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Home My WebLink About2000 - Meridian School District No. 505 M&O Levy PASSED Special Election March 14, 2000ROUTER TITLE: 50 5 5Ch c'cL s h� 3 C L-e-v y DATE FUNCTION RECEIVED JAN 2 4 2000 TO PROSECUTOR'S JAN 24 2000 OFFICE JAN 2 6 2000 FROM PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE .BAN 2 6 2000 ELECTION SUPERVISOR BALLOT LAYOUT PROOF LAYOUT PUBLISHED NOTICE OF CLOSING CERTIFICATION v O / `3/ PUBLISHED NOTICE OF ELECTION Z d 0 .� DISTRICT SECRETARY TREASURER'S OFFICE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE SF —r J v�� Y%o\vi C.-e- e- 0r� OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION School Fiscal Services Old Capitol Building, PO BOX 47200 OLYMPIA WA 98504-7200 (360) 753-1717 TDD (360) 664-3631 COUNTY AUDITOR'S SCHOOL DISTRICT FINANCING ELECTIONS REPORTING FORM Whatcom County Meridian School District #505 3/14/00 COUNTY NAME SCHOOL DISTRICT NAME ELECTION DATE Shirley Forslof 3/27/00 AUDITOR NAME DATE I. MINIMUM VOTER TURNOUT REQUIREMENTS A. For excess levies: 2527 Total votes cast at last November General Election B For bond issues voted upon during the year immediately following a State General Election (odd or even number year): 2527 Total votes cast at last qualifying State General Election II. CANVASS OF ELECTION Type of Election Codes *BO Bond CP Capital Project M & O Maintenance and Operation TVF Transportation Vehicle Fund Proposition Number Dollar Amount Type of Election* Number Votes For Number Votes Against Passed Failed 1 $1,485,000 M & O 869 476 64.6% to $1,575,000 III. LEAD/JOINT COUNTIES The above vote count includes votes cast in our joint county(ies). Yes No Name of county(ies): Please send official ballot(s) via surface mail to: Michael L. Bigelow Assistant Superintendent Budget and School Business Services Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction PO BOX 47200 OLYMPIA WA 98504-7200 FORM SPI M-466 (Rev. 6/99) I- WHATCOM COUNTY AUDITOR'S OFFICE OFFICIAL CANVASS OF THE SPECIAL ELECTION HELD TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 2000 IN MERIDIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 505, WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE DISTRICT THE PROPOSITION FOR SCHOOL OPERATIONS LEVY FOR 2001 AND 2002. OATH OF AUDITOR STATE OF WASHINGTON ) ss. COUNTY OF WHATCOM ) I do solemnly swear that the returns purporting to be the election returns of Meridian School Disftift-9. O�,'�Whatcom County, Washington held on the 14th day of March 2000, have in no bP�rral�rebry additions or erasures, and that they are the same as when they were deposited 4PirM'; a ' ► Whatcom Coup Auditor `%*)(sc&&&' d .sworn to before me this 24th day of March 2000. .•��NAT�•.� COUFfrr r N► .* + a a TA F County Legislative Authority y, • ,� 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 within various precincts within the boundaries of Meridian School District No. 505, Whatcom County, Washington on the 14th day of March 2000 and the results were as follows: Meridian - 1 MERIDIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 505 Special Election — Proposition No.1 Submitted by Meridian School District No. 505 SCHOOL OPERATIONS LEVY To meet the educational needs of students in Meridian School District #505, shall the District levy the following taxes, in addition to regular tax levies and in place of an expiring levy, upon all taxable property within the District, for support of the District's maintenance and operation expenses: Estimated Collection Rate/$1,000 of Levy Year Assessed Value Amount 2001 $3.38 $1,485,000 2002 $3.46 $1,575,000 as provided in District Resolution #172000? Validation Figures Number Persons Voting Last General Election 2,527 40% Turnout 1,011 60% Yes Vote 607 Levy YES -110 4 LEVY, YES 869 64.617, Levy -NO -112 LEVY, NO 476 35.39 -� LEVY PASSED: 64.61% The canvass having been completed this 24th day of March 2000. WHATCOM COUNTY CANVASSING BOARD County Auditor Cj 31rA f L a� County Legislative Authority Deputy Prosecuting Attorney :`,}'�•.....�=firJr b bell • ► CAMy Documents\CANVASS\SD505.e1e Meridian - 2 IMPORTANT INFORMATION #505 Your absentee return envelope MUST have your signature on it. An absentee ballot returned in an envelope without your signature WILL NOT BE COUNTED. Your signature should look similar to the one on your voters registration form. If you think your signature has changed, contact the Whatcom County Auditor's Office at (360) 676-6742 or (360) 398-1310. TOP FOUR REASONS FOR DISQUALIFICATION: • No signature • Late postmark. Ballots must be postmarked no later than election day. • Signature does not match. • Two ballots in one absentee return envelope You are eligible to vote in this election if: • You are a citizen of the United States • At least 18 years old • Resident of Whatcom County for 30 days prior to the election • Not presently being denied your civil rights as a result of being convicted of a felony If you are not sure about your eligibility, contact the Whatcom County Auditors Office at (360) 676-6742 or (360) 676-6745. Absentee Voter Guide SPECIAL ELECTION March 14, 2000 COUNTY OF WHATCOM State of Washington VOTER INSTRUCTIONS Read All Instructions Carefully Before Voting. Failure to follow these instructions may invalidate your ballot. The ballot which you have received is actually a data processing card prepared for recording your vote. Do not mark, fold or punch the ballot punchcard except as outlined in the instructions. Your Absentee Ballot Packet consists of: • This Ballot guide listing the ballot measures and/or candidates. • A pre -scored Ballot Punchcard. • A Ballot security envelope for the Ballot Punchcard. • A pre -addressed Return Envelope to return your voted Ballot Punchcard, which should first be enclosed in the Ballo security envelope. Now that you have received your Absentee ballot, please use it instead of going to your poll site o election day. Turn Page To Continue ___0_ HOW TO VOTE Ballot Punchcard Punch chip completely out of Ballot Punchcard with a paper clip or similar device. I— 1 1l F—AcFq uQ jm 11101169�•'r� 1. Remember to SIGN YOUR NAME on the outside of the MAILING envelope on the line under the Voter Affidavit. Your signature is compared to your signature on file with the County. 2.In the Ballot Guide, to the right of each measure or candidate, is a number which is assigned to a position on your Ballot Card. 3.Use a paper clip, tooth pick or sharp pencil to punch out the pre -scored square located just above the number assigned to the candidate or measure. 4. Write in candidates may be voted for by using the space provided on the flap attached to your ballot card. You must list both the Name and Office of the write-in candidate and the Political Party in Partisan races. Do not punch out a position number for any other candidate for that office. 5.After you have finished voting, place your Ballot Card in the Ballot Security Envelope. 6. Place the Ballot Security Envelope containing your voted ballot punchcard INSIDE THE PRE - ADDRESSED MAILING ENVELOPE. 7. Put a first-class stamp on the envelope and mail it so it is postmarked no later than the day of the election. The ballot will be counted if it is postmarked not later than election day and if it is received by the county auditor not later than the tenth day following any special election or primary, or the fifteenth day following a general election. 8. If you spoil your ballot or wish to change your vote, use the BALLOT GUIDE and with a pen make your selections. Return it in the Ballot Security Envelope instead of the ballot card. 9.If ,you have any questions about these instructions, please call the Auditor's Office at: 360/676-6742 or 360/676-6745. FORMAT # 505 ABG-Whatcom Special Election Page 5 March 14, 2000 Whatcom County, Washington MERIDIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 505 Special Election - Proposition No.1 Submitted by Meridian School District No. 505 SCHOOL OPERATIONS LEVY To meet the educational needs of students in Meridian School District #505, shall the District levy the following taxes, in addition to regular Levy tax levies and in place of an expiring levy, upon YES -110 all taxable property within the District, for support of the District's maintenance and Levy operation expenses: NO -112 Estimated Collection Rate/$1,000 of Levy Year Assessed Value Amount 2001 $3.38 $1,485,000 2002 $3.46 $1,575,000 as provided in District Resolution #1-2000? BEGIN VOTING ON PAGE #1 ll� TURN PAGE TO CONTINUE 0 NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION MERIDIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.505 WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON March 14, 2000 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, March 14, 2000, a special election will be held in the above -named school district for the submission to the qualified electors of said school district of the following proposition: Proposition No. 1 Submitted by Meridian School District No. 505 SCHOOL OPERATIONS LEVY To meet the educational need of students in Meridian School District #505, shall the District levy the following taxes, in addition to regular tax levies and in place of an expiring levy, upon all taxable property within the District, for support of the District's maintenance and operation expenses: Estimated Rate/$1,000 of Collection Year Assessed Value Levy Amount 2001 $3.38 $1,485,000 2002 $3.46 $1,575,000 As provided in the District Resolution #1-2000? Levy YES ❑ Levy NO ❑ The polls for such special election shall be open from 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM. Shirley Forslof Whatcom County Auditor and Ex-officio Supervisor of Elections Publish: March 8, 2000 IANOTICES\505MAR.NOT MERIDIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 505 WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS LEVY RESOLUTION NO. 1-2000 A RESOLUTION of the Board of Directors of Meridian School District No. 505, Whatcom County, Washington, providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the district at a special election to be held therein on March 14, 2000 of a proposition of whether an excess tax of $1,485,000 should be levied in 2000 for collection in 2001, and whether an excess tax of $1,575,000 should be levied in 2001 for collection in 2002, said excess taxes being for the District's General Fund to pay part of the general expenses of maintenance and operation support of the District. WHEREAS, the money in and to be paid into the General Fund of Meridian School District No. 505, Whatcom County, Washington (the "District"), during the 2000-2001, 2001- 2002, and 2002-2003 school years will be insufficient to enable the District to pay for necessary maintenance and operation expenses and to properly meet the educational needs of the students attending District schools; and WHEREAS, in order to properly provide for such maintenance and operation expenses and to meet such educational needs, the Board of Directors of Meridian School District No. 505, Whatcom County, Washington (the "Board of Directors), deems it necessary to levy the following taxes for the District's General Fund 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 $3.38 per one thousand dollars of assessed valuation to provide $1,485,000 said levy to be made in 2000 for collection in 2001; and B. A tax of approximately $3.46 per one thousand dollars of assessed valuation to provide $1,575,000, said levy to be made in 2001 for collection in 2002; and 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 Meridian School District No. 505, Whatcom County, Washington, as follows: Section 1. The following taxes for the District' 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. A tax of approximately $3.38 per one thousand dollars of assessed valuation to provide $1,485,000, said levy to be made in 2000 for collection in 2001; B. A tax of approximately $3.46 per one thousand dollars of assessed valuation to provide $1,575,000, said levy to be made in 2001 for collection in 2002; Upon approval by the voters of Proposition No. 1 set forth below, the District may use the proceeds of said levies during the 2000-2001, 2001-2002 and 2002-2003 school years by incurring indebtedness by the issuance of short term obligations against the General Fund of the District, as authorized by RCW 39.50, and may expend the proceeds of said levies to pay such part of the general expenses of maintenance and operation of the District during such school years as may be authorized or allowed by law for the use of excess levy funds. 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 or whether or not the District shall levy such excess taxes for their ratification or rejection at a special election to be held therein on March 14, 2000. The Whatcom County Auditor, as supervisor of elections in Whatcom County, Washington, is hereby requested to find the existence of such an emergency and to call and conduct said special election to be held within the District on said date and to submit to the qualified electors of the District the proposition hereinafter set forth. The Secretary of the Board of Directors is hereby authorized and directed to certify said proposition to the Whatcom County Auditor as supervisor of elections in Whatcom County, Washington, in the following form: PROPOSITION #1 MERIDIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT #505 SCHOOL OPERATIONS LEVY To meet the educational needs of students in Meridian School District #505, shall the District levy the following taxes, in addition to regular tax levies and in place of an expiring levy, upon all taxable property within the District, for support of the District's maintenance and operation expenses: Collection Year 2001 2002 Estimated Rate/$1,000 of Assessed Value $3.38 $3.46 As provided in the District Resolution #1-2000? LEVY Yes ❑ LEVY No ❑ Levy Amount $1,485,000 $1,575,000 The secretary of the Board of Directors of the District is hereby authorized and directed to deliver certified copies of this resolution to the Whatcom County Auditor. ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of Meridian School District #505, Whatcom County, Washington, at a regular meeting thereof, held this 19'h day of January, 2000. ME N 6 00 DI ICT By 7VZ,-�2= C4ai-max ATTEST: Secretary to the Board of Directors CERTIFICATE I, the undersigned, Secretary of the Board of Directors of Meridian School District No. 505, Whatcom County, Washington (the "District"), and keeper of the records of the Board of Directors (the "Board"), DO BEREBY CERTIFY: 1. That the attached resolution is true and correct copy of Resolution No. 1-2000 of the Board (the "Resolution"), duly adopted at a regular meeting thereof held on the 191' day of January, 2000. 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 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 adoption 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 19'h day of January, 2000. Secretary, Board of Directors G0 co .S� WHATCOM COUNTY zP `1A AUDITOR'S OFFICES Whatcom County Courthouse 311 Grand Avenue, Suite 103 0 ESN Bellingham, WA98225-4186 N& Auditor Elections Internal Auditing Motor Vehicle Licensing Recording To: Karen Frakes, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney From: Shirley Forslof, Whatcom County Auditor Date: January 24, 2000 Subject: Ballot Title SHIRLEY FORSLOF AUDITOR TERRY HINZ, C.P.A. CHIEF DEPUTY Please approve and/or prepare the ballot title for the 505 SCHOOL M & O LEVY and return to the Election Department. Thank You v �� J 1 Kerry 50045 Main Office: (360) 676-6740 Elections: (360) 676-6742 County Residents: (360) 398-1310 FAX: (360) 738-4556