A California special district is a form of local government - an agency that provides essential community services. Special districts are established and governed by residents of the area served by the district, a structure which allows for responsiveness to local needs and accountability to residents served.
Special-district boards are publicly accountable. Meetings are open, records are public and independent financial audits are required. In addition, board members participate in mandatory ethics training.
Special districts keep local dollars in the community. They are funded by fees for services provided as well as by local property taxes.
There are many types of special districts, including: community services districts (such as Twain Harte Community Services District), healthcare districts, veterans memorial districts, and more. For a complete list of special-district types, visit districtsmakethedifference.org.
Twain Harte 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, Twain Harte 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:
Twain Harte 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,
Twain Harte 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.