Recommendation R7
Request Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) to revisit its July 28, 2022 Municipal Services Review (MSR) for fire protection agencies and initiate where feasible a process for joining adjacent fire districts. a. Request LAFCO evaluate aggregating adjacent fire districts, as suggested in the MSR (July 28, 2022).
Jury report: Esparto Fireworks Explosion: Officials Knew, None Acted · PDF page 25
Permanent linkOfficial responses
Yolo County Board of Supervisors
Agency declines implementationWill not make a duplicative request because LAFCo has already planned an MSR update.
Read official response · PDF page 19The Board considers the requested action unnecessary in light of LAFCo’s work plan. A planned review does not establish a completed MSR or any consolidation.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.
Yolo Local Agency Formation Commission
Agency plans to implementPlaces the fire-agency MSR in the work plan for review and possible reorganization.
Read official response · PDF page 1Pages 1–2 identify the April 23 work-plan decision for Fiscal Years 2027 and 2028 and a new MSR in the next fiscal year. Consolidation remains conditional on the review and feasibility; neither a completed MSR nor a merger is established.
- Update the fire-services MSR and consider feasible organizational changes. Owner: Yolo Local Agency Formation Commission. Timing: Next fiscal year for the new MSR; the work plan identifies fire-services review priority in its Fiscal Years 2027 and 2028 plan. Reorganization is conditional..
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.