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Extracted from Consolidated Report
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Alameda County Grand Jury
• 2011-2012
Accountability of Special Districts & Joint Powers Authorities
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Recommendations 4
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12-26Page 125Whenever there is a reasonable expectation of benefit to the public from a consolidation of districts (or merger with a city), the Alameda County LAFCO must perform sufficient, objective financial analysis (or require it to be provided by the entities) to quantify potential savings and risks of the proposed consolidation. Such results must be made readily available to the public potentially affected by a consolidation, with or without support by the respective boards of directors.
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12-27Page 125Alameda County LAFCO must require all districts and entities within its authority to identify opportunities for savings from sharing services with other such entities and that LAFCO monitor their progress in objectively evaluating and pursuing such opportunities.
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12-28Page 126Alameda County LAFCO must require that all districts and entities within its authority include in their constituent communications information about how the public can influence the entity’s governance, including petitioning LAFCO.
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12-29Page 126The Alameda County LAFCO must establish, by January 2013, an unpaid standing or ad hoc citizen’s advisory committee of 7 to 11 public members to work with the LAFCO and staff to improve LAFCO’s identification and enforcement of recommendations which reflect citizens’ priorities of achieving cost efficiencies and reductions in fees and taxes collected for special districts.