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2004, 07-13 Spokane County Resolution 4 0579: calling for special election Annexation of Fire Dist 1 & 8 This is to Certify this Is a true and correct c9ppy of the original document 4 0579 NO. `I-C/S79 on file in th9 Co my Commissioners minutes of. 7//3 NO. dat s d of B • CLERK OF THE BOARD BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S _ o� cols`'‘ 1 Ar- •OF SPOKANE COUNTY,WASHINGTON /�,�0r�4• �iE co6sro ++, IN THE MA IT ER OF CALLING FOR A ) 4� • • . • SPECIAL ELECTION IN CONJUNCTION ) `� '+ ' 11 SEAL..• A WITH THE ANNEXATION OF THE ) �\ 'r CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY INTO ) RESOLUTION v.`��.__ SPOKANE COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT 1 ) AND SPOKANE COUNTY FIRE ) PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 8 ) WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of RCW 36.32.120(6), the Board of County Commissioners of Spokane County has the care of County property and the management of County funds and business; and WHEREAS, in correspondence dated July, 1, 2004, Nina Regor, Deputy City Manager of the City of Spokane Valley, requested that the Board of County Commissioners of Spokane County place"...a ballot proposition to the voters of our city on whether the respective portions of Spokane Valley should be annexed to their respective fire districts, either Fire District 1 or Fire District 8." The correspondence advised that the Spokane Valley City Council on June 22, 2004 passed a motion that this matter be put on the September 14, 2004 Primary Election. The correspondence further included a copy of City of Spokane Valley Ordinance No. 04-003 passed and adopted January 20, 2004. A copy of such correspondence is attached hereto as Attachment"A"; and WHEREAS, the Spokane County Auditor's Office received a copy of Resolution No. 2004-226 passed and adopted by the Board of Commissioners of Spokane Valley Fire Department on June 16, 2004. That resolution requested that "...the Records and Elections Division of the Spokane County, as ex-officio Supervisor of Elections, to call a special election on September 14, 2004 in conjunction with the state primary election, in the Fire Protection District to submit to the voters at such election..." a ballot proposition as outlined therein. A copy of such Resolution is attached hereto as Attachment"B"; and WHEREAS, the Spokane County Auditor's Office received a copy of Resolution No. 04- 05 passed and adopted by the Board of Commissioners of Spokane County Fire Protection No. 8 on June 16, 2004. That resolution requested that "...the Records and Elections Division of the Spokane County, as ex-officio Supervisor of Elections, to call a special election on September 14, 2004 (to run in conjunction with the state primary), in the Fire Protection District to submit to the voters at such election..." a ballot proposition as outlined therein. A copy of such Resolution is attached hereto as Attachment "C."; and WHEREAS, RCW 52.04.071 provides that subsequent to receipt by the Board of County Commissioners of Spokane County ("Board") of action by the City of Spokane Valley, Spokane Page 1 of 2 . , 4 0579 County Fire District 1 and Spokane County Fire Protection District No. 8 with regard to the City of Spokane Valley's request to annex to and remain a part of Spokane County Fire District 1 and Spokane County Fire Protection District No. 8, the Board shall call a special election, to be held in the City of Spokane Valley, in Spokane County Fire District 1 and in Spokane County Fire Protection District No. 8, at the next date provided for in RCW 29.13.010 but not less than 45 days from the date of declaration of the finding, and shall cause notice of election to be given as provided for in RCW 29.27.080; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of RCW 52.04.071 and the motion of the City Council of the City of Spokane Valley on June 22, 2004, and Resolution No. 2004-226, passed by the Board of Commissioners of Spokane County Fire District 1 on June 16, 2004, and Resolution No. 04-05, passed by the Board of Commissioners of Spokane County Fire Protection District No. 8 on June 16, 2004, the Board of County Commissioners of Spokane County has determined to call for a Special Election to be held on Tuesday, September 14, 2004, at which an election will be held on whether the City of Spokane Valley should be annexed to and remain a part of Spokane County Fire District 1 and Spokane County Fire Protection District No. 8. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Spokane County ("Board"), pursuant to RCW 52.04.071, that the Board does call for a special election to be held on Tuesday, September 14, 2004, wherein those ballot propositions as set forth in Attachment "D," attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference shall be submitted to the electors within the City of Spokane Valley, the electors within Spokane County Fire District 1 and the electors within Spokane County Fire Protection District No. 8. The Spokane County Auditor shall provide notice of such election as required by state law and shall conduct such election in accordance with the general laws of the State of Washington. The Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners is hereby directed to provide the copy of this Resolution to the Spokane County Auditor. a PASSED AND ADOPTED this /(3 Ilay of ! . 2004. \``I s= o� coM,ills�'‘%Il BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS c7,,,0 c"G4:A. te, ,fo OF SPOKA , COUNTY, WASHINGTON I • • 4 r HARRIS, Chair iI `'� ' SEAL.. ors ATTEST: \ co ' VICKY M. DALTON ``‘ .., -- CLERK OF THE BOARDI 1i a� . ATE MI CASLIN, Vice-Chair BY• `% ' Daniela Erickson, Deputy J e 'lip 'OSKELLEY H:U.Zaagman Resolutions\SpokaneValley anexation election 0704 Page 2 of 2 Cr" _Kane 4 0579 401gValley 11707 E Sprague Ave Suite 106 ♦ Spokane Valley WA 99206 509.921.1000 ♦ Fax: 509.921.1008 ♦ cityhall®spokanevalley.org July 1, 2004 ELECTION DEPT. Board of County Commissioners for Spokane County Spokane County Courthouse 1116 West Broadway, 1st Floor ,=ILED-RECEIVED Spokane, WA 99260 Re: Annexation of City of Spokane Valley to Fire Districts 1 and 8 Dear Board: Enclosed please find a copy of City of Spokane Valley Ordinance No. 04-003, the ordinance adopted by our City Council on January 20, 2004 authorizing the submission of a ballot proposition to the voters of our city on whether the respective portions of Spokane Valley should be annexed to their respective fire districts, either Fire District 1 or Fire District 8. On June 22, 2004, the Spokane Valley City Council passed a motion to request that this matter be put on the September 14,2004 ballot for consideration by the qualified electors. Please consider this letter our request that the Board of County Commissioners pass such a resolution at least 45 days in advance of September 14,2004. We suggest the following language to the Elections Department for use in submitting the issue to the qualified electors within the City of Spokane Valley: For Fire District 1 - - "Shall the portion of the City of Spokane Valley which is currently located in Spokane County Fire Protection District 1 be annexed into and remain a part of Spokane County Fire Protection District 1?" For Fire District 8 - - "Shall the portion of the City of Spokane Valley which is currently located in Spokane County Fire Protection District 8 be annexed into and remain a part of Spokane County Fire Protection District 8?" I understand representatives from Fire District 1 and Fire District 8 have, or will soon have, submitted similar requests to have these issues placed on the ballot for their voters as well. ATTACHMENT "A" 4 0579 Board of County Commissioners July 1,2004 page 2 Please let me know if you have any questions or comments. Your assistance in this matter is appreciated. Very truly yours, City of Spokane Valley Nina Regor, Deputy Manager NR/CPD Enc. c: Dan Blystone, Fire Chief of Fire District 8 (w/enc.) Mark Grover, Fire Chief of Fire District 1 (w/enc.) Clark B. Snure, Attorney for Fire Districts 1 and 8 (w/enc.) Jim Emacio, Spokane County Chief Civil Prosecuting Attorney(w/enc.) Paul Brandt, Spokane County Elections Supervisor(w/enc.) 4 0579 CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY SPOKANE COUNTY WASHINGTON ORDINANCE NO. 04-003 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY,WASHINGTON,PROVIDING FOR 1'HE SUBMISSION OF A PROPOSITION TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY FOR APPROVAL OR REJECTION OF ANNEXATION TO SPOKANE COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT 1 AND SPOKANE COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT 8 WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 52.04.161, the City of Spokane Valley has received fire services in its first two years of incorporation from the existing fire districts within the City's corporate limits; WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 52.04.161, the City of Spokane Valley shall be withdrawn from the existing fire districts unless a ballot proposition is adopted by the voters of Spokane Valley providing annexation into one or more existing fire districts; WHEREAS, Resolution 03-016, adopted by the City Council February 11, 2003, directed the City Manager to contact the existing fire districts to investigate and report on future fire protection services, including long-term annexation to the districts; WHEREAS, the City Manager has conducted said investigation, and recommends annexing to Spokane County Fire Districts 1 and 8; WHEREAS,the public interest will be served by annexing to Spokane County Fire District 1 and Spokane County Fire District 8; WHEREAS, the City Council is desirous of being annexed by Spokane County Fire Districts 1 and 8; and WHEREAS, RCW 52.04.061 states that the legislative authority of a city seeking to annex to one or more fire districts may initiate said annexation by adoption of an ordinance stating the city's intent. NOW THEREFORE,the City Council of the City of Spokane Valley, Washington, ordains as follows: Section 1. Intent. It is the intent of the City Council of the City of Spokane Valley to submit for ballot proposition of the qualified electorate of the City of Spokane Valley the approval or rejection of the annexation of the City of Spokane Valley to Spokane County Fire District 1 and Spokane County Fire District 8 as the boundaries of those Districts are configured at the date of the election on this issue. Section 2. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence or clause of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Ordinance. Section 3. Effective date. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect five days after publication of this Ordinance or a summary thereof occurs in the official newspaper of the City as provided by law. Ordinance 04-003 Annexation Fire Districts Page 1 of 2 4 O57`-9 Passed this 20th day of January, 2004. Michael DeVleming,Nrayor ATTEST Christine Bainbridge,City Clerk Approved As ToFo ``+�ie• y�y oeupa�oo��� 1. Cary P.Driakell,Deputy CI Attorney V • : r.� Date of Publication: /' a 5 sMatch 2�3 3� -ay =,, i t Effective Date: /— .• (lrriinanre 04-Ofl Annexation Fire Districts Pa2e 2 of 2 4 OS'79 SPOKANE COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT I Spokane Valley Fire Department 10319 E. Sprague Avenue Spokane, WA 99206 RESOLUTION NO. 2004-226 CONCURRING IN THE ANNEXATION OF A PORTION OF THE CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY INTO THE SPOKANE VALLEY FIRE DEPARTMENT AND CALLING FOR AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE ISSUE OF WHETHER THE PORTION OF THE CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY SHOULD BE ANNEXED INTO AND REMAIN IN THE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT. BACKGROUND: WHEREAS, Spokane Valley Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency medical services to a portion of the City of Spokane Valley which, since its incorporation, has been deemed annexed into the District; and WHEREAS, the City has indicated its interest in annexing the portion currently located in the Fire District into and remaining a part of the Fire Protection District under the procedures established in RCW 52.04.061 through 52.04.091; and WHEREAS, the annexation of the portion of the City of Spokane Valley into the Fire Protection District would assure that the District will continue to provide fire protection and emergency medical services to the residents of that portion of the City in the same manner that it currently provides services to the residents of the District; and WHEREAS, the annexation of the portion of the City into the District will not affect the level of service provided to the residents of the District and will not affect the tax levy of the District. RESOLUTION: NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of Spokane Valley Fire Department that it concurs in and supports the annexation of a portion of the City of Spokane Valley into the Spokane Valley Fire Department. ATTACHMENT "B" ELECTION DEPT jUN 2, 3 2(1N FILED-RECEIVED 4 0579 Resolution #2004-226 Page 2 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of Spokane Valley Fire Department that the Board of Commissioners hereby requests the Records and Elections Division of Spokane County, as ex-officio Supervisor of Elections, to call a special election on September 14, 2004 in conjunction with the state primary election, in the Fire Protection District to submit to the voters at such election a ballot proposition in the following form: "Shall the portion of the City of Spokane Valley currently located in the Fire Protection District be annexed into and remain a part of Spokane Valley Fire Department (Spokane County Fire District 1)?" ADOPTION: ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners of Spokane Valley Fire Department on Wednesday, June 16, 2004 the following Commissioners being present and voting. on Schmidt, Commissioner J6 Dawson, Commissioner Kolby H nson, Commissioner onte Nesbitt, ommissioner � y Bill Anderson, Commissioner I, Larry T. Rider, the duly acting Fire Chief and the qualified acting Secretary for the Board of Fire Commissioners of Spokane County Fire District 1, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing Resolution is a true copy of the Resolution that was adopted by the Board of Fire Commissioners on June 16, 2004. / Z1--;' - - Larry T-(Rider (Attest) • 4 0579 Spokane County Fire Protection District 8 12100 E. Palouse Highway ELECTION DEPT Valleyford, WA 99036 • Resolution 04-05 FILED-RECEIVED CONCURRING IN THE ANNEXATION OF A PORTION OF THE CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY INTO SPOKANE VALLEY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 8 AND CALLING FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE STATE PRIMARY ELECTION ON THE ISSUE OF WHETHER THE PORTION OF THE CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY SHOULD BE ANNEXED INTO AND REMAIN IN THE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT. BACKGROUND: WHEREAS, Spokane Valley Fire Protection District No. 8 provides fire protection and emergency medical services to a portion of the City of Spokane Valley which, since its incorporation, has been deemed annexed into the District; and WHEREAS, the City has indicated its interest in annexing the portion currently located in the Fire District into and remaining a part of the Fire Protection District under the procedures established in RCW 52.04.061 through 52.04.091; and WHEREAS, the annexation of the portion of the City of Spokane Valley into the Fire Protection District would assure that the District will continue to provide fire protection and emergency medical services to the residents of that portion of the City in the same manner that it currently provides services to the residents of the District; and ' WHEREAS, the annexation of the portion of the City into the District will not affect the level of service provided to the residents of the District and will not affect the tax levy of the District. RESOLUTION: NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of Spokane Valley Fire Protection District No. 8 that it concurs in and supports the annexation of a portion of the City of Spokane Valley into the Spokane Valley Fire Department. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of Spokane Valley Fire Protection District No. 8 that the Board of Commissioners hereby requests the Records and Elections Division of Spokane County, as ex-officio Supervisor of Elections, to call a special election on September 14, 2004 (to run in conjunction with the state primary), in the Fire Protection District to submit to the voters at such election a ballot proposition in the following form: ATTACHMENT "C" 4 0579 "Shall the portion of the City of Spokane Valley currently located in the Fire Protection District be annexed into and remain a part of Spokane Valley Fire Protection District No. 8?" ADOPTION: ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners of Spokane Valley Fire Protection District No. 8 on Wednesday, June 16, 2004 the following Commissioners being present and voting. / By,Xlee C. Boling, Ch ir- Aire District 8 Commiorier By Gregory�sse, Fire District 8 Commissioner enneth M-. essle , Fire District 8 Commissioner I, Sue M. Cronk, the duly appointed and qualified Secretary for the Board of Fire Commissioners of Spokane Valley Fire Protection District No. 8, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing Resolution is a true copy of the Resolution that was adopted by the Board of Fire Commissioners on June 16, 2004. Sue . Cronk, Fire District 8 Secretary 4 O5'79 BALLOT PROPOSITIONS TO BE SUBMITTED ONLY TO ELECTORS WITHIN THE CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY PROPOSITION NO. ANNEXATION OF CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY INTO SPOKANE COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT 1 Shall the portion of the City of Spokane Valley which is currently located in Spokane County Fire District 1 be annexed into and remain a part of Spokane County Fire District 1? YES [ 1 NO [ 1 ANNEXATION OF CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY INTO SPOKANE COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 8 Shall the portion of the City of Spokane Valley which is currently located in Spokane County Fire Protection District 8 be annexed into and remain a part of Spokane County Fire Protection District 8? YES [ l NO [ 1 BALLOT PROPOSITION TO BE SUBMITTED ONLY TO ELECTORS WITHIN SPOKANE COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT 1 NOT IN SPOKANE VALLEY CITY LIMITS PROPOSITION NO. ANNEXATION OF CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY INTO SPOKANE COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT 1 Shall the portion of the City of Spokane Valley currently located in the Fire District be annexed into and remain a part of Spokane Valley Fire Department(Spokane County Fire District 1)? YES [ 1 NO [ ] BALLOT PROPOSITION TO BE SUBMITTED TO ELECTORS WITHIN SPOKANE COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO.8 NOT IN SPOKANE VALLEY CITY LIMITS PROPOSITION NO. ANNEXATION OF CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY INTO SPOKANE COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO.8 Shall the portion of the City of Spokane Valley currently located in the Fire Protection District be annexed into and remain a part of Spokane County Fire Protection District No. 8? YES ( 1 NO ( 1 ATTACHMENT"D"