2005 California Government Code Sections 56824.10-56824.14 Article 1.5. New or Different Services

56824.10.  Commission proceedings for the exercise of new or
different functions or classes of services by special districts may
be initiated by a resolution of application in accordance with this
article.
56824.12.  (a) A proposal by a special district to provide a new or
different function or class of services within its jurisdictional
boundaries 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, 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 plan for financing the establishment of the new or different
function or class of services within the special district's
jurisdictional boundaries.
   (5) 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.
56824.14.  (a) The commission shall review and approve or disapprove
with or without amendments, wholly, partially, or conditionally,
proposals for the establishment of new or different functions or
class of services within the jurisdictional boundaries of a special
district after a public hearing called and held for that purpose.
   (b) At least 21 days prior to the date of that hearing, the
executive officer shall give mailed notice of the hearing to each
affected local agency or affected county, and to any interested party
who has filed a written request for notice with the executive
officer.  In addition, at least 21 days prior to the date of that
hearing, the executive officer shall cause notice of the hearing to
be published in accordance with Section 56153 in a newspaper of
general circulation that is circulated within the territory affected
by the proposal proposed to be adopted.
   (c) The commission may continue from time to time any hearing
called pursuant to this section.  The commission shall hear and
consider oral or written testimony presented by any affected local
agency, affected county, or any interested person who appears at any
hearing called and held pursuant to this section.