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HomeMy WebLinkAbout013 75RESOLUTION NO. ,_Z,? WHEREAS, on January 6, 1975, there was filed with the Auditor of Jefferson County, a petition for the purpose of forming a fire district under the provisions of R.C.W. 52.04.010 et seq., and said Auditor having found and determined that said petition contains a sufficient number of signatures of qualified persons, and having attached thereto her certificate of sufficiency and on January 27, 1975, transmitted the same to the Board of County Commissioners, and said Board having then and there by resolution entered upon their minutes, fixed Monday the 24th day of February, 1975, at the hour of 10:30a.m, of said day at the Commissioner's Chambers in the Jefferson County Courthouse, Port Townsend, Washington, as the time and place for the hearing of said petition, and WHEREAS, at said time and place said petition came on for hearing, proof having been made to the satisfaction of this Board that Notice hereof has been given for the time and in the manner provided by law, and no objection having made or filed, the Board proceeded to hear the petition and upon conclusion, makes the following find- ing s: I. That the lands described in the petition will be conducive to public safety, welfare, and convenience and should be granted. 2. The name and number of the district shall be JEFFERSON COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 6, and that the boundaries thereof shall be and are deter- mined as follows: Sections 31 and 32 and the West 1/4 of Section 33, Range 1 West, Township 31 North; Sections 5 and 6 and the West 1/4 of Section 4 of Range 1 West, Township 30 North; Sections 7 and 8 and the West 1/4 of Section 9, all of Sections 16 through 22, inclusive, and Sections 26 through VOL 30, inclusive in Township 30 North, Range 1 West; the Northeast 1/4 of Section 33, the North 1/2 of Section 34 and the Northwest 1/4 of Section 35, Township 30 North, Range 1 West; and Sections 1, 12, 13, 24 and 23 in Township 30 North, Range 2 West; all in relation to the Willamette Meridian. 3. That an election be held on Tuesday, the lst day of April, 1975, to determine whether the district shall be organized. The election shall be, so far as possible, called, noticed, conducted and canvassed in the same manner and by the same officials as is provided for a special election in the county to authorize the issuance of bonds for a county purpose, and all such officials shall have full authority to do all things necessary for the purpose of the election. For the purpose of the election, county voting precincts may be combined or divided and redefined, and the territory in the district shall be included in one or more election precincts as may be deemed convenient and they shall be defined and a polling place for each designated. The notice of the election shall state generally and briefly the purpose thereof, give the boundaries of the proposed district, define the election precincts, designate the polling place for each, mention the names of the candidates for the first commissioners, and name the day of the election and the hours during which the polls will be open. 4. The three resident electors of the district who shall be candidates for election as the first commissioners are: Edward G. Wainwright John E. Kanarr Lee W. Stark ADOPTED this 24th day of February, 1975. � R y � Ta t � y • `I SEALi .• . 7 ): T i . l l ,S ATTEST: etty J ple, Cou Audit and Ex- officio Clerk of the Board VOL BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS JEFFERSON COUNTY B.G. Brown, Chairman / r . *4 (12A , A.M.O'Meara, Member Carroll M. Mercer, Member I FAtF 26t