(a) Upon the filing of an initiating petition, each governing body of a host municipality required to receive filing of such petition must order a public hearing by the governing body to determine whether the infrastructure development district will be established.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), when a district must be approved by two (2) or more host municipalities, the governing bodies may hold one (1) or more joint public hearings, or the governing bodies may hold separate public hearings when a governing body makes approval contingent on the approval of another governing body.
(c) A hearing held pursuant to this section must be held not less than thirty (30) days, nor more than forty-five (45) days, following the filing of the initiating petition with the clerk or secretary of the applicable governing body or bodies.