Municipal Service Reviews

A Municipal Service Review (MSR) is a comprehensive study to determine the adequacy of governmental services being provided by the local agencies under LAFCo jurisdiction (Government Code Section 56430). These studies may be used by LAFCo, other governmental agencies, and the public to better understand and improve provision of services and to identify opportunities for greater cooperation between service providers. The service review is a prerequisite to a sphere of influence update and may lead a LAFCo to recommend actions to other agencies or to take actions under its own authority.

Specifically, service reviews are required to address:

Growth and population projections for the affected area.
Present and planned capacity of public facilities and adequacy of public services, including infrastructure needs or deficiencies.
Financial ability of agencies to provide services.
Status of, and opportunities for, shared facilities.
Accountability for community service needs, including governmental structure and operational efficiencies.
Any other matter related to effective or efficient service delivery, as required by commission policy.

Cities

City of Fort Bragg, 2018 Point Arena, 2015 City of Ukiah, 2012 City of Willits, 2019

Cemetery Districts

Countywide MSR/SOI for Cemetery Districts of Mendocino County, 2017

Anderson Valley Cemeter District
Cemetery District of the Redwoods
Covelo Public Cemetery District
Hopland Cemetery District
Mendocino-Little River Cemetery District
Potter Valley Cemetery District
Russian River Cemetery District
Westport-Ten Mile Cemetery District

Community Services Districts

Anderson Valley CSD, 2014 Brooktrails Township CSD, 2019 Mendocino City CSD, 2020 Covelo CSD, 2021

Fire Protection Districts

Redwood Coast Fire Protection District, 2017 Fort Bragg Rural Fire Protection District, 2019 Ukiah Valley Fire District, 2021 Multi-District Fire Services, 2016

Albion Little River Fire Protection District
Comptche Fire Protection District
Covelo Fire Protection District
Elk Community Services District
Hopland Fire Protection District
Leggett Valley Fire Protection District
Little Lake Fire Protection District
Long Valley Fire Protection District
Mendocino Fire Protection District
Piercy Fire Protection District
Potter Valley Community Services District
Redwood Valley-Calpella Fire Protection District
South Coast Fire Protection District

Water/Irrigation/Flood Control Districts

Water and Wastewater Districts, 2014 Russian River Flood Control District, 2017

Other Districts

Mendocino Coast Health Care District, 2014 Mendocino Coast Recreation and Park District, 2008 Mendocino County Resource Conservation District, 2014 Noyo Harbor District, 2014 Ukiah Valley Special Districts, 2013

Ukiah Valley Sanitation District (pending)

Other Studies and Reports

Mutual Water Companies Report, 2018

Website Accesibilty Policy Mendocino LAFCo

Mendocino LAFCo is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Mendocino LAFCo has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations

Call us at 707-463-4470

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Mendocino LAFCo has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Mendocino LAFCo regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found. In our ongoing commitment to transparency, we make the last three months' reports available to the public.

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at 707-463-4470.

Report a Website Accessibility Issue

We are committed to your ability to access all content, and we will respond to all requests as soon as possible.