COMMITTEE FACT SHEET
NAME: LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION (LAFCO)
COMPENSATION: $100.00 per diem, mileage & actual expenses. (Per Board Order B-84-83 dated 1/17/84)
LEGAL AUTHORITY: Cortese-Knox Local Government Reorganization Act (Commencing with Section 56000 of the Government Code).
MEMBERSHIP, QUALIFICATIONS, & RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS: Board of Supervisors selects 2 LAFCO Commissioners from their own membership. City Selection Committee consisting of Mayors of all 7 Cities within the County select 2 LAFCO Commissioners from City Councilmembers of all such Cities. The 4 Members so selected, select another Commissioner to represent the General Public. The three above categories each have an Alternate Member selected in the same manner.
TERM: 4 Year Terms which expire the 1st Monday in May.
DUTIES: To discourage urban sprawl & encourage orderly development of local governmental agencies. The primary function is to approve or disapprove, with or without amendments or conditions, any application proposing annexation or detachment of territory to or from a City or Special District; incorporation of a City; formation of a Special District; & reorganization or consolidation of existing local agencies. LAFCO is also mandated to develop & determine Spheres of Influence which are projected future service areas of local governmental agencies.
MEETING DATE & LOCATION: Meetings are normally scheduled for the 3rd Friday of each month at 10:00 a.m. in the Board of Supervisors Chambers, County Courthouse, Stockton, CA.
CONTACT PERSON:
JULY, 1997