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RESOLUTION NO. 82-71
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF UKIAH CALLING FOR CHANGES IN LAFCO VOTING
PROCEDURES
WHEREAS, City representatives serving on the Local Agency Formation
Commission (LAFCO) are disqualified from voting when LAFCO is considering a
proposal to annex territory to the City in which the city representative is a
City Council member; and,
WHEREAS, in being disqualified from voting, the City representative is
often prohibited from participating in action on a proposal about which he may
have the best understanding of its issues and merits; and,
WHEREAS, all annexations and reorganizations not only affect the tax base
of and provision of services by the affected city, but also affect the County
unincorporated area tax base and services, yet County LAFCO members are not
disqualified from voting; and,
WHEREAS, public objection to the disqualification of City representatives
has been expressed by both city residents and unincorporated area residents~
and,
WHEREAS, AB2004, which has been introduced, which would remove the
automatic disqualification provision from state law; and,
WHEREAS, current Mendocino County Local Agency Formation Commission
bylaws provide for the automatic disqualification of City LAFCO
representatives from voting when LAFCO is considering any proposal
(annexation, reorganization, sphere of influence, etc.) which affects the city
in which the city representative is a City Council member.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of
Ukiah calls upon the Mendocino County Local Agency Formation Commission to
change its bylaws to eliminate the automatic disqualification of city
representatives from voting on matters affecting the city in which the city
representative is a City Council ~ember; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ukiah representative to LAFCO is hereby
instructed to vote for the above indicated change in the bylaws of the
Mendocino County Local Agency Formation Commission; and,
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council supports the adoption of
AB2004 and hereby instructs the Mayor to address a letter to our
representatives in the state legislature urging their support of this bill.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 1.9th day of May, 1982 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Hickey, Feibusch, Snyder, Riley, Myers
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
I~YOR
ATTEST:
~ITY CLERK