Municipal service reviews serve as a centerpiece to the comprehensive rewrite to LAFCO law in 2001 and represent comprehensive studies of the level, range, and performance of governmental services provided within defined geographic areas.  LAFCOs generally prepare municipal service reviews to explicitly inform subsequent sphere determinations. LAFCOs also prepare municipal service reviews irrespective of making any specific sphere determinations in order to obtain and furnish information to contribute to the overall orderly development of local communities.  Municipal service reviews vary in scope and can focus on a particular agency or governmental service. LAFCOs may use the information generated from municipal service reviews to initiate other actions under their authority, such as forming, consolidating, or dissolving one or more local agencies.  All municipal service reviews – regardless of their intended purpose – culminate with LAFCOs preparing written statements addressing seven specific service factors listed under Government Code Section 56430.  This includes, most notably, infrastructure needs or deficiencies, growth and population trends, and financial standing.

Approved Commission 5-Year Rolling Study Schedule (FY26-30)

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