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STATE OF WASHINGTON)
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County of Spokane )
The Spokane County Canvassing Board does hereby certify that the following is a true and correct recapitulation of the
results of the Special Election held on May 17,2005 in Spokane County,Washington:
PROPOSITION NO. 1
CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
ANNEXATION OF THE CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY TO THE SPOKANE COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT
Shall the City of Spokane Valley be annexed to and be a part of Spokane County Library District? ,
YES 13,966
NO 2,165
The majority of votes were in favor of the annexation,thereby the measure passes.
DATED this 27th day of May 2005
SPOKANE COUNTY CANVASSING BOARD
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As required under Title 29A.36.080 RCW, this is notice of the exact language of
the ballot title for City of Spokane Valley Proposition No. 1
PROPOSITION NO. 1
CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
ANNEXATION OF THE CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY TO THE SPOKANE
COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT
Shall the City of Spokane Valley be annexed to and be a part of Spokane County Library
District?
YES
NO
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Mike McLaughlin Date
RCW 29A.36.090
Local measures -- Ballot title -- Notice.
Upon the filing of a ballot title of a question to be submitted to the people of a
county or municipality, the county auditor shall provide notice of the exact
language of the ballot title to the persons proposing the measure, the county or
municipality, and to any other person requesting a copy of the ballot title.
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March 10, 2005
Board of County Commissioners for Spokane County
Spokane County Courthouse
1116 West Broadway, 1st Floor
Spokane,WA 99260
RE: Annexation of City of Spokane Valley to Spokane County Library District
Dear Commissioners:
Enclosed please find a certified copy of City of Spokane Valley Ordinance 05-011, adopted by our City
Council at their March 8,2005 regular council meeting, authorizing the submission of a ballot proposition
to the voters of our City on whether the City of Spokane Valley should be annexed into the Spokane
County Library District.
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Chris Bainbridge,CMC
Spokane Valley City Clerk
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I, Christine Bainbridge, City Clerk for the City of Spokane Valley, Washington, do hereby certify
that the attached is a full, true, and correct copy of Ordinance No. 05-011, approved by the Spokane
Valley City Council at its Regular Meeting of March 8,2005.
WITNESS my hand and official seal this 10`h day of March, 2005
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CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
SPOKANE COUNTY,WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO. 05-011
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY, SPOKANE COUNTY
WASHINGTON DECLARING THE INTENT TO ANNEX THE CITY OF SPOKANE
VALLEY INTO TILE SPOKANE COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT,AND SUBMITTING
TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY AT AN ELECTION MAY 17, 2005,
A PROPOSITION AUTHORIZING THE ANNEXATION OF THE CITY INTO THE
SPOKANE COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Spokane Valley has the authority under RCW 27.12.360 to initiate by
ordinance the inclusion of the City into the Spokane County Library District("the SCLD"); and
WHEREAS,the City desires that the City join the SCLD and has directed the preparation of this
Ordinance declaring its intent to annex into the SCLD; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with RCW 27.12.360, the City has notified the state librarian of this
Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to an agreement signed by the City and SCLD on December 10, 2004,the
SCLD Board of Trustees concur with the intent to annex the City into the SCLD; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with RCW 27.12, the City Council desires to place a proposition
before the voters of the City to authorize such annexation, and desires to request that Spokane County
take all necessary steps to do so in time for said proposition to be placed on the May 17, 2005 ballot; and
WHEREAS, upon annexation,the City would become part of the SCLD,the real property within
the City would be subject to taxation by the SCLD, and the City could terminate its current operations
contract with the SCLD effective January 1,2006;and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds for all those reasons that the public interest will be served
thereby.
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council for the City of Spokane Valley, Spokane County,
Washington, ordains as follows:
Section 1. The City Council hereby declares its intent to annex into the Spokane County
Library District,and finds that the public interest will be served thereby.
Section 2. The City Council finds that the State Librarian was notified of this proposed
annexation on February 10, 2005, and that the Board of Trustees for the Spokane County Library District
concurs with the annexation of the City into the Spokane County Library District, all pursuant to RCW
27.12.360.
Section 3. The Spokane County Board of Commissioners is requested to authorize by
resolution the Spokane County Auditor to call and conduct an election to be held in the City in the
manner provided by law on May 17, 2005, in conjunction with any other matter that may be scheduled
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for ballot on that date, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of the City by mail-in ballot
for their approval or rejection, a proposition in substantially the following form:
Shall the city of Spokane Valley be annexed to and
he a part of the Spokane County Library District?
YES r
NO r
If approved,the annexation would become effective January 1,2006.
Section 4. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to promptly furnish to the
Board of Commissioners for Spokane County and the Spokane County Auditor a certified copy of this
Ordinance upon adoption.
Section 5. 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 6. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective five days after
publication of this ordinance, or a summary thereof, in the official newspaper of the City.
Adopted this 8th day of March, 2005.
City of Spokane Valley
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Mayor,Diana Wilhite
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Clerk, Christine Bainbridge _.-
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Deputy Ci Attorney, .Driskell
Date of Publication: 3 -/P-o6-
Effective Date: 2 —,g-- 3 --O-5°
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