District Consolidation (unification)

This report was commissioned by the KPPCSD and KFPD to determine the financial feasibility of consolidating the two districts into one.  The report was accepted by a vote of the two boards at a special meeting on November 7, 2024.

The kind of district consolidation under consideration in Kensington is recommended in two reports commissioned for the Contra Costa County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO). The government model with all public safety services provided under one governmental entity is found in all of our adjacent cities, elsewhere in the state and is predominant across the…

KPOA continues to work with our elected officials to pursue reorganization of Kensington’s local governmental structure. KPOA advocated for a joint-district board meeting on district unification (consolidation), which occurred in April 2023 with Lou Ann Texeira, the county director of the Local Agency Formation Commission. Ms. Texeira has been a past speaker at KPOA Annual…