WHEREAS, Bainbridge Island School District No. 303, Kitsap County, Washington (the “District”), was previously authorized to collect a three-year technology levy in order to enable the District to modernize its educational and operational technology systems; and 

WHEREAS, the current technology levy expires in 2024; and 

WHEREAS, the educational facilities of the District, including its technology facilities, are in need of modernization, repair, improvements and expansion to meet the current and future educational needs for its students (as more particularly described in Section 2 herein, the “Projects”); 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 the Projects as found necessary by the Board of Directors, it is deemed advisable that the District levy an excess tax upon all the taxable property within the District, such levy to be made for four years commencing in 2024 for collection in the school years from 2024-2025 through 2028-2029, inclusive, as authorized by Article VII, Section 2 of the State Constitution and RCW 84.52.053; 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 BAINBRIDGE ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 303, KITSAP COUNTY, WASHINGTON, as follows: 

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

Section 2.  The District shall modernize its educational and operational technology systems through the acquisition, installation and improvement of computer technology, telecommunications and networking systems, and related equipment and facilities, and shall make other capital expenditures as found necessary by the Board of Directors (collectively, the “Projects”). Such costs shall also include, but are not limited to, cybersecurity expenditures, the ongoing fees for online applications, subscriptions, or software licenses, including upgrades and incidental services, and ongoing training related to the installation and integration of these products and services, all as deemed necessary and advisable by the Board and permitted by law. The District may repay any obligations hereafter incurred for the foregoing purposes.  

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, or costs substantially in excess of those estimated, 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 Board of Directors of the District in its discretion shall determine to be necessary.  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.  In order to provide funds for the technology facilities of the District as described in Section 2 above, the following taxes for the District’s Capital Projects 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 for the District without a vote of the electors.