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LEGISLATIVE UPDATECalifornia Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions
2011 ANNUAL CALAFCO CONFERENCE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
OVERVIEW AB 912 (Gordon) – Dissolution AB 89 (Budget) – VLF AB 1430 (Committee) – CKH
Definitions AB 54 (Solorio) – Mutual Water SB 244 (Wolk) – DUCs SB 46 (Correa) – Disclosure AB 46 & 781 (Perez) – Vernon ABX1 41 (Solorio) – VLF Restoration
2011 ANNUAL CALAFCO CONFERENCE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
AB 912 – Dissolutions Allows LAFCo to dissolve district
Prior action in an MSR, Sphere, Report
Initiated by Board – Immediate No protest, no election
Initiated by Affected Agency, LAFCo or Petition No election, terminate upon 50%
protest
2011 ANNUAL CALAFCO CONFERENCE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
AB 89 – VLF Redirects VLF from cities to
safety Dramatically affects
incorporations and inhabited annexations since 2006
Had received enhanced VLF funding to compensate for 2004-05 VLF-property tax swap AB 1602 (Laird) VLF fix in 2006
2011 ANNUAL CALAFCO CONFERENCE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
ABX1 41 – VLF Restoration Increases VLF by 0.15% 1
January 2012 Restores VLF to pre-1 July 2011
allocations to local governments Cities VLF “Bump” County of Orange
Funds Local Law Enforcement Account
2011 ANNUAL CALAFCO CONFERENCE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
AB 1430 – CKH Omnibus Annual bill sponsored by
CALAFCO This year: 85 sections; 29 pages 60 sections updated definitions 25 sections updated related
sections of Act Major improvement in clarity
2011 ANNUAL CALAFCO CONFERENCE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
AB 54 – Mutual Water Submit boundary map to LAFCo
By 31 December 2012 Respond to LAFCo request for
information Annex territory served by
mutual to city or district MSR: compliance with Safe
Drinking Act Permissive option for LAFCo
2011 ANNUAL CALAFCO CONFERENCE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
SB 244 – DUCs Defines Disadvantaged
Unincorporated Communities (DUC) Inhabited territory: §56046 or
Commission Annexation of contiguous
uninhabited territory to a DUC requires 2 applications 10+ acres or Commission policy Exempt if previous vote or written
evidence
2011 ANNUAL CALAFCO CONFERENCE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
SB 244 – DUCs Sphere updates of districts or
cities with DUCs within sphere of influence Consider sewer, water, structural
fire needs Municipal Service Reviews of
districts or cities with DUCs within or contiguous to SOI Consider sewer, water, structural
fire needs
2011 ANNUAL CALAFCO CONFERENCE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
SB 46 – Compensation Disclosure Affects all who file a Form 700
statement of economic interests Disclose all compensation
Including reimbursements and all monetary and nonmonetary perqs
Posted on agency web site Includes LAFCo
2011 ANNUAL CALAFCO CONFERENCE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
AB 46 & 781 – Vernon Disincorporates any city less
than 150 unless Board of Supervisors takes action
Creates a dependent CSD for that territory
Circumvents CKH application process
Allows LAFCo to adopt or oversee terms and conditions for both actions
2011 ANNUAL CALAFCO CONFERENCE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
On the Horizon Revision of Protest Requirements
Two stage approach Expand Authority for Service
Extensions §56133 proposal
Special District Consolidation & Review Legislative Analyst Office report
California Forward Initiatives
2011 ANNUAL CALAFCO CONFERENCE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
www.calafco.org/members/legislation