[CRNMC] Need for an experienced legal advisor

[Lanny Cotler]

URL doesn't work for me.
Others?

On Nov 23, 2014, at 11:23 PM, agnes at mcn.org wrote:

> Try this url:
> http://www.publicbankinginstitute.org/county-banks.htm
> under the window at the right click on Final Draft Mendocino County
> charter.pdf It's charter #12, but needs to be updated to charter #14.
> 
> Agnes
> 
> 
>> 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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