In addition to the procedure for decreasing the counties participating in regional housing authorities prescribed in this article, any county with a population of more than fifty thousand, according to the latest official United States census, which is a participant in a regional housing authority may, subject to the conditions prescribed in Sections 31-3-1100 and 31-3-1110, by a resolution of the governing body of such county, withdraw from the regional authority and create a county housing authority, pursuant to Article 7 of this chapter; provided, however, that prior to a decision to withdraw from the regional authority, the governing body of the county shall:

1. (1) Give notice in writing to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and to the regional authority of its intention to withdraw, specifying the time and place of a public hearing to be held on the question; and
2. (2) Conduct a public hearing not sooner than thirty days after such notice, at which the regional authority and others may present evidence to establish that the county seeking to withdraw from the regional authority is obligated by bonds, notes or other evidence of indebtedness for projects or other activities of the regional authority within the county seeking to withdraw or that the regional authority owns real property in the county.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 36-218.1; 1969 (56) 662.