(a) Before circulating any petition, the proponents shall publish a notice of intention which shall include a written statement not to exceed 500 words in length, setting forth the reasons for forming the county service area, the proposed services and facilities that the county service area will provide, and the proposed methods by which the county service area will be financed. The notice shall be published pursuant to Section 6061 in one or more newspapers of general circulation within the territory proposed to be included within the county service area.

(b) The notice shall be signed by one or more petitioners, and shall be in substantially the following form:

Terms Used In California Government Code 25211.2

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Board: means the county board of supervisors acting as the governing authority of a county service area. See California Government Code 25210.2
  • County: includes city and county. See California Government Code 19
  • County service area: means a county service area formed pursuant to this chapter or any of its statutory predecessors. See California Government Code 25210.2
  • local agency formation commission: means a local agency formation commission that operates in the county pursuant to the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000, Division 3 (commencing with Section 56000) of Title 5. See California Government Code 25210.2
  • Notice: includes all papers and orders required to be served in any proceedings before any court, board, or officer, or when required by law to be served independently of such proceeding. See California Government Code 26660
  • Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which the term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Government Code 10

“Notice of Intent to Circulate Petition.

Notice is hereby given of the intention to circulate a petition to form the ___________ ?number or distinctive name of the county service area?. The reasons for forming the proposed county service area are: _______________________. The proposed services and facilities that the county service area will provide are: ________________________. The proposed method(s) by which the county service area will finance those services and facilities are: ________________________________.”

(c) Within five days after the date of publication, the proponents shall file with the executive officer of the local agency formation commission and the clerk of the board of supervisors a copy of the notice together with an affidavit made by a representative of the newspaper or newspapers in which the notice was published certifying to the fact of the publication.

(d) After the filing required by subdivision (c), the petition may be circulated for signatures.

(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)

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