Adopted policies, governing statutes, and the LAFCO Enterprise Systems Catalog, all in one place.
Commission Rules & Policies
Policies
San Diego LAFCO has adopted policies to implement the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000, consistent with State legislative findings and declarations regarding orderly growth and development. The policies assist the Commission in making balanced decisions while providing government officials and the public with an enhanced understanding of the factors considered in LAFCO deliberations.
Adopted LAFCO Rules
Financial Accounting and Internal Controls
Public Member Appointments
Environmental Justice Policy
Translation Protocols and Accommodations
Social Media Guidelines
California Public Records Act Requests
LAFCO Statutes & Guides
Current Guide to LAFCO Statutes
Predecessor LAFCO Statutes & Guides
Note: These statutes and guides have been repealed or superseded.
Government Code – Knox-Nisbet Act
Government Code – Municipal Organization Act
Government Code – District Reorganization Act of 1965
1998 Guide to Cortese-Knox Local Government Reorganization Act of 1985
2000 Cross Reference Table Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Act
2000 Growth Within Bounds – Report on Local Governance for the 21st Century
2000 Strike-out Version to Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Act (AB 2838)
2001 Guide to Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Act of 2000
2002 Guide to Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Act of 2000
2003 Guide to Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Act of 2000
2004 Guide to Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Act of 2000
2005 Guide to Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Act of 2000
2006 Guide to Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Act of 2000
2007 Guide to Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Act of 2000
2008 Guide to Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Act of 2000
2009 Guide to Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Act of 2000
2010 Guide to Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Act of 2000
2011 Guide to Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Act of 2000
2012 Guide to Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Act of 2000
2013 Guide to Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Act of 2000
2014 Guide to Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Act of 2000
2015 Guide to Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Act of 2000
2018 Guide to Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Act of 2000
Enterprise Systems Catalog (SB272)
Approved on October 11, 2015, Senate Bill 272 adds a section to the California Public Records Act requiring local agencies, by July 1, 2016, to create and annually update a Catalog of Enterprise Systems and to post the catalog on the local agency’s website.
Enterprise System: a software application or computer system that collects, stores, exchanges, and analyzes information that the agency uses, that is both of the following:
- A multi-departmental system, or a system that contains information collected about the public.
- A system of record that serves as an original source of data within an agency.
- Information Technology security systems, including firewalls and other cybersecurity systems.
- Physical access control systems, employee identification management systems, video monitoring, and other physical control systems.
- Infrastructure and mechanical control systems, including those that control or manage street lights, electrical, natural gas, or water or sewer functions.
- Systems related to 911 dispatch and operation or emergency services.
- Systems that would be restricted from disclosure by Government Code Section 6254.19.
- The specific records that the information technology system collects, stores, exchanges, or analyzes.