General Reference Material

The Groveland Community Services District (CSD or GCSD) is a special district form of local government, formed in accordance with California Government Code §61000. Special districts have four distinguishing characteristics:

A form of local government,
Governed by a board,
Providing services and facilities,
Within defined boundaries.

For more information about special districts, visit Districtsmakethedifference.org.

Provided below for download are documents produced by industry associations that you may find helpful in your understanding of special districts including GCSD and how we function:

CSDA Guide-Proposition 218.pdf CSDA Guide-Special District Reserves, Second Edition.pdf Community Needs, Community Services.pdf CSDA_Guide_to_Laws_&_Codes.pdf Special_District_Enabling_Acts.pdf 2014 Brown Act Handbook.pdf 2014 Public Records Act Handbook.pdf 2014 Conflicts of Interest Handbook.pdf CA Senate-What's So Special About Special Districts, Fourth Edition.pdf CA Senate-Citizen's Guide to LAFCOs, Second Edition.pdf CSDA Guide-Proposition 26.pdf CSDA Guide-California Public Records Act.pdf CSDA Guide-Board Member Handbook.pdf Adoption of fees - Law.pdf

Website Accessibility Policy

Groveland Community Services District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Groveland Community Services District has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at 2099627161

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Groveland Community Services District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Groveland Community Services District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at 2099627161.

Report a Website Accessibility Issue

We are committed to your ability to access all content, and we will respond to all requests as soon as possible.