• THE IDEA OF LIVING WITHIN THE NEW CITY OF CHANNEL ISLANDS BEACH, CONCENTRATING OUR TAX BASE TO OPTIMIZE CITY SERVICES, AND CONTROLLING OUR OWN DESTINIES IS EXCITING! BUT HOW DO WE FORM THE NEW CITY? THE FOLLOWING SCENARIO IS A SKETCH OF THE CITYHOOD PROCESS:

• FIRST WE MUST FORM A CITYHOOD COMMITTEE. SUBMIT THE CONTACT FORM IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE A PART OF OUR CHARTER CITYHOOD COMMITTEE.

•  ONE OF THE FIRST STEPS IS TO GATHER PRELIMINARY FINANCIAL DATA AND CONTRACT WITH A CITYHOOD FORMATION CONSULTANTANCY FIRM AND A LEGAL CONSULTANT EXPERIENCED IN INCORPORATION LAW.

• FUNDRAISING WILL BE NECESSARY FROM THE START, AND A FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE WILL BE ONE OF THE FIRST COMMITTEES FORMED. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT AT LEAST $250,000-$500,000 MUST EVENTUALLY BE RAISED TO BRING THE PROPOSAL TO A VOTE.

• A PETITION, SIGNED BY AT LEAST A QUARTER OF THE 35,000 REGISTERED VOTERS IN THE NEW CITY MUST BE CIRCULATED.

• AN APPLICATION TO THE COUNTY LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION (LAFCO) MUST BE COMPLETED, A COMPREHENSIVE FISCAL ANALYSIS PERFORMED INCLUDING REVENUE NEUTRALITY ,  AN ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COMPLETED, AND A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE LAFCO COMMISSION TO ALLOW A CITYHOOD ELECTION MUST BE ACHIEVED.

• AN ELECTION DATE WILL THEN BE DETERMINED BY THE VENTURA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO DECIDE THE SIMPLE MAJORITY WILL OF THE VOTERS AFFECTED BY THE CITYHOOD INCLUDING ALL VOTERS IN THE CITY OF OXNARD.

• FOLLOWING A POSITIVE VOTE FOR CITYHOOD, A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH NEIGHBORING JURISDICTIONS, SUCH AS THE CITY OF OXNARD, FOR SMOOTH TRANSITION OF PUBLIC SAFETY, UTILITY, LIBRARY, HIGHWAY, AND OTHER MUNICIPAL SERVICES WOULD BE FASHIONED.

THE CITY OF WESTLAKE VILLAGE WAS INCORPORATED THE '80's IN UNDER A YEAR BY A FOCUSED AND DEDICATED GROUP OF RESIDENTS. THE CITY OF CALABASAS IN L.A. COUNTY AND GOLETA IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY RECENTLY INCORPORATED . IF THEY CAN DO IT, SO CAN WE!!  BE A PART OF THE CHANNEL ISLANDS BEACH CHARTER INCORPORATION COMMITTEE BY FILLING OUT THE CONTACT FORM BELOW: