2.__Public hearing.__A public hearing must be held in Lincoln County and Sagadahoc County. The notice of public hearing must contain the name of the proposed authority; the territory of the proposed authority, which must be within the borders of Lincoln County and Sagadahoc County; the locations identified as potential sites for the multicounty jail; and any other information the commissioners determine relevant.__The public hearing must be held at a convenient place within the counties. Notice of the public hearing must be given to the municipal officers of each municipality within Lincoln County and Sagadahoc County and must be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in each county 14 days prior to the date of the public hearing.

3.__Organizational meeting.__If after the public hearings the commissioners desire to form a jail authority, they shall call an organizational meeting.__Notice of the meeting must be published and the meeting held in the same manner as provided in subsection 2.__A majority of the commissioners from each county shall attend the organizational meeting, and the vote to form a multicounty jail authority requires a majority vote of the commissioners of each county. At the organizational meeting, the commissioners shall discuss the terms of an operating and governance agreement among the participating counties. The operating and governance agreement determines:

A.__The number and qualifications of the directors;

B.__The terms of the directors, including provisions for initial terms and ongoing terms; and

C. Provisions similar to paragraphs A and B regarding an advisory committee.

The commissioners shall also agree upon contracts between the authority and the counties regarding cost-sharing and the placement of prisoners.

§1852.__Transfer of property and assets

The directors shall determine what property or properties, if any, owned by Lincoln County and Sagadahoc County may be necessary to perform the functions of the jail authority and may request in writing that the commissioners convey title to the property to the jail authority, and the commissioners may make