Opinion No. (2009)

EDMUND G. BROWN JR. Attorney General TAYLOR S. CAREY Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE TOM HARMAN, MEMBER OF THE STATE SENATE, has requested an opinion on the following question: Where voters are asked to dissolve an existing community services district and, in the same election, to establish a new city encompassing the same territory as the district and providing all services presently provided by the district, may an individual stand for election on the same ballot to both the existing district board of directors and the proposed city council? 1 *Page 2 CONCLUSION Where voters are asked to dissolve an existing community services district and, in the same election, to establish a new city encompassing the same territory as the district and providing all services presently provided by the district, an individual may stand for election on the same ballot to both the existing district board of directors and the proposed city council, because only one of the two offices could exist after the election. ANALYSIS Community services districts are a species of public agency, created by statute and designed to meet the public's need for facilities and services that "promote the public…