(a) This chapter shall take effect upon the approval by the voters of each member, at its annual meeting; enactment of the chapter by the General Assembly; and subsequent to the enactment, ratification of the chapter by each of the legislative bodies of the members.

(b) The legislative bodies of the members shall have authority to ratify ceding of authority over different services, as the Authority evolves. The Authority shall make formal separate requests of the legislative bodies for dispatch, police, fire, and emergency services, as the Authority is ready to begin administering those services, and the legislative bodies of each member shall then vote on ceding such authority to the Authority. (Added 2013, No. M-17 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)