[CRNMC] Need for an experienced legal advisor

[Lanny Cotler]

LAFCO could be a good starting point, esp. if they might know about the last two counties to have successfully shifted and become a Home Rule or Charter county. No sense reinventing the wheel. 

Then, we talk to the lawyers who helped in those campaigns. They'd most likely be able to tell us the ins and outs of working with a lawyer.

Yes?

LC


On Nov 20, 2014, at 1:10 PM, Charles Cresson Wood <ccwood at ix.netcom.com> wrote:

> Hello community rights friends,
> 
> I agree Lanny, we do need to do some strategic planning at this point in time. But I think it is too early in the process to fix the directions we should take. We urgently need more research. So as much as I like the sound of my four examples, I would not recommend that these four examples be the starting points for four committees. Committees of this nature may come later, but we need to arrive at the point where there is some agreement among the primary players that these are the directions in which we (CRNMC) should go.
> 
> We urgently need the assistance of an attorney who knows about home rule charters, someone who can advise us about the desirability of becoming a home rule county. I am not an attorney, and therefore I cannot offer legal advice on this topic. This is a legal matter, and given the complexity of this issue, it is highly recommended that we be working with at least one attorney. We also need to speak with those who have done this before, those who have been part of efforts to bring home rule laws to their county. Let's learn from them, take their directions, and hopefully also avoid their mistakes. 
> 
> I asked Shannon about who we could contact regarding home rule charters, and she referred me to LAFCO (which I believe refers to the Local Agency Formation Commission). I tried to do some research on this but on the web got lost in a deluge of information. Does anybody have experience with LAFCO? Perhaps they know of another organization that could advise us about home rule charters at this point in time?
> 
> /s/ Charles
> 
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