Municipal Service Reviews
The Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 (CKH) requires Local Agency Formation Commissions (LAFCOs) to conduct comprehensive reviews of all municipal services in each county in California and to periodically update that information. The purpose of the Municipal Service Reviews (MSR) is to gather detailed information on public service capacities and issues.
Relationship Between Municipal Service Reviews and Spheres of Influence
The CKH requires LAFCOs to develop and determine the Sphere of Influence (SOI) for each applicable local governmental agency that provides services or facilities related to development. Government Code Section 56076 defines a SOI as “a plan for the probable physical boundaries and service area of a local agency.” MSRs must be completed prior to the establishment or update of SOIs (§56430(a)). SOIs must be reviewed and updated as necessary, but not less than once every five years (§56425).
The information and determinations contained in an MSR are intended to guide and inform SOI decisions. Service reviews enable LAFCO to determine SOI boundaries and to establish the most efficient service provider for areas needing new service. They also function as the basis for other government reorganizations. Section 56430, as noted above, states that LAFCO can conduct these reviews “before, in conjunction with, but no later than the time it is considering an action to establish a SOI.”
Supporting Documents
2025 DRAFT CSA #5 Bridgeport Valley [1] (1 MB) 2025 DRAFT CSA #1 Long Valley [2] (4 MB) 2024 Bridgeport Public Utility District [4] (1 MB) 2024 Lee Vining Public Utility District [6] (2 MB) 2024 June Lake Public Utility District [7] (2 MB) 2009 Antelope Valley Fire Protection District [10] (1 MB) 2009 Antelope Valley Water District [11] (560 KB) 2009 Bridgeport Fire Protection District [12] (2 MB) 2009 County Service Area #1 [14] (252 KB) 2009 County Service Area #2 [15] (725 KB) 2009 County Service Area #5 [16] (575 KB) 2009 Countywide County Service Area [17] (312 KB) 2009 June Lake Fire Protection District [18] (2 MB) 2009 Lee Vining Fire Protection District [19] (1 MB) 2009 Long Valley Fire Protection District [20] (2 MB) 2009 Mammoth Community Water District [21] (2 MB) 2009 Mammoth Lakes Community Services District [22] (10 MB) 2009 Mammoth Lakes Mosquito Abatement District [23] (10 MB) 2009 Town of Mammoth Lakes [24] (3 MB) 2009 Mono City Fire Protection District [25] (2 MB) 2009 Paradise Fire Protection District [26] (2 MB) 2009 Southern Mono Healthcare District [27] (4 MB) 2009 Wheeler Crest Fire Protection District [28] (2 MB) 2009 White Mountain Fire Protection District [29] (2 MB) 