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. (7) !;;~c:teTV District: If the City did not want to acquire the Cemetery, but the community still wanted to create a form oflocal government 10 own and operate the Cemetery, the community could form a cemetery district. Cemeteries may be held publicly or privately or as cemetery districts. Cemetery districts are separate local government enlities that have exclusive jurisdiction and control over the ownership, operation, maintenance and management of cemeteries in their districts. 12 CemetCTV District Formation: A proposal to form a cemetery district may be made by petition. TIle petition must be sired by not less than 25% of the registered voters residing in the area to be included in the districtl ,as detennined by the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO). A proposal to fonn a new district may also be made by the adoption of a resolution of application by the legisla1ive body 01 the COWlty or city that contains the territory proposed to be included in the district. Once the proponents have filed with LAFCO a sufficient petition or the legislative body bas filed with LAFCO a resolution of application, LAFCO will approve or deny the proposal. LAFCO may not approve a proposal to form a distriet unless the proposed district is in the public interest and the district will have sufficient revenue to carry out its purposes. If the proposed district would not have sufficic::m revenue, LAFCO may nonetheless approve a proposal if the approval is conditioned on the approval by the VOletS of spec::i allaXcs or approval by the property owners of special benefit assessments that will generate sufficient revenue. If the speciallaXes or special assessments arc DOt approved, the proposc:d district cannot be fonned. IfLAFCO approves the proposed tbrmation, it holds public heartngs 10 hear Inptn and protests from votetS and property owners.. A majority protest stops the proposal, otherwise an ejection is held. Only the volers inside the proposed district's bound","es may vote. A majority approval of the electorate inside the proposed district's boundaries is required for the district's fonnation unless the proposal involves new special taxes or special assessments. If the proposal involves new speciallaXes, the measwe (which would establish the tax in addition to Conning the district) requites 2/3 voter approval (213 of the VOles cast) of the registered voters residing within the proposed district boundaries. If the proposal involves special benefit assessments, the measure (whicb would establish the assessment in addition to fanning the district) requires 213 voter approval (2/3 of the votes cast) of the owners of property within the proposed boundaries to be assessed. If tbe voters approve the proposed district, LAFCO files the fonnal docwnenlS to establish the district. government of Cemeterv District: A cemetery district is governed by a legislative body of at least three members known as !he board of trustees. The board of trustees establishes policies for the district's operation. [n the case ofa district that contains property in ooe county, after a cemetery district is fanned, the board of supervisors of that county appoints three or five persons to the board oftrostecs. TIle board of supervisors may appoint itse!fto be the board of trusteeS of a district or the board of supervisors may divest itself of that authority. Each person appointed by a board of supervisors to be a member of a board of trustees must be a voter in the districl. That the board of supen.;sors, and not the local legislative body (here, !he City Council), has aU!hority to appoint or act as the board of trustees may not be favorable to a community that wants local cOlluol over a district. U OisJrKES mlY be fonned in zones Eo proviac, different '$.(!TVic~ or rai$.f additional RYet.lues within specifIC areas. I" fn Ebis case. me oolSncbries of tbc cemda)" LlIstnt:l could include me Ciry of PI('!as<mton :3lld JUly -surroundmg t\R'~ rl~on Memorial Gardeos Cemetery R<:pon Page 11 ofl6