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Div. 8.DIVISION 8. CEMETERIES
Part 4.PART 4. PUBLIC CEMETERY DISTRICTS
Ch. 2.CHAPTER 2. Formation
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(a)Once the proponents have filed a sufficient petition or a legislative body has filed a resolution of application, the local agency formation commission shall proceed pursuant to Part 3 (commencing with Section 56650) of Division 3 of Title 5 of the Government Code.
(b)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a local agency formation commission shall not approve a proposal that includes the formation of a district unless the commission determines both of the following:
(1)That the public interest requires the formation of the proposed district.
(2)That the proposed district will have sufficient revenues to carry out its purposes.
(c)Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of subdivision (b), a local agency formation commission may approve a proposal that includes the formation of a distric
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(a)
Once the proponents have filed a sufficient petition or a legislative body has filed a resolution of application, the local agency formation commission shall proceed pursuant to Part 3 (commencing with Section 56650) of Division 3 of Title 5 of the Government Code.
(b)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a local agency formation commission shall not approve a proposal that includes the formation of a district unless the commission determines both of the following:
(1)
That the public interest requires the formation of the proposed district.
(2)
That the proposed district will have sufficient revenues to carry out its purposes.
(c)
Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of subdivision (b), a local agency formation commission may approve a proposal that includes the formation of a district where the commission has determined that the proposed district will not have sufficient revenue, provided that the commission conditions the approval on the approval by the voters of special taxes or approval by the property owners of special benefit assessments that will generate those sufficient revenues. The commission shall provide that if the voters do not approve the special taxes or if the property owners do not approve the special benefit assessments, the proposed district shall not be formed.
(d)
If the local agency formation commission approves the proposal for the formation of a district, then, notwithstanding Section 57007 of the Government Code, the commission shall proceed pursuant to Part 4 (commencing with Section 57000) of Division 3 of Title 5 of the Government Code.
(e)
Notwithstanding Section 57075 of the Government Code, the local agency formation commission shall take one of the following actions:
(1)
If a majority protest exists in accordance with Section 57078 of the Government Code, the commission shall terminate proceedings.
(2)
If no majority protest exists, the commission shall either:
(A)
Order the formation subject to the approval by the voters.
(B)
Order the formation subject to the approval by the voters of a special tax or the approval by the property owners of a special benefit assessment, pursuant to subdivision (c).
(f)
If the local agency formation commission orders the formation of a district pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (e), the commission shall direct the board of supervisors to direct county officials to conduct the necessary elections on behalf of the proposed district.