2004/05/11 City Council Resolution (2)Resolution No. 2004 -110
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
Approving
Sonoma 11 AFCO's Funding of Net Operating Costs by the following Formula:
County — 40 %; Cities -40% as a whole; Independent Special Districts -20% as a whole
WHEREAS, LAFCO was created to encourage the orderly formation of local government agencies;
preserve agricultural land resources, and to discourage urban sprawl; and
WHEREAS, the Cortese - Knox - Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 places LAFCO
as final overseer for city incorporations, district formations, reorganizations involving annexations and
detachments to and from cities /districts, and provision of city or district services outside boundaries; and
WHEREAS, LAFCO works with cities and special districts to determine and update spheres of influence
and is mandated to conduct reviews of services provided by public agencies under LAFCO jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, Sonoma LAFCO is governed by two members of the County Board of Supervisors, two
members representing city councils, two members repesenting independent special district boards of
directors, and one member of the public; and
WHEREAS, LAFCO operates with part-time staff (.15 FTE Executive Officer, .75 FTE Assistant
Executive Officer, and .75 FTE Secretary) and for the past three years, staff has been paid predominately
through a one -third formula.
WHEREAS, when hospital districts were relieved of paying LAFCO apportionments, all other districts
had to pay a greater proportion of the Special District share; and
WHEREAS, the Commission has proposed that beginning Fiscal Year 2004 -05, the funding of net
operating costs for Sonoma LAFCO be apportioned according to the following formula: County — 40 %;
Cities as a whole — 40 %; Independent Special Districts as a whole — 20 %.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park does
hereby support Sonoma LAFCO in its implementation of the 40/40/20 formula.
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED this 11`h day of May, 2004.
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