(a) Before the board adopts a resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds other than refunding bonds, the board shall publish a notice of its intention to adopt the resolution and of the maximum amount and maximum maturity of the bonds.
(b) The notice must be published once a week for two consecutive weeks in one or more newspapers of general circulation in the authority. The first notice must be not later than the 15th day before the date set for adoption of the resolution.