[CRNMC] Need for an experienced legal advisor

[Sandra Marshall]

Doesn't work here, either,
Sandy

On Fri, Nov 21, 2014 at 5:12 PM, Lanny Cotler <lcotler at gmail.com> wrote:

> Agnes,
>
> Would you check the url you gave. It didn't work for me.
>
> Did it work for others?
>
> Lanny
>
>
> On Nov 20, 2014, at 6:09 PM, agnes at mcn.org wrote:
>
> > The Public banking coalition has created a County Charter compiling parts
> > from established Counties with Charters. Ellen Rosser of point Arena and
> > Robin Sunbeam are the principle co-authors. Our #14 draft County Charter
> > can be found at www.publicbankinginstitute.org/county-banks/htm
> >
> >
> >> 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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