- (a) Each sanitary commission may adopt a resolution that proposes to create a service area or to change the boundaries of an existing service area. The resolution shall refer to a plat of the member counties that clearly shows the boundary lines of the proposed service area.
(b)
- (1) The governing body of each member county shall hold a public hearing to consider the proposed service area or boundary change.
- (2) At least 10 days before the hearing required under this subsection, notice of the hearing shall be published in each member county in at least 1 newspaper of general circulation in the member county.
- (c) If the governing body of each member county approves the proposed creation of a service area or the proposed boundary change, a copy of the plat and the resolution required under subsection (a) of this section shall be recorded among the land records of each member county.
- (d) The sanitary commission shall give each service area to be created under this section a distinctive name.
- (e) A service area is created when the requirements of this section have been met.
- (f) Each service area created under this section is a separate taxing district.
- (g) A change in the boundaries of an existing service area does not affect any outstanding bond issued with respect to the existing service area.
Added by Acts 1982, c. 240, § 2.
Formerly Art. 43, § 652.