NEWS

Alerts

The SB Grand Jury's Report "Currents and Undercurrents in the Santa Ynez Valley [link]



Newsletters
Position Paper from Montecito Water District on the Prevention of Qugga Mussels in Lake Cachuma
Letter from Montecito Water District to First District Supervisor Carbajal (Santa Babara County Board of Supervisors) on the need to inspect boats transfering into Lake Cachima to prevent the introduction of Qugga (or Zebra) mussels into the local water supply. These mussels can be very small, multiply quicky, affect the lake's ecosystems, can clog waterways and pipelines, and create costly maintence problems. Once infested there is current no way to eliminate the mussels from a waterbody. (195K)


Lawbriefs - Brown Act: Can public employees be prevented from attending a public meeting? [MSWord copy 37K]:

Recent Court Cases Interpret Prop 218 on Taxes, Assessments, Rates and Charges - Feb 07 (HTML) - MS Word Copy (40K)

Prop 218 Update - July 08 (HTML) - MS Word Copy (27K)

GSD : CLEANER CREEKS AND BEACHES

Goleta Water District Agenda & Minutes / Newsletter



Public Affairs Advisories

A Primer on Special Districts
Whats So Special About Special Dristices [220K PDF]

The LAFCO Reform Act of 2000
AB2838 Cortese Knox-Hertzberg Act of 2000 [355K PDF]
Reorganization of LAFCO Commissions

Governor's Office of Planning and Research [OPR] - LAFCO Reform Webpage
Check this webpage for the latest version of the LAFCO Service Review Guidelines

Office of Planning and Research [OPR] - Final MSR Guidelines, 8 July 2003.
Downloadable as a 500K MS-Word document

Web-based Resources for Bioterrorism Related Issues.:
SB County Public Health Dept's Presentation [Jan 2002 Meeting.]

Utility Financial Reserves: Policies and Practices [3.49M PDF]:
FCS Group Presentation at the April 2006 Meeting.

Financing Issues for Special Districts [29K PDF] - MS Word Copy (60K)
Jeff A. Stava's [CSDA's Financal Group] Presentation at the April 2009 Meeting.

Santa Barbara Integrated Regional Water Management Plan (IRWMP) [3.8M PDF]:
Rob Almy's Presentation to the February 2007 Meeting.

The Performance Dividend - Community Indicators to Performance Measures [6.9M PDF]:
Mike Brown's, County Executive Officer, County of Santa Barbara, CA
Presentation to the May 2010 Meeting.




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The SBSDA Bylaws

The Proposed SBSDA Bylaws Update

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