PART 2. LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION
Part 2 added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 541, Sec. 3.
§§ 56300–56430 · 46 sections
CHAPTER 1. General §§ 56300–56301 · 2 sections
- § 56300 (a) Each commission shall establish written policies and procedures and exercise its powers pursuant to this part in a manner consistent with those policies…
- § 56301 Among the purposes of a commission are discouraging urban sprawl, preserving open-space and prime agricultural lands, encouraging the efficient provision of…
CHAPTER 2. Formation of Commission and Selection of Commissioners §§ 56325–56337 · 18 sections
- § 56325 There is hereby continued in existence in each county a local agency formation commission. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the commission shall…
- § 56326 In Los Angeles County, the commission shall consist of nine members, appointed as follows: (a) Two appointed by the board of supervisors from its own…
- § 56326.5 In Sacramento County, the commission shall consist of seven members, appointed as follows: (a) Two appointed by the board of supervisors from their own…
- § 56327 In Santa Clara County, the commission shall consist of five members, appointed as follows: (a) Two appointed by the board of supervisors from their own…
- § 56327.3 In Santa Clara County, the commission shall be enlarged by two members if, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 56821), the…
- § 56328 (a) In San Diego County, the commission, which consists of seven members, augmented pursuant to Section 56332, shall be additionally augmented by the…
- § 56328.5 (a) In Kern County, the commission, which consists of seven members, augmented pursuant to Section 56332, shall be additionally augmented by the appointment of…
- § 56329 If there is no city in the county, the commission shall consist of five members, appointed as follows which may be further augmented pursuant to Sections 56332…
- § 56331 When appointing a public member pursuant to Sections 56325, 56326, 56326.5, 56327, 56328, 56328.5, and 56329, the commission may also appoint one alternate…
- § 56331.3 If two or more members are absent or disqualify themselves from participating in a meeting of the commission, any alternate member who is authorized to serve…
- § 56331.4 While serving on the commission, all commission members shall exercise their independent judgment on behalf of the interests of residents, property owners, and…
- § 56332 (a) The independent special district selection committee shall consist of the presiding officer of the legislative body of each independent special district.…
- § 56332.5 (a) If the commission does not have representation from independent special districts on or before January 1, 2001, the commission shall initiate proceedings…
- § 56333 When a commission is enlarged to seven members as provided in Section 56332, the public members appointed pursuant to Sections 56325 and 56329 shall thereafter…
- § 56334 The term of office of each member shall be four years and until the appointment and qualification of his or her successor. Upon enlargement of the commission…
- § 56335 In each county containing two or more cities, regular and alternate city members to the commission shall be appointed by the city selection committee organized…
- § 56336 Each commission may adopt regulations with respect to disqualification of members or alternates from participating in the review of a proposal. In the absence,…
- § 56337 A city, county, or district officer may serve as a member of the commission while holding office as a city, county, or district officer. If a member who is a…
CHAPTER 3. Powers §§ 56375–56386 · 17 sections
- § 56375 The commission shall have all of the following powers and duties subject to any limitations upon its jurisdiction set forth in this part: (a) (1) To review and…
- § 56375.1 (a) A commission may initiate a proposal for the dissolution of a district that is eligible for the protest threshold under Section 57093 if both of the…
- § 56375.3 (a) In addition to those powers enumerated in Section 56375, a commission shall approve, after notice and hearing, the change of organization or reorganization…
- § 56375.4 The authority to initiate, conduct, and complete any proceeding pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 56375.3 does not apply to any territory that, after…
- § 56375.5 Every determination made by a commission regarding the matters provided for by subdivisions (a), (m), and (n) of Section 56375 and by subdivision (a) of…
- § 56377 In reviewing and approving or disapproving proposals which could reasonably be expected to induce, facilitate, or lead to the conversion of existing open-space…
- § 56378 (a) In addition to its other powers, the commission shall initiate and make studies of existing governmental agencies. Those studies shall include, but shall…
- § 56379 Any person may, prior to any meeting, request the commission to cause a stenographic or electromagnetic record to be made of a meeting. If the cost of making…
- § 56380 The commission shall make its own provision for necessary quarters, equipment, and supplies as well as personnel. The commission may choose to contract with…
- § 56381 (a) The commission shall adopt annually, following noticed public hearings, a proposed budget by May 1 and final budget by June 15. At a minimum, the proposed…
- § 56381.6 (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 56381, for counties whose membership on the commission is established pursuant to Sections 56326, 56326.5, 56327,…
- § 56382 The commission may authorize the destruction of any duplicate record, paper, or other document if the original or a photographic or electronic copy of the…
- § 56383 (a) The commission may establish a schedule of fees and a schedule of service charges pursuant to this division, including, but not limited to, all of the…
- § 56383.5 (a) The commission may require, as a condition for processing a change of organization or reorganization, a sphere amendment or a sphere update, or any other…
- § 56384 (a) The commission shall appoint an executive officer who shall conduct and perform the day-to-day business of the commission. If the executive officer is…
- § 56385 The commission may contract for retirement benefits for the executive officer or staff personnel pursuant to the County Employees Retirement Law of 1937,…
- § 56386 (a) The officers and employees of a city, county, or special district, including any local agency, school district, community college district, and any…
CHAPTER 4. Spheres of Influence §§ 56425–56430 · 9 sections
- § 56425 (a) In order to carry out its purposes and responsibilities for planning and shaping the logical and orderly development and coordination of local governmental…
- § 56425.5 (a) A determination of a city’s sphere of influence, in any case where that sphere of influence includes any portion of the redevelopment project area…
- § 56426 The commission shall not approve or conditionally approve a change to the sphere of influence of a local government agency of territory that is subject to a…
- § 56426.5 (a) Beginning January 1, 1990, at the time a commission approves a proposal for an incorporation or a reorganization which includes an incorporation, the…
- § 56426.6 (a) The commission shall not approve a change to the sphere of influence of a local government agency of territory that is subject to a contract entered into…
- § 56427 The commission shall adopt, amend, or update spheres of influence after a public hearing called and held for that purpose. At least 21 days prior to the date…
- § 56428 (a) Any person or local agency may file a written request with the executive officer requesting amendments to a sphere of influence or urban service area…
- § 56429 (a) Notwithstanding Sections 56425, 56427, and 56428, a petition for removal of territory from a sphere of influence determination may be brought pursuant to…
- § 56430 (a) In order to prepare and to update spheres of influence in accordance with Section 56425, the commission shall conduct a service review of the municipal…