(a) In order to incorporate an authority pursuant to this chapter, any number of natural persons, not less than three, each of whom is a duly qualified elector of the county or municipality with the governing body of which an application is filed, or if there is more than one, at least one thereof, shall first file a written application with the governing body of any county or municipality, or any two or more thereof, which application shall:
(1) Recite the name of each county and municipality with the governing body of which the application is being filed.
(2) Contain a statement that the applicants propose to incorporate an authority pursuant to this chapter.
(3) State the proposed location of the principal office of the authority, which shall be within the boundaries of the county or municipality with the governing body of which the application is filed, or, if there is more than one, at least one thereof.
(4) State that each of the applicants is a duly qualified elector of the county or municipality with the governing body of which the application is filed, or, if there is more than one, at least one thereof.
(5) Request that the governing body of the county or municipality adopt a resolution declaring that it is wise, expedient, and necessary that the proposed authority be formed, approving its certificate of incorporation, and authorizing the applicants to proceed to form the proposed authority by the filing for record of a certificate of incorporation in accordance with Section 11-101A-4. Every application shall be accompanied by the form of certificate of incorporation of the proposed authority and by other supporting documents or evidence the applicants may consider appropriate.
(b) As promptly as may be practicable after the filing of the application in accordance with this section, the governing body of each county and municipality with which the application was filed shall review the contents of the application and the accompanying form of certificate of incorporation, and shall adopt a resolution either denying the application or declaring that it is wise, expedient, and necessary that the proposed authority be formed, approving the form of its certificate of incorporation, and authorizing the applicants to proceed to form the proposed authority by the filing for record of the certificate of incorporation in accordance with Section 11-101A-4. The governing body of each county and municipality with which the application is filed shall also cause a copy of the application, and accompanying documents, to be included in the resolution or otherwise spread upon or made a part of the minutes of the meeting of the governing body at which final action upon the application is taken. No authority shall be formed unless the application required by this section is made and unless an authorizing resolution for which provision is made in this section is adopted by each authorizing subdivision.
Last modified: May 3, 2021