Special districts are agencies created to deliver specific services within an area defined by distinct boundaries. These services can include water, fire protection, cemeteries, irrigation, and more. There are 40 special districts within the County of Shasta: 32 independent special districts, which are governed by their own boards of directors and are not overseen by other agencies; and 8 county service areas, which are governed by the County.
County Service Areas are overseen by the Department of Public Works. For contact information, questions, or to pay bills, please click here.
Independent Special Districts
There are several types of special districts within the County. New special districts can be created, and current special districts can be combined through consolidation or dissolved, based on the actions of the residents within those districts. For more information about those processes, please contact the Shasta Local Agency Formation Commission, which oversees them.
The Clerk of the Board works with those special districts which have boards appointed by the Board of Supervisors.
Any questions regarding elected boards should be addressed to the County Clerk/Elections Office.
All current special districts within the County are listed below. The districts' websites or email addresses have been linked to their names.
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burneycemdist [at] frontiernet.net (subject: Burney%20Cemetery%20District%20Inquiry) (Burney Cemetery District) |
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| Cemetery districts follow Health and Safety Code sections 9000-9093. Their boards of trustees are appointed by the County Board of Supervisors based upon the recommendations of the district board. | |
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Centerville Community Services District |
Igo-Ono Community Services District |
| Community services districts follow Government Code sections 61000-61250. Their boards of directors are elected by vote of district residents at regular biennial general elections. | |
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Anderson Fire Protection District buckeyefireprotection [at] gmail.com (subject: Buckeye%20Fire%20Protection%20District%20Inquiry) (Buckeye Fire Protection District)* Burney Fire Protection District |
Fall River Valley Fire Protection District Happy Valley Fire Protection District Millville Fire Protection District |
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Fire protection districts follow Health and Safety Code sections 13800-13970. Their boards of directors are elected by vote of district residents at regular biennial general elections unless the district has chosen to be appointed, per the process outlined in HSC section 13848. *Buckeye Fire Protection District's Board of Directors are appointed by the County Board of Supervisors based upon the recommendations of the district board. |
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| Mayers Memorial Hospital District |
| "Hospital districts" were renamed to "health care districts" in California State Code in 1995. Health care districts follow Health and Safety Code sections 32000-32499.4. Their boards of hospital directors are elected by vote of district residents at regular biennial general elections. |
| Anderson-Cottonwood Irrigation District |
| Irrigation districts follow Water Code sections 20500-29978. Their boards of directors are elected by vote of district residents at regular biennial general elections. |
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manager [at] bbmad.org (subject: Burney%20Basin%20Mosquito%20Abatement%20District%20Inquiry) (Burney Basin Mosquito Abatement District) |
Shasta Mosquito & Vector Control District
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| Mosquito abatement & vector control districts follow Health and Safety Code sections 2000-2093. Their boards of trustees are appointed by the County Board of Supervisors based upon the recommendations of the district board. | |
| Fall River Resource Conservation District | Western Shasta Resource Conservation District |
| Resource conservation districts follow Public Resources Code sections 9151-9491. Their boards of directors are appointed by the County Board of Supervisors based upon the recommendations of the district board. | |
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| Water districts follow Water Code sections 30000-33901 and/or Water Code sections 34000-38501. Their boards of directors are elected by vote of district residents at regular biennial general elections. | |
Further Information about Special Districts
- Shasta County Elections
- Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO)
- California Special Districts Association
- CSDA Special Districts Map
- Districts Make the Difference
- Institute for Local Government
- Special District Leadership Foundation
- Special District Risk Management Authority
- Association of California Healthcare Districts
- Association of California Water Agencies
- California Association of Public Cemeteries
- California Association of Resource Conservation Districts
- California Public Cemetery Alliance
- Fire Districts Association of California
- Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California
- National Association of Conservation Districts
- Vector Control Joint Powers Agency