Welcome to CALAFCO

Lou Ann Texeira, Executive Officer

William Chiat, Executive Director

The California Association of
Local Agency Formation Commissions

To encourage the orderly growth
of government agencies

To preserve agricultural lands

To discourage urban sprawl

To assure efficient local government services

The California Association of LAFCos - CALAFCO - was founded in 1971. CALAFCO serves as an organization dedicated to assisting member LAFCos with educational and technical resources that otherwise would not be available. The Association provides statewide coordination of LAFCo activities, serves as a resource to the Legislature and other bodies, and offers a structure for sharing information among the various LAFCos and other governmental agencies.

The membership of CALAFCO consists of 57 of the 58 LAFCos in California, along with an associate membership of firms and agencies which support the educational mission of the organization.

Announcements

CALAFCO University	2012 CALAFCO University Course Schedule Disincorporations and Consolidations - Understanding the Steps - Friday, June 29th 2012 in Los Angles CEQA for LAFCo - Friday, September 14th 2012 in Sacramento Performance Measures and other MSR Strategies to Analyze Local Agency Efficiency - planned for early 2013 To suggest future course topics or for questions on CALAFCO U, please contact CALAFCO Deputy Executive Officer June Savala at jsavala@calafco.org.

CALAFCO 2012 Annual Conference	Make Plans to Attend! The 2012 CALAFCO Annual Conference is scheduled for October 2-5 in Monterey. Watch the web site for upcoming information on program and lodging. Make your LODGING reservations now at the beautiful Hyatt Regency Monterey. CALAFCO special rates are $149/night (includes resort fee). A limited number of rooms are available at this special rate before and after the conference. Click Hyatt Monterey Reservations to book your room.
Features


New White Paper from OPR and CALAFCO	To provide a primer on LAFCos from a land use planning perspective, the Governor's Office of Planning and Research (OPR), in cooperation with CALAFCO has prepared LAFCos, General Plans and City Annexations. This is a new publication about the city annexation process, CEQA and local general plans. The CKH Act provides opportunities for dovetailing the requirements of the Planning and Zoning, CEQA and annexation laws which, in turn, can promote efficiency in processing applications. OPR and CALAFCO also recognize that early consultation and collaboration between local agencies and LAFCo on annexations is a best practice that is encouraged in this publication. Download your copy by clicking: LAFCos, General Plans and City Annexations (OPR/CALAFCO, February 2012)

2011 CALAFCO Awards	The CALAFCO Achievement Awards recognize outstanding accomplishments by dedicated and committed individuals to LAFCo and LAFCo principles. Congratulations to the 2011 recipients! 2011 Achievement Awards Recipients CALAFCO Achievement Award Recipients 1997-2010

The Sphere	The March, 2012 issue of the CALAFCO Journal The Sphere is now available to download. Read about SB 244 implementation, View of 2012 from the Chair, leadership in the new reality, Indian Tribes in JPAs, out-of-agency service extensions and more. March 2012 Sphere. Read Robert Shibatani's full opinion piece: Accelerated Climate Change and it's Effects on California Water Resources

2012 Calendar	The 2012 CALAFCO Calendar of Events includes the dates of association meetings as well as major conference dates of peer organizations. Updated 11 January 2012

Associate Members	CALAFCO Associate Members support the educational mission of the Association and are an important part of the services provided to member LAFCos. Please click the links below for more information on Associate Membership and Associate Member services: CALAFCO Associate Membership Information Associate Member Service Directory - updated April 2012
Quick Guide to LAFCo

LAFCo State Law	The Local Agency Formation Commissions (LAFCo) in each county are governed by and are responsible forimplementation of the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000. Guide to the C-K-H Local Government Reorganization Act - 2011 Update (pdf) For more details on LAFCo law and legal opinions, visit the Resources Page. Need to research LAFCo law? Search the Legislative Counsel's web site.