King County Local Voters Pamphlet

Feb. 3, 2004 Special Elections

PROPOSITION NO. 2
TECHNOLOGY CAPITAL PROJECTS LEVY

The Board of Directors of Riverview School District No. 407 approved Resolution No. 03-15 concerning technology levies. This proposition authorizes the following excess levies on all taxable property within the District for the purpose of acquiring educational technology, equipment and training, including classroom computers:

Should this proposition be approved?

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Passage of Proposition No. 2 would allow the levy of $1,268,057 in property taxes within Riverview School District for collection in the school years from 2004-2005 through 2006-2007. In accordance with Resolution No. 03-15 approving this proposition, these taxes would be deposited in the Riverview School District's Capital Projects Fund to pay part of the cost of modernizing, improving and expanding its technology facilities. Improvements include acquisition and installation of technology systems, including computers, training and implementation support. If authorized by the voters, property taxes would be collected at a rate estimated to be $0.30 per $1,000 of assessed valuation in 2005 and $0.29 per $1,000 of assessed valuation in 2006.

COMPLETE TEXT OF PROPOSITION NO. 2

RIVERVIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 407
KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON

SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY LEVIES
RESOLUTION NO. 03-15

A RESOLUTION of the Board of Directors of Riverview School District No. 407, King County, Washington, providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the district at a special election to be held therein on February 3, 2004, of a proposition to authorize the district to levy an additional tax to provide a total of $1,268,057 for the District's Capital Projects Fund for technology improvements, equipment and training, such levies to be made for two years commencing in 2004 for collection in the school years from 2004-2005 through 2006-2007.

ADOPTED DECEMBER 09, 2003

Prepared by:
PRESTON GATES & ELLIS LLP
Seattle, Washington

RESOLUTION NO. 03-15

A RESOLUTION of the Board of Directors of Riverview School District No. 407, King County, Washington, providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the district at a special election to be held therein on February 3, 2004, of a proposition to authorize the district to levy an additional tax to provide a total of $1,268,057 for the District's Capital Projects Fund for technology improvements, equipment and training, such levies to be made for two years commencing in 2004 for collection in the school years from 2004-2005 through 2006-2007.

WHEREAS, the educational facilities of Riverview School District No. 407, King County, Washington (the “District”), including technology facilities are in need of modernization, improvements and expansion to meet the current and future educational needs for its students; and

WHEREAS, funds available to the District will be insufficient to enable the District to implement such projects; and

WHEREAS, in order to support the cost of these projects as found necessary by the Board of Directors, it is deemed advisable that the District levy a tax upon all the taxable property within the District in excess of the annual tax the District is permitted by law to levy without a vote of the people, such levy to be made for two years commencing in 2004 for collection in the school years from 2004-2005 through 2006-2007, inclusive, as authorized by Article VII, Section 2 of the State Constitution and RCW 84.52.053; and

WHEREAS, the question of whether or not such excess tax may be levied must be submitted to the qualified electors of the District for their ratification or rejection; and

WHEREAS, the conditions here and above set forth create an emergency which requires the holding of a special election in the District;

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF RIVERVIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 407, KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON as follows:

Section 1. Finding. It is hereby found and declared that the welfare of the students and other residents of the District requires the District to carry out the improvements hereinafter provided.

Section 2. Authorization of Improvements. The District shall modernize its educational facilities through the acquisition and installation of technology systems, including computers, training and implementation support, and shall make other Capital Projects Fund expenditures as found necessary by the Board of Directors.

The District may repay any obligations hereafter incurred for the foregoing purposes.

If available funds are sufficient, the District shall acquire, construct, equip and make other capital improvements to the facilities of the District, all as the Board of Directors finds necessary; provided that such funds may be used only to support the construction, modernization, replacement, and remodeling of school facilities or implementation of the District’s technology facilities plan.

If the District shall determine that it has become impracticable to accomplish any of such improvements or portions thereof by reason of changed conditions or needs, incompatible development, costs substantially in excess of those estimated, or acquisition by a superior governmental authority, the District shall not be required to accomplish such improvement and may apply levy proceeds as set forth in this section. If any or all of the improvements have been completed, or their completion duly provided for, or their completion found to be impractical, the District may apply the levy proceeds or any portion thereof to other portions of the improvements or to other capital purposes of the District, as the District in its discretion shall determine. Notwithstanding any provision of this resolution to the contrary, levy proceeds may only be used to support the construction, modernization or remodeling of school facilities or implementation of the District’s technology facilities plan.

Section 3. Authorization of Levies. It is hereby found and declared that an emergency exists requiring the submission to the qualified electors of the District of the proposition whether the District shall make the Capital Projects Fund levies for their ratification or rejection at a special election to be held on February 3, 2004. For the purpose of providing funds necessary for the needs described in Section 2 above, the King County Records and Elections Division, as ex-officio supervisor of elections in King County, is hereby requested to find the existence of such an emergency and to call and conduct such special election to be held within the District on such day and to submit to the qualified electors of the District for their approval or rejection, a proposition providing for tax levies for the Capital Projects Fund for two years, commencing in 2004, producing dollar amounts at estimated tax rates per thousand dollars of assessed value to produce such amounts, in excess of the maximum amount tax levy permitted by law to be levied within the District without a vote of the electors, all as follows:

1. $634,028 said levy to be made in 2004 for collection in 2005; and
2. $634,029, said levy to be made in 2005 for collection in 2006.

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 County Assessor’s office, the estimated levy rate for the 2004 levy is $0.30 per thousand dollars of assessed valuation ($2,127,483,529 of assessed value) and the estimated levy rate for the 2005 levy is $0.29 per thousand dollars of assessed valuation ($2,191,308,035 of assessed value). 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.

Section 4. Approval of Form of Ballot. The Secretary of the Board of Directors is hereby authorized and directed to certify said proposition to the King County Records and Elections Division, as ex-officio supervisor of elections in King County, substantially in the following form:

PROPOSITION NO. 2
RIVERVIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT
TECHNOLOGY CAPITAL PROJECTS LEVY

The Board of Directors of Riverview School District No. 407 approved Resolution No. 03-15 concerning technology levies. This proposition authorizes acquiring educational technology, equipment and training, including classroom computers; and authorizes the following excess levies for such purposes on all taxable property within the District:

all as provided in District Resolution No. 03-15. Should this proposition be approved?

The polls for such special election shall be open from 7:00 o’clock a.m. to 8:00 o’clock p.m.

The Secretary of the Board of Directors of the District is hereby authorized and directed to deliver certified copies of this resolution to the King County Records and Elections Division.

Section 5. Pursuant to authority granted by RCW 29.81A.010, the Board of Directors hereby authorizes the District’s participation in the local voters’ pamphlet for the February 2004 election and requests that the King County Records and Elections Division prepare and publish a voter’s pamphlet for this proposition. The District understands and agrees that it will be required to pay its proportionate share of the expenses of the voters’ pamphlet.

ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of Riverview School District No. 407, King County, Washington, at a regular meeting thereof, held this 9th day of December, 2003.

RIVERVIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 407,
KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON

Updated: Jan. 12, 2004

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