AB 262, as introduced, Waldron. Local government: organization.
The Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 governs the procedures for the formation, change of organization, and reorganization of cities and special districts, as specified. The act makes certain findings and declarations relating to local government organization, including, among other things, that it is the policy of the state to encourage orderly growth and development, and recognition that the logical formation and determination of the boundaries of local agencies is an important factor in promoting orderly development, as specified.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 56001 of the Government Code is
2amended to read:
begin insert(a)end insertbegin insert end insert The Legislature finds and declares that it is the
4policy of the state to encourage orderly growth and developmentbegin insert,end insert
P2 1 which are essential to the social, fiscal, and economic well-being
2of the state. The Legislature recognizes that the logical formation
3and determination of local agency boundaries is an important factor
4in promoting orderly development and in balancing that
5development with sometimes competing state interests of
6discouraging urban sprawl, preserving
open-space and prime
7agricultural lands, and efficiently extending government services.
8The Legislature also recognizes that providing housing for persons
9and families of all incomes is an important factor in promoting
10orderly development. Therefore, the Legislature further finds and
11declares that this policy should be effected by the logical formation
12and modification of the boundaries of local agencies, with a
13preference granted to accommodating additional growth within,
14or through the expansion of, the boundaries of those local agencies
15begin delete whichend deletebegin insert thatend insert can best accommodate and provide necessary
16governmental services and housing for persons and families of all
17incomes in the most efficient manner feasible.
18The
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19begin insert(b)end insertbegin insert end insertbegin insertThe end insertLegislature recognizes that urban population densities
20and intensive residential, commercial, and industrial development
21necessitate a broad spectrum and high level of community services
22and controls. The Legislature also recognizes that when areas
23become urbanized to the extent that they need the full range of
24community services, priorities are required to be established
25regarding the type and levels of services that the residents of an
26urban community need and desire; that community service
27priorities be established by weighing the total community service
28needs against the total financial resources available for securing
29community services; and that those community service priorities
30are required to reflect local circumstances, conditions, and limited
31financial resources. The Legislature finds and declares that a single
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multipurpose governmental agency is accountable for community
33service needs and financial resources and, therefore, may be the
34best mechanism for establishing community service priorities
35especially in urban areas. Nonetheless, the Legislature recognizes
36the critical role of many limited purpose agencies, especially in
37rural communities. The Legislature also finds that, whether
38governmental services are proposed to be provided by a
39single-purpose agency, several agencies, or a multipurpose agency,
P3 1responsibility should be given to the agency or agencies that can
2best provide government services.
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