2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 47 - Powers, Duties and Liabilities Generally. › Article 9 - Parks, Playgrounds, and Other Recreational and Athletic Areas and Facilities. › Section 11-47-214 - Authorization by Subdivisions of Organization and Incorporation of Authorities for Acquisition, Establishment, Operation, etc., of Projects Generally; Application for Authority to Form Corporation; Review of Application; Publication of Resolution Approving or Denying Application.

Section 11-47-214
Authorization by subdivisions of organization and incorporation of authorities for acquisition, establishment, operation, etc., of projects generally; application for authority to form corporation; review of application; publication of resolution approving or denying application.
(a) The governing bodies of two or more subdivisions may authorize the organization of an authority as a public corporation with powers set forth in this article for the purpose of acquiring, financing, refinancing, providing, establishing, installing, using, or managing one or more projects.
(b) To organize such a corporation, not less than three natural persons shall file with the governing body of any subdivision or any two or more thereof, an application in writing for permission to incorporate a public corporation under this article, which application shall:
(1) Recite the name of each county and municipality with the governing body of the county or municipality with which the application is filed.
(2) Contain a statement that the applicants propose to incorporate an authority pursuant to this article.
(3) State the proposed location of the principal office of the authority.
(4) State that each of the applicants is a duly qualified elector of at least one authorizing subdivision.
(5) Request that the governing body of the authorizing subdivision adopt a resolution declaring that it is wise, expedient, and necessary that the proposed authority be formed, its certificate of incorporation is approved, 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 11-47-215. The application shall be accompanied by the form of certificate of incorporation of the proposed authority and by other supporting documents or evidence which the applicants may consider appropriate.
(c) As soon as practicable after receiving an application filed with it in accordance with this section, the governing body of each authorizing subdivision shall review the contents of the application and the accompanying form of the 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 a certificate of incorporation in accordance with Section 11-47-215. The resolution shall be published once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the subdivision approving the resolution. Each governing body with which the application is filed shall cause a copy of the application to be spread upon the minutes of the meeting of the governing body at which final action upon the application is taken.
(Acts 1977, No. 209, p. 276, §5; Acts 1996, No. 96-320, p. 361, §2.)