CA Govt Code § 56824.12 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES|DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000|PART 3 - COMMISSION PROCEEDINGS FOR A CHANGE OF ORGANIZATION OR REORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 5 - Proceedings for Special Districts|ARTICLE 1.5 - New or Different Services|Section 56824.12.

56824.12.  (a) A proposal by a special district to provide a new or different function or class of services or divestiture of the power to provide particular functions or classes of services, within all or part of the jurisdictional boundaries of a special district, pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 56654, shall be made by the adoption of a resolution of application by the legislative body of the special district and shall include all of the matters specified for a petition in Section 56700, except paragraph (6) of subdivision (a) of Section 56700, and be submitted with a plan for services prepared pursuant to Section 56653. The plan for services for purposes of this article shall also include all of the following information:(1) The total estimated cost to provide the new or different function or class of services within the special district’s jurisdictional boundaries.(2) The estimated cost of the new or different function or class of services to customers within the special district’s jurisdictional boundaries. The estimated costs may be identified by customer class.(3) An identification of existing providers, if any, of the new or different function or class of services proposed to be provided and the potential fiscal impact to the customers of those existing providers.(4) A written summary of whether the new or different function or class of services or divestiture of the power to provide particular functions or classes of services, within all or part of the jurisdictional boundaries of a special district, pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 56654, will involve the activation or divestiture of the power to provide a particular service or services, service function or functions, or class of service or services.(5) A plan for financing the establishment of the new or different function or class of services within the special district’s jurisdictional boundaries.(6) Alternatives for the establishment of the new or different functions or class of services within the special district’s jurisdictional boundaries.(b) The clerk of the legislative body adopting a resolution of application shall file a certified copy of that resolution with the executive officer. Except as provided in subdivision (c), the commission shall process resolutions of application adopted pursuant to this article in accordance with Section 56824.14.(c) (1) Prior to submitting a resolution of application pursuant to this article to the commission, the legislative body of the special district shall conduct a public hearing on the resolution. Notice of the hearing shall be published pursuant to Sections 56153 and 56154.(2) Any affected local agency, affected county, or any interested person who wishes to appear at the hearing shall be given an opportunity to provide oral or written testimony on the resolution.(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 196, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2009.)