Inyo Local Agency Formation Commission

Directory of Local Agencies: 

Members of the Inyo Local Agency Formation Commission:

LAFCO Staff:

Pat Cecil, Executive Officer
Randy Keller, LAFCO Counsel
Tanda Gretz, Staff Analyst
Sharon Birmingham - LAFCO Clerk

1.    PURPOSE

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.

2.    COMPOSITION

Inyo LAFCO is comprised of five members who represent the following interests:

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.

3.    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:

4.   LAFCO PUBLICATIONS

5.   CALAFCO

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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