MSR and SOI Reports

Municipal Service Reviews 

The Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 (CKH) requires Local Agency Formation Commissions (LAFCOs) to conduct comprehensive reviews of all municipal services in each county in California and to periodically update that information. The purpose of the Municipal Service Reviews (MSR) is to gather detailed information on public service capacities and issues.

Relationship Between Municipal Service Reviews and Spheres of Influence

The CKH requires LAFCOs to develop and determine the Sphere of Influence (SOI) for each applicable local governmental agency that provides services or facilities related to development. Government Code Section 56076 defines a SOI as “a plan for the probable physical boundaries and service area of a local agency.” MSRs must be completed prior to the establishment or update of SOIs (§56430(a)). SOIs must be reviewed and updated as necessary, but not less than once every five years (§56425).

The information and determinations contained in an MSR are intended to guide and inform SOI decisions. Service reviews enable LAFCO to determine SOI boundaries and to establish the most efficient service provider for areas needing new service. They also function as the basis for other government reorganizations. Section 56430, as noted above, states that LAFCO can conduct these reviews “before, in conjunction with, but no later than the time it is considering an action to establish a SOI.”

Special Districts in Mono County & Town of Mammoth Lakes

FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS

1. Antelope Valley Fire Protection District
2. Bridgeport Fire Protection District
3. June Lake Fire Protection District
4. Lee Vining Fire Protection District
5. Long Valley Fire Protection District
6. Mono City Fire Protection District
7. Paradise Fire Protection District
8. Wheeler Crest Fire Protection District
9. White Mountain Fire Protection District

PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICTS

10. Bridgeport Public Utility District
11. June Lake Public Utility District
12. Lee Vining Public Utility District

WATER DISTRICT

13. Antelope Valley Water District

COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICTS

14. Birchim Community Services District
15. Chalfant Valley Fire/Community Services District
16. Hilton Creek Community Services District
17. Wheeler Crest Community Services District

HEALTHCARE DISTRICT

18. Southern Mono Healthcare District

TOWN OF MAMMOTH LAKES SPECIAL DISTRICTS

19. Mammoth Community Water District
20. Mammoth Lakes Community Services District
21. Mammoth Lakes Fire Protection District
22. Mammoth Lakes Mosquito Abatement District
23. Town of Mammoth Lakes

COUNTY SERVICE AREAS

24. County Service Area #1
25. County Service Area #2
26. County Service Area #5
27. Countywide County Service Area