To: Board of Supervisors
From: Monica Nino, County Administrator
Report Title: Board of Supervisors Representation on the Contra Costa County Local Agency Formation Commission
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. REAPPOINT Supervisor Diane Burgis as the Board of Supervisors alternate representative to the Contra Costa Local Agency Formation Commission to a new four year term ending on May 6, 2028.
2. DIRECT staff to update, if necessary, the County website a single Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) Form 806, which lists all the paid appointed positions on committees, boards, or commissions for members of the Board of Supervisors.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact to the County from this action.
BACKGROUND:
The recommended appointment to the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo) will ensure continued representation of the Board of Supervisors on the myriad issues of significance to Contra Costa County.
The terms of office of the Board's alternative appointee to the LAFCo will expire on May 6, 2024. LAFCo is a regulatory agency charged by the State legislature with "discouraging urban sprawl and encouraging the orderly formation and development of local agencies" based on "local circumstances and conditions." To meet its responsibilities, LAFCo reviews and approves or denies proposals to:
* Annex land to cities or special districts,
* Detach land from cities or special districts,
* Consolidate two or more cities or two or more special districts,
* Form new special districts and incorporate new cities,
* Dissolve special districts and disincorporate cities,
* Merge cities and special districts,
* Allow cities or special districts to provide services outside of their boundaries.
LAFCo is also charged by the State Legislature to determine and update at least every five years the "sphere of influence" of each city and special district.
FPPC Form 806
In April 20...
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