Welcome to the Santa Cruz Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) website. This website continues to be a work in progress. If you happen to find a broken link, or you cannot find or access the information you are looking for, please call 831-454-2055. The Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) was created by State law in 1963 to regulate the boundaries of cities and special districts. Each of the 58 counties in California have a LAFCO. The objectives of LAFCO are:
- to encourage efficient service areas for services provided by cities, counties, and special districts;
- to guide urban development away from prime agricultural lands and open space resources;
- to promote orderly growth; and
- to discourage urban sprawl.
The LAFCO Commission in Santa Cruz County is comprised of seven members: two city council members chosen by the mayors of the cities in the County (City Selection Committee), two County supervisors chosen by the Board of Supervisors, two special district board members chosen by the twenty-four independent special district board chairpersons in the County, and a public member chosen by the other members of LAFCO. As a public agency, LAFCO discusses and acts upon its business monthly in open public meetings. We welcome your interest and participation in the important matters under study by LAFCO.
NEXT MEETING SEPTEMBER 2nd, 2020
The next LAFCO meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at 9 a.m. Instructions for Zoom online meetings and teleconferencing are on Page 1 of the agenda packet: NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS re: Pajaro Valley Public Cemetery District & Policy Updates...
County Service Area 9’s Service & Sphere of Influence Review
A Service & Sphere Review for County Service Area 9 was adopted by the Commission at its August 5th meeting. CSA 9 provides public works services to the unincorporated county area and the City of Scotts Valley. Additional zones have been added to offer or help...
Recruitment for Commission Clerk
The application period for Commission Clerk expired on June 30th. Interviews for applicants will be held in August. RECRUITMENT APPLICATION
Public Regular & Alternate Member Seats
At its May meeting, the Commission selected incumbents Roger Anderson and John Hunt to serve another 4-year term on LAFCO, as the Public Member and Alternate Public Member respectively.
Service Review Work Program 2020-2024
The Commission adopted a multi-year Service Review Work Program from 2020-2024 to accomplish the next round of service reviews & sphere updates.
Mid-County Fire Consolidation Study
Aptos / La Selva Fire Protection District, Central Fire Protection District, and LAFCO invited residents of the Mid-County to the consultants’ presentation of a feasibility study on August 27, 2018 that examines fire agency consolidation and related organizational...