Local Agency Formation Commission For The County of Los Angeles
Next LAFCO Meeting
January 25, 2012
9:00 a.m.
Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration
500 W. Temple St. Room 381-B
Los Angeles, CA 90012
ATTENTION
The LAFCO office is moving effective December 1, 2011
The new address will be:
80 South Lake Avenue
Suite 870
Pasadena, CA 91101
New Phone Number: 626-204-6500
New Fax Number: 626-204-6507
MISSION STATEMENT:
"To encourage the orderly development and reorganization of Local Governmental Agencies, essential to the social, fiscal, and economic well-being of the State."
LAFCO PROFILE:
Established by state law (Cortese/Knox-Hertzberg Act of 2000) to discourage urban sprawl and encourage the orderly formation and development of local government agencies, the Los Angeles County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) is a regulatory agency with county-wide jurisdiction.
GENERAL PURPOSE AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
LAFCO is responsible for coordinating logical and timely changes in local governmental boundaries, including annexations and detachments of territory, incorporations of cities, formations of special districts, and consolidations, mergers, and dissolutions of districts, as well as reviewing ways to reorganize, simplify, and streamline governmental structure. In 1994, LAFCOs were given the authority to initiate proposals involving district consolidation, dissolution, establishment of subsidiary districts, mergers, and reorganizations (combinations of the above jurisdictional changes). In addition, LAFCO is responsible for reviewing contractual service agreements between property owners and service providers.
The Commission also is charged with developing and updating spheres of influence for each city and special district within the county. Spheres are planning tools used to provide guidance for individual proposals involving jurisdictional changes, and are intended to encourage efficient provision of organized community services and prevent duplication of service delivery. Territory must be within a city or district's sphere in order to be annexed.
For a general overview of LAFCOs there is a brochure titled oddly enough, Local Agency Formation Commission. This brochure provides a brief history, along with objectives, authority, responsibilities and public involvement.
Office Hours:
Monday - Thursday
7:00am - 5:00pm
Closed Fridays
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