Dennis Buckley Judge of the Superior Court Yuba County Grand Jury Final Report i

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  Yuba County Airport/Enterprise Zone should continue to actively pursue renting or leasing the underdeveloped 30 acres. Required Responses to Findings None Required Responses to Recommendations None Yuba County Grand Jury Final Report 28 Yuba County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) Reason for Investigation LAFCO was selected by this Grand Jury in order to gain an understanding of its general purpose insofar as it may be helpful to other investigations conducted. Focus of Investigation This investigation focused on the specific duties of LAFCO to the County, its source of funding, and its authority. Process of Investigation Members of the Yuba County Grand Jury County Committee visited Mr. Charles Thistlethwaite, Executive Officer for Yuba County LAFCO. Yuba County LAFCO is an independent commission that has the authority and responsibility for coordinating changes in local governmental boundaries in a logical and timely manner. It conducts special studies to review ways to reorganize, simplify, and streamline governmental structure and prepare a Sphere of Influence for each city and special district within the County. The commission's efforts are directed toward seeing that services are provided efficiently and economically while agricultural and open-space lands are protected. Yuba County LAFCO is made up of a five member board: two members are Yuba County Supervisors, the cities of Marysville and Wheatland each provide one member, and one member is elected by the board to represent the public. In addition, there are three alternates: one is selected from the Yuba County Board of Supervisors, one from the City of Marysville or Wheatland, and one is selected by the commission to represent the public. LAFCO's budget comes from the County General Fund and the cities of Marysville and Wheatland, with the County providing 50% of the funding. Marysville and Wheatland provide 50% of LAFCO's funding with their respective shares being determined by their populations. The County recoups part of their cost through development fees and fees for other LAFCO services. Findings None Recommendations None Yuba County Grand Jury Final Report 29 This page intentionally left blank. . - Yuba County Grand Jury Final Report 30