace an expiring levy, on all taxable property within the District, to support the District's educational maintenance and operations: Approximate Collection Levy Rate/$1,000 Levy Years Assessed Value Amount 2007 $2.85 $3,390,209 2008 $2.84 $3,548,138 Should this proposition be approved? YES...................................... 0 NO.............................. •...- Ok 001, 1-27-0e5 f` oa-o(0 cloys ►no� bass RECEIVED JAN 6 2006 SHIRLEY FORSLOF WHATCOM COUNTY AUDITOR LYNDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 504 WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS LEVY RESOLUTION NO. 02-06 A RESOLUTION of the Board of Directors of Lynden School District No. 504, Whatcom County, Washington, providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the District at a special election to be held therein on April 25, 2006, of the proposition of whether excess taxes should be levied of $3,390,209 in 2006 for collection in 2007, and $3,548,138 in 2007 for collection in 2008, said excess taxes to pay part of the educational maintenance and operations support of the District. ADOPTED JANUARY 12, 2006 PREPARED BY: PRESTON GATES & ELLIS LLP Seattle, Washington RESOLUTION NO. 02-06 A RESOLUTION of the Board of Directors of Lynden School District No. 504, Whatcom County, Washington, providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the District at a special election to be held therein on April 25, 2006, of the proposition of whether excess taxes should be levied of $3,390,209 in 2006 for collection in 2007, and $3,548,138 in 2007 for collection in 2008, said excess taxes to pay part of the educational maintenance and operations support of the District. WHEREAS, Lynden School District No. 504, Whatcom County, Washington (the "District"), for the past two years has had in effect a maintenance and operations levy in order to enable the District to pay for its educational programs and services, including teaching, school supplies, technology, athletics, buildings and transportation; and WHEREAS, the current maintenance and operations levy expires this year; and WHEREAS, the money in and to be paid into the General Fund of the District during the 2006-2007, 2007-2008, and 2008-2009 school years will be insufficient to enable the District to pay for necessary maintenance and operations and to properly meet the educational needs of the students attending District schools; and WHEREAS, in order to properly provide for such maintenance and operations and such educational needs, the Board of Directors of the District deems it necessary to levy the following taxes upon all of the taxable property within the District in excess of the maximum annual tax levy permitted by law to be levied within the District without a vote of the electors: A. A tax of approximately $2.85 per thousand dollars of assessed valuation to provide $3,390,209, said levy to be made in 2006 for collection in 2007; and B. A tax of approximately $2.84 per thousand dollars of assessed valuation to provide $3,548,138, said levy to be made in 2007 for collection in 2008. WHEREAS, the Constitution and laws of the State of Washington require that the question of whether or not such excess taxes 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 LYNDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 504, WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON, as follows: Section 1. The following taxes for the District's General Fund should 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 within the District without a vote of the electors: A. $3,390,209, said levy to be made in 2006 for collection in 2007; and B. $3,548,138, said levy to be made in 2007 for collection in 2008. The estimated levy rate depends upon the final dollar amount of assessed value of the property within the District. At this time, based upon information provided by the Whatcom County Assessor's office, the estimated levy rate for the 2006 levy is $2.85 per thousand dollars of assessed valuation, and the estimated levy rate for the 2007 levy is $2.84 per thousand dollars of assessed valuation. The exact levy rate shall be adjusted based upon the actual assessed value of the property within the District at the time of the levy. Upon approval by the voters of the proposition substantially in the form set forth below, the District may use the proceeds of said levies during the 2006-2007, 2007-2008, and 2008-2009 school years by incurring an indebtedness by the issuance of short term obligations against the General Fund of the District, as authorized by Chapter 39.50 RCW, and may expend the proceeds of said levies to pay such part of the general expenses of maintenance and operations of the District during such school years as may be authorized or allowed by law for the use of excess levy funds. -2- PACMW\CMW73R 01/19/06 Section 2. 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 the District shall levy such excess tax for their ratification or rejection at a special election to be held therein on April 25, 2006. This Resolution No. 02-06 is identical to Resolution No. 01-06, except that the date of the election specified herein is April 25, 2006, and the date of the election specified in Resolution No. 01-06 is March 14, 2006. The Whatcom County Auditor is requested to find the emergency as follows and conduct the April 25, 2006 election only in the event that the ballot proposition authorized by Resolution No. 01-06 is not approved by the voters at the March 14, 2006 election. The Whatcom County Auditor, as ex officio supervisor of elections in Whatcom County, Washington, is hereby requested to find the existence of such emergency and to call and conduct said special election to be held by mail -in ballot within the District on said date and to submit to the qualified electors of the District the proposition substantially in the form hereinafter set forth. The Secretary of the Board of Directors is hereby authorized and directed to certify said proposition substantially in the following form: -3- P:\CMW\CMW73R 01/19/06 PROPOSITION NO. 1 LYNDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 504 REPLACEMENT EDUCATIONAL MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS LEVY The Board of Directors adopted Resolution #02-06 concerning educational funding. This proposition authorizes the District to levy the following excess taxes, to replace an expiring levy, on all taxable property within the District, to support the District's educational maintenance and operations: Approximate Collection Levy Rate/$1,000 Levy Years Assessed Value Amount 2007 $2.85 $3,390,209 2008 $2.84 $3,548,138_ Should this proposition be approved? YES...................................... a NO........................................ 0 The Secretary of the Board of Directors of the District is hereby directed to deliver a certified copy of this resolution to the Whatcom County Auditor. -4- P:ACMW\CMW73R 01/19/06 ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of Lynden School District No. 504, Whatcom County, Washington, at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 12th day of January, 2006. LYNDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 504, WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON ATTEST: -i�� - �� ii�-- L0-4�-- Secretary, Board of Directors A- - 'resident and Director Director Di ctor Director -5- P:\CMW\CMW73R 01/19/06 CERTIFICATE I, the undersigned, Secretary of the Board of Directors of Lynden School District No. 504, Whatcom County, Washington, (the "District") and keeper of the records of the Board of Directors (the "Board"), DO HEREBY CERTIFY: 1. That the attached resolution is a true and correct copy of Resolution No. 02-06 of the Board (the "Resolution"), duly adopted at a regular meeting thereof held on the 12th day of January, 2006. 2. That said meeting was duly convened and held in all respects in accordance with law, and to the extent required by law, due and proper notice of such meeting was given; that a legal quorum was present throughout the meeting and a legally sufficient number of members of the Board voted in the proper manner for the adoption of the Resolution; that all other requirements and proceedings incident to the proper passage of the Resolution have been duly fulfilled, carried out and otherwise observed; and that I am authorized to execute this certificate. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 12th day of January, 2006. Secretary, Board of Directors P:\CMW\CMW73R 01/19/06 NOTICE LYNDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 504 WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON April 25, 2006 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on April 25, 2006, a special election will be held by mail -in in the above -named school district for the submission to the qualified electors of said school district of the following proposition: PROPOSITION NO. 1 LYNDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 504 REPLACEMENT EDUCATIONAL MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS LEVY The Board of Directors adopted Resolution #02-06 concerning educational funding. This proposition authorizes the District to levy the following excess taxes, to replace an expiring levy, on all taxable property within the District, to support the District's educational maintenance and operations: Collection Years 2007 2008 Approximate Levy Rate/$1,000 Assessed Value $2.85 $2.84 Should this proposition be approved? YES .............. NO............. ................. 0 ................. Levy Amount $3,390,209 $3,548,138 Whatcom County Auditor P:\CMW\CMW73R 01/19/06 OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON WHEREAS, the undersigned, as the duly elected, qualified and acting Auditor of Whatcom County, Washington, has jurisdiction of and is required by law to conduct all special elections for school districts within the County; and WHEREAS, Lynden School District No. 504, Whatcom County, Washington, lies entirely within the boundaries of Whatcom County; and WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of said district by resolution adopted on January 12, 2006, a certified copy of which has been delivered to the undersigned, has found that an emergency exists requiring the holding of a special election April 25, 2006; and WHEREAS, said district by said resolution has authorized and directed the undersigned to assume jurisdiction of and conduct said special election within Whatcom County; NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby authorized and ordered as follows: The undersigned concurs in the finding of an emergency and does hereby assume jurisdiction within Whatcom County of the above -mentioned special election of Lynden School District No. 504, Whatcom County, Washington, authorized and ordered by resolution of its Board of Directors adopted on January 12, 2006, and will conduct said special election to be held by mail -in on April 25, 2006. DATED at Bellingham, Washington, this day of , 2006. Whatcom County Auditor P:\CMW\CMW73R 01/19/06 RECEIVED JAN "a 6 2006 SHIRLEY FORSLOF WHATCOM COUNTY .AUDITOR LYNDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 504 WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS LEVY RESOLUTION NO. 02-06 A RESOLUTION of the Board of Directors of Lynden School District No. 504, Whatcom County, Washington, providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the District at a special election to be held therein on April 25, 2006, of the proposition of whether excess taxes should be levied of $3,390,209 in 2006 for collection in 2007, and $3,548,138 in 2007 for collection in 2008, said excess taxes to pay part of the educational maintenance and operations support of the District. ADOPTED JANUARY 12, 2006 PREPARED BY PRESTON GATES & ELLIS LLP Seattle, Washington (AC)Cs rC� �N\acc�� lq 0l'010 Pass . r" RESOLUTION NO. 02-06 A RESOLUTION of the Board of Directors of Lynden School District No. 504, Whatcom County, Washington, providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the District at a special election to be held therein on April 25, 2006, of the proposition of whether excess taxes should be levied of $3,390,209 in 2006 for collection in 2007, and $3,548,138 in 2007 for collection in 2008, said excess taxes to pay part of the educational maintenance and operations support of the District. WHEREAS, Lynden School District No. 504, Whatcom County, Washington (the "District"), for the past two years has had in effect a maintenance and operations levy in order to enable the District to pay for its educational programs and services, including teaching, school supplies, technology, athletics, buildings and transportation; and WHEREAS, the current maintenance and operations levy expires this year; and WHEREAS, the money in and to be paid into the General Fund of the District during the 2006-2007, 2007-2008, and 2008-2009 school years will be insufficient to enable the District to pay for necessary maintenance and operations and to properly meet the educational needs of the students attending District schools; and WHEREAS, in order to properly provide for such maintenance and operations and such educational needs, the Board of Directors of the District deems it necessary to levy the following taxes upon all of the taxable property within the District in excess of the maximum annual tax levy permitted by law to be levied within the District without a vote of the electors: A. A tax of approximately $2.85 per thousand dollars of assessed valuation to provide $3,390,209, said levy to be made in 2006 for collection in 2007; and B. A tax of approximately $2.84 per thousand dollars of assessed valuation to provide $3,548,138, said levy to be made in 2007 for collection in 2008. WHEREAS, the Constitution and laws of the State of Washington require that the question of whether or not such excess taxes 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 LYNDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 504, WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON, as follows: Section 1. The following taxes for the District's General Fund should 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 within the District without a vote of the electors: A. $3,390,209, said levy to be made in 2006 for collection in 2007; and B. $3,548,138, said levy to be made in 2007 for collection in 2008. The estimated levy rate depends upon the final dollar amount of assessed value of the property within the District. At this time, based upon information provided by the Whatcom County Assessor's office, the estimated levy rate for the 2006 levy is $2.85 per thousand dollars of assessed valuation, and the estimated levy rate for the 2007 levy is $2.84 per thousand dollars of assessed valuation. The exact levy rate shall be adjusted based upon the actual assessed value of the property within the District at the time of the levy. Upon approval by the voters of the proposition substantially in the form set forth below, the District may use the proceeds of said levies during the 2006-2007, 2007-2008, and 2008-2009 school years by incurring an indebtedness by the issuance of short term obligations against the General Fund of the District, as authorized by Chapter 39.50 RCW, and may expend the proceeds of said levies to pay such part of the general expenses of maintenance and operations of the District during such school years as may be authorized or allowed by law for the use of excess levy funds. -2- P:\CMW\CMW73R 01/19/06 Section 2. 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 the District shall levy such excess tax for their ratification or rejection at a special election to be held therein on April 25, 2006. This Resolution No. 02-06 is identical to Resolution No. 01-06, except that the date of the election specified herein is April 25, 2006, and the date of the election specified in Resolution No. 01-06 is March 14, 2006. The Whatcom County Auditor is requested to find the emergency as follows and conduct the April 25, 2006 election only in the event that the ballot proposition authorized by Resolution No. 01-06 is not approved by the voters at the March 14, 2006 election. The Whatcom County Auditor, as ex officio supervisor of elections in Whatcom County, Washington, is hereby requested to find the existence of such emergency and to call and conduct said special election to be held by mail -in ballot within the District on said date and to submit to the qualified electors of the District the proposition substantially in the form hereinafter set forth. The Secretary of the Board of Directors is hereby authorized and directed to certify said proposition substantially in the following form: -3- P:\CMW\CMW73R 01/19/06 PROPOSITION NO. 1 LYNDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 504 REPLACEMENT EDUCATIONAL MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS LEVY The Board of Directors adopted Resolution #02-06 concerning educational funding. This proposition authorizes the District to levy the following excess taxes, to replace an expiring levy, on all taxable property within the District, to support the District's educational maintenance and operations: Collection Years 2007 2008 Approximate Levy Rate/$1,000 Levy Assessed Value Amount $2.85 $3,390,209 $2.84 $3,548,138_ Should this proposition be approved? YES...................................... NO........................................ 0 The Secretary of the Board of Directors of the District is hereby directed to deliver a certified copy of this resolution to the Whatcom County Auditor. -4- P:\CMW\CMW73R 01/19/06 ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of Lynden School District No. 504, Whatcom County, Washington, at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 12th day of January, 2006. ATTEST: Secretary, Board of Directors LYNDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 504, WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON Director Director Di ctor Director -5- P:\CMW\CMW73R 01/19/06 CERTIFICATE I, the undersigned, Secretary of the Board of Directors of Lynden School District No. 504, Whatcom County, Washington, (the "District") and keeper of the records of the Board of Directors (the "Board"), DO HEREBY CERTIFY: 1. That the attached resolution is a true and correct copy of Resolution No. 02-06 of the Board (the "Resolution"), duly adopted at a regular meeting thereof held on the 12th day of January, 2006. 2. That said meeting was duly convened and held in all respects in accordance with law, and to the extent required by law, due and proper notice of such meeting was given; that a legal quorum was present throughout the meeting and a legally sufficient number of members of the Board voted in the proper manner for the adoption of the Resolution; that all other requirements and proceedings incident to the proper passage of the Resolution have been duly fulfilled, carried out and otherwise observed; and that I am authorized to execute this certificate. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 12th day of January, 2006. ^� Secretary, Board of Directors P:\CMW\CMW73R 01/19/06 OFFICIAL BALLOT LYNDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 504 WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON April 25, 2006 INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS: To vote in favor of the following proposition, place a cross (x) in the square opposite the words "YES"; to vote against the following proposition, place a cross (X) in the square opposite the words "NO." PROPOSITION NO. 1 LYNDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 504 REPLACEMENT EDUCATIONAL MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS LEVY The Board of Directors adopted Resolution #02-06 concerning educational funding. This proposition authorizes the District to levy the following excess taxes, to replace an expiring levy, on all taxable property within the District, to support the District's educational maintenance and operations: Approximate Collection Levy Rate/$1,000 Levy Years Assessed Value Amount 2007 $2.85 $3,390,209 2008 $2.84 $3,548,138 Should this proposition be approved? YES...................................... 0 NO........................................ II P:\CMW\CMW73R 01/19/06 NOTICE LYNDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 504 WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON April 25, 2006 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on April 25, 2006, a special election will be held by mail -in in the above -named school district for the submission to the qualified electors of said school district of the following proposition: PROPOSITION NO. 1 LYNDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 504 REPLACEMENT EDUCATIONAL MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS LEVY The Board of Directors adopted Resolution #02-06 concerning educational funding. This proposition authorizes the District to levy the following excess taxes, to replace an expiring levy, on all taxable property within the District, to support the District's educational maintenance and operations: Approximate Collection Levy Rate/$1,000 Levy Years Assessed Value Amount 2007 $2.85 $3,390,209 2008 $2.84 $3,548,138 Should this proposition be approved? YES...................................... NO........................................ Whatcom County Auditor P:\CMW\CMW73R 01/19/06 OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON WHEREAS, the undersigned, as the duly elected, qualified and acting Auditor of Whatcom County, Washington, has jurisdiction of and is required by law to conduct all special elections for school districts within the County; and WHEREAS, Lynden School District No. 504, Whatcom County, Washington, lies entirely within the boundaries of Whatcom County; and WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of said district by resolution adopted on January 12, 2006, a certified copy of which has been delivered to the undersigned, has found that an emergency exists requiring the holding of a special election April 25, 2006; and WHEREAS, said district by said resolution has authorized and directed the undersigned to assume jurisdiction of and conduct said special election within Whatcom County; NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby authorized and ordered as follows: The undersigned concurs in the finding of an emergency and does hereby assume jurisdiction within Whatcom County of the above -mentioned special election of Lynden School District No. 504, Whatcom County, Washington, authorized and ordered by resolution of its Board of Directors adopted on January 12, 2006, and will conduct said special election to be held by mail -in on April 25, 2006. DATED at Bellingham, Washington, this day of , 2006. Whatcom County Auditor P:\CMW\CMW73R 01/19/06