The determination as to whether there is a need for an authority to function may be made by the governing body on its own motion or upon the filing of a petition, signed by 100 registered voters of the city, asserting that there is need for an authority to function in the city and requesting that the governing body so declare.
Code 1950, § 32-217; 1979, c. 719, § 15.1-1537; 1997, c. 587.