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| Local Agencies in Inyo County. Follow this link to find out about each of the government agencies and special districts in Inyo County. |
Members of the Inyo Local Agency Formation Commission:
LAFCO Staff:
PURPOSE OF LAFCO: The Inyo Local Agency Formation Commission's (LAFCO's) role is to ensure
the orderly formation of local government agencies, to preserve agricultural
and open space lands and to discourage urban sprawl. LAFCO serves
the City of Bishop and over 30 special districts located within the boundaries
of Inyo County, California.
On September 26, 2000, Governor Gray Davis signed into law AB 2838 (Chapter 761, Statutes of 2000), authored by Assembly Speaker Robert M. Hertzberg. This legislation, titled the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000, marked the most significant reform to local government reorganization law since the 1963 statute that created local agency formation commissions (LAFCOs) in each county. The legislation resulted from the recommendations of the Commission on Local Governance for the 21st Century, created by legislation enacted in 1997. The Commission's recommendations were included in its final report, titled Growth Within Bounds, issued on January 20, 2000. The Commission ceased to exist on July 1, 2000, pursuant to a statutory sunset provision.
COMPOSITION OF INYO LAFCO: Inyo LAFCO is comprised of five members who represent the following interests:
| Two members of the Inyo County Board of Supervisors and one alternate. | |
| Two members of the City Council of the City of Bishop and one alternate. | |
| One member of the general public and one alternate who are selected by the other four members. |
Inyo LAFCO is an independent governmental agency. Staff is provided under contract by the Inyo County Planning Department and represented by the Inyo County Counsel's Office.
LAFCO ACTIONS: Inyo LAFCO has jurisdiction over changes in local
government, with the exception of schools, in the County. Proceedings for
changes in organization of special districts are subject to LAFCO proceedings
under the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of
2000 (Government Code Section 56000 et. seq.). Proceedings are usually initiated by resolution of the local agency or
by a petition from interested registered voters or landowners. However,
a change in the law in 1994 allows LAFCO itself to initiate changes of
organization under certain circumstances.
Changes in organization can include any of the following:
| District Formation. | |
| Incorporation of a city. | |
| Annexations or detachments from a city or special district. | |
| Disincorporation of a city. | |
| District dissolution. | |
| Consolidation of cities or special districts. | |
| Merger or establishment of a subsidiary district. | |
| Authorization of a special district to exercise or extend a "latent power" or the area over which that power is exercised. | |
| Change in a city or district "sphere of influence" or planning boundaries for its ultimate expansion. |
Inyo LAFCO also has the authority to approve or deny contracts for provision of services by a city or special district outside of its boundary and property tax exchange agreements between cities and special districts as part of a change in organization.
LAFCO PUBLICATIONS:
| LAFCO "Kick-off" | |
| Commissioner Handbook | |
| Summary of changes from the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 | |
| Complete text of the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 | |
| Municipal Service Review (MSR) Guidelines | |
| Report on Independence, Lone Pine & Laws Town Water Systems (Nov. 2003) | |
| "Time to Draw the Line" Citizen's Guide to LAFCOs | |
| Local Agencies in Inyo County. This document includes contact information and maps for all of the special districts in Inyo County. |
Inyo LAFCO is a member of the California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions (CALAFCO) Their web page provides additional information on the role and responsibilities of LAFCO and links to other LAFCOs in California.
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