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San Benito LAFCO unveils draft municipal service review policies, plans October adoption
Summary
LAFCO staff presented a draft policy to clarify required MSR content and add San Benito‑specific topics (agriculture, governance, land‑use consistency); staff intends to return the policy for adoption at the commission's October meeting.
San Benito Local Agency Formation Commission staff presented a draft set of municipal service review (MSR) policies and told commissioners the draft will be returned for adoption at the commission's October meeting.
The draft restates state‑required MSR determinations and proposes local additions intended to guide how MSRs evaluate service delivery in San Benito County, including a new section covering agricultural and open‑space conservation, governance structure alternatives, and consistency with local land‑use planning.
Jennifer, a LAFCO staff member, told the commission the package covers “the purpose, the policy statement, and the frequency and scope” of MSRs and that some items are “state mandated determinations, so every MSR must have this content and determinations…
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