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Municipal Service ReviewsMunicipal service reviews were a centerpiece to the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 and are comprehensive studies of the availability, range, and performance of governmental services provided within a defined geographic area. LAFCOs generally prepare municipal service reviews to explicitly inform subsequent sphere determinations under G.C. Section 56430…
Sphere of Influence UpdatesLAFCO establishes, amends, and updates spheres for all cities, towns, and most special districts in California to designate the territory it independently believes represents the appropriate and probable future service area and jurisdictional boundary of the affected agency. Importantly, all jurisdictional changes, such as annexations and detachments, must be consistent with the spheres of the…
Cities & DistrictsThis Directory of Local Agencies is prepared as a public service by the Santa Barbara Local Agency Formation Commission, or LAFCO. The Legislature created a LAFCO in each county to discourage urban sprawl and encourage orderly governmental boundaries.