BILL ANALYSIS �
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Date of Hearing: May 8, 2013
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT
K.H. "Katcho" Achadjian, Chair
AB 1427 (Local Government Committee) - As Amended: April 30,
2013
SUBJECT : Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization
Act of 2000.
SUMMARY : Makes several minor, non-controversial changes to the
laws affecting local government organization and reorganization.
Specifically, this bill :
1)Removes an annexation process only applicable to a city with
more than 100,000 residents located in a county with a
population of over 4,000,000 residents.
2)Clarifies the appointments of the independent special district
commissioner and alternate commissioner by the special
district selection committee so that the nominated and elected
commissioners are to be members of the legislative body of an
independent special district.
3)Clarifies that a provision applicable to cities in Santa Clara
County applies to city annexations and reorganizations
involving city annexations.
4)Clarifies several definitions including, 'independent special
district' and 'landowner'.
5)Makes other technical and conforming changes.
EXISTING LAW establishes the procedures for the organization and
reorganization of cities, counties, and special districts.
FISCAL EFFECT : None
COMMENTS :
1)As statutes go into effect, local officials and others often
discover problems or inconsistencies in the language of the
law and approach the Legislature to correct them. These minor
problems do not warrant separate bills, particularly since,
according to the Legislative Analyst, in 2001-02 the average
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cost to produce a single bill was $17,890.
The Assembly Local Government Committee has found that it is
expeditious and relatively inexpensive to respond to multiple
minor, non-controversial requests on related issues by
combining them into an annual "omnibus bill." Since the major
rewrite of the law governing local agency organization and
reorganization [AB 2838 (Hertzberg), Chapter 761, Statutes of
2000], the Committee has focused its omnibus bill efforts on
LAFCO-related issues, most recently with AB 2795, Chapter 47,
Statutes of 2010; AB 1430, Chapter 300, Statutes of 2011; and,
AB 2698, Chapter 62, Statutes of 2012. The Committee has
carried on this practice this year by addressing a number of
minor, but still necessary, changes in this bill. The bill
reflects the concerns of LAFCOs and others who have brought
proposals and
issues to the Committee. All proposals have been thoroughly
vetted by a large number of stakeholders. Any proposal that
provokes any controversy or opposition is rejected for
inclusion.
2)Support arguments : This bill provides an efficient and
cost-effective way to make a number of minor technical and
non-controversial changes to law, rather than introducing a
bill for each change.
Opposition arguments : None
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION :
Support
California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions
(CALAFCO) [SPONSOR]
San Bernardino Local Agency Formation Commission
San Diego Local Agency Formation Commission
Riverside Local Agency Formation Commission
Opposition
None on file
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Analysis Prepared by : Misa Yokoi-Shelton / L. GOV. / (916)
319-3958