A  Municipal Service Review (MSR) is a comprehensive assessment of the ability of existing local government agencies to effectively and efficiently provide municipal services to residents and users. The form and content of an MSR is specified by requirements in the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 (CKH Act) and in the State of California's Local Agency Formation Commission MSR Guidelines, published in August 2003.

The CKH Act requires all LAFCOs, including Madera LAFCO, to prepare an MSR for each of its incorporated cities and its special districts. The fundamental role of LAFCO is to implement the CKH Act, which was adopted into State law to encourage the logical, efficient, and most appropriate formation of local municipalities, service areas, and special districts. MSRs are to be completed every five years, and must be completed prior to, or in conjunction with, an update of a city or special district Sphere of Influence (SOI) or before LAFCO initiates any reorganization of the boundaries of a special district.

Information regarding adopted or current Municipal Service Reviews may be found below.

CITY MUNICIPAL SERVICE REVIEWS

     City of Chowchilla

     City of Madera

PROJECT SPECIFIC MUNICIPAL SERVICE REVIEWS

    Greater Rio Mesa Area MSR 8-28-2024

    Triangle T Water District MSR 2-22-2023

     Madera Irrigation District Final MSR

    GFWD Final Draft MSR

    Clayton WD MSR Final Draft to LAFCO 08.16.2019CLEAN

     Clayton Water District

     County Service Area No. 1 and County Service Area No. 21

     Root Creek Water District

REGIONAL MUNICIPAL SERVICE REVIEWS

Bass Lake and North Fork Areas MSR, Final adopted May 25, 2022

Coarsegold

Madera Ranchos

Oakhurst

Rio Mesa

SERVICE ORIENTED MUNICIPAL SERVICE REVIEWS

Final MSR- Mosquito and Healthcare Districts_Adopted April 2022 

Madera and Chowchilla Cemetery Districts Final MSR, Adopted Jan 2022

 Water Districts and Madera Irrigation District