CALAFCO
Who They Are
The California Association of LAFCO, also known as CALAFCO, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit membership association founded in 1971 that is dedicated to assisting member LAFCOs with educational, technical, and legislative resources that otherwise would not be available to them. The Association also guides state-wide coordination of LAFCO activities, serves as a resource to the Legislature and other bodies, and offers a structure for sharing information among the various LAFCOs and other governmental agencies.
Mission & Values
The CALAFCO Mission is to promote efficient and sustainable government services based on local community values through legislative advocacy and education, which they accomplish in alignment with their core values of Dependability, Efficiency, Honesty, and Transparency.
Broad Coalition
CALAFCO represents LAFCOs throughout the state and is proud to partner with a variety of Associate Members who support the work LAFCOs do throughout California.
Structure
The association has a sixteen (16) member Board of Directors, representing four regions of the state: broken into Central, Coastal, Northern, and Southern regions. There are four representatives from each region, and each region elects one County, one City, one Special District, and one Public Member to the CALAFCO Board of Directors for a two-year term. The Board provides governance for the association's operational activities.
Programming, legal, and administrative services for the association are provided by two staff members, an Executive Director and an Administrator, corporate counsel through Best Best and Krieger, and four volunteer regional officers.
Governance & Transparency
CALAFCO is proud to have earned the Platinum Seal of Transparency from GuideStar for their high level of nonprofit transparency. They are dedicated to operating at the highest levels of transparency. Check out CALAFCO's operational documents posted.
Website
For more information about CALAFCO, please visit their website at calafco.org.