Chapter 13 — CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS

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Transferred to section 77-3118.
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Transferred to section 77-3119.
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Transferred to section 77-3120.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-2101 Legislative findings.
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The Legislature finds that: (1) There exist in this state distressed areas where unemployment is higher than the state or national average, where poverty levels are higher than the state or national average, where the population is declining, where property is being abandoned, an…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-2101.01 Act, how cited.
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Sections 13-2101 to 13-2112 shall be known and may be cited as the Enterprise Zone Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-2102 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the Enterprise Zone Act: (1) Census shall mean the federal decennial census; (2) Department shall mean the Department of Economic Development; (3) Economic distress shall mean conditions of unemployment, poverty, and declining population existing within the area o…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-2103 Designation; application; requirements; limitation; term.
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(1)(a) Beginning on December 1, 2014, the department shall, for a period of one hundred eighty days, accept formal applications for the designation of enterprise zones. Within sixty days after the end of such application period, the department may designate not more than five are…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-2104 Application; contents.
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An application for designation of an area as an enterprise zone shall contain at least the following: (1) A description of the geographic location of the proposed zone; (2) Documentation that the area of the proposed enterprise zone represents the area with the greatest level of …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-2105 State government interagency response team.
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The Governor shall provide a state government interagency response team to work with local governments and enterprise zone associations on effective ways to use new and existing resources from all levels of government to improve development capacity in enterprise zones and accomp…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-2106 City council, village board, county board, or tribal government; resolution to establish zone.
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A city council, village board, county board, or tribal government may propose the creation of one or more enterprise zones by adopting a resolution of intention to establish a zone or zones. The resolution shall contain a description of the boundaries of the zone or zones, the ti…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-2107 Public hearing; notice.
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Any city council, village board, county board, or tribal government proposing to create an enterprise zone or zones shall hold a public hearing on the question. A notice of the hearing shall be given by one publication of the resolution of intention in a newspaper of general circ…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-2108 City council, village board, county board, or tribal government; vote to make formal application.
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Following the public hearing held pursuant to section 13-2107, the city council, village board, county board, or tribal government may vote to make formal application to the department for the creation of an enterprise zone or zones and take any additional appropriate action with…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-2109 Enterprise zone association; board; membership; vacancies; powers and duties; dissolution.
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(1) There shall be created an enterprise zone association within each proposed enterprise zone upon the decision by the political subdivision to submit an enterprise zone application. Such enterprise zone association shall be governed by an enterprise zone association board which…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-2110 Enterprise zone association; powers and duties.
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(1) An enterprise zone association created pursuant to section 13-2109 shall: (a) Approve the application to be submitted by the political subdivision to the department for enterprise zone designation; (b) Promote the enterprise zone to outside groups and individuals; (c) Establi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-2111 Political subdivision; remove, reduce, or simplify certain resolutions, regulations, or ordinances; when.
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In order to accomplish the purposes of the Enterprise Zone Act, any political subdivision may remove, reduce, or simplify, in whole or in part, the provisions of any resolution, regulation, or ordinance relating to fees or administrative or procedural requirements as they relate …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-2112 Rules and regulations.
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The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the Enterprise Zone Act.
Repealed. Laws 2003, LB 608, § 14.
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Repealed. Laws 2013, LB 222, § 48.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-2201 Act, how cited.
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Sections 13-2201 to 13-2204 shall be known and may be cited as the Local Government Miscellaneous Expenditure Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-2202 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the Local Government Miscellaneous Expenditure Act: (1) Elected and appointed officials and employees shall mean the elected and appointed officials and employees of any local government; (2) Governing body shall mean, in the case of a city of any class, the city …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-2203 Additional expenditures; governing body; powers; procedures.
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In addition to other expenditures authorized by law, each governing body may approve: (1)(a) The expenditure of public funds for the payment or reimbursement of actual and necessary expenses incurred by elected and appointed officials, employees, or volunteers at educational work…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-2204 Expenditures; limitations; exception.
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Nothing in the Local Government Miscellaneous Expenditure Act shall authorize the expenditure of public funds to pay for any expenses incurred by a spouse of an elected or appointed official, employee, or volunteer unless the spouse is also an elected or appointed official, emplo…
Repealed. Laws 2003, LB 8, § 4.
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Repealed. Laws 2003, LB 8, § 4.
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Repealed. Laws 2003, LB 8, § 4.
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Repealed. Laws 2003, LB 8, § 4.
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Repealed. Laws 2003, LB 8, § 4.
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Repealed. Laws 2003, LB 8, § 4.
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Repealed. Laws 2003, LB 8, § 4.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-2401 Transfer between political subdivisions; rights of employee; transferring and receiving entities; powers and duties.
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(1) For purposes of this section: (a) Political subdivision includes villages, cities of all classes, counties, municipal counties, school districts, and all other units of local government, including entities created pursuant to the Interlocal Cooperation Act or Joint Public Age…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-2402 Political subdivision with defined benefit plan; notification required; actuarial experience study; valuation report; filing; report required; when; contents; failure to file; audit; costs.
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(1) On or before November 1, 2014, each political subdivision which offers a defined benefit plan pursuant to section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code which was open to new members on or after January 1, 2004, shall submit written notification to the Nebraska Retirement System…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-2501 Act, how cited.
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Sections 13-2501 to 13-2550 shall be known and may be cited as the Joint Public Agency Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-2502 Purpose of act.
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It is the purpose of the Joint Public Agency Act to permit local governmental units to make the most efficient use of their taxing authority and other powers by enabling them to cooperate with other governmental units on a basis of mutual advantage and thereby to provide services…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-2503 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the Joint Public Agency Act: (1) Board means the board of representatives of a joint public agency; (2) Governing body has the same meaning as in section 13-503 and, when referring to state agencies, includes the governing board of a state agency or the Governor a…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-2504 Agreements authorized; conditions; transfer of property and employees.
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(1) Any two or more public agencies may enter into agreements with one another for joint or cooperative action pursuant to the Joint Public Agency Act. Appropriate action by ordinance, resolution, or otherwise pursuant to law of the governing bodies of the participating public ag…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-2505 Joint exercise of powers.
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Notwithstanding any restrictions contained in a city charter, any power, privilege, or authority exercised or capable of exercise by a public agency of this state may be exercised and enjoyed jointly with any other public agency of this state and jointly with any public agency of…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-2506 Legislative power; limitation.
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The Legislature may amend or repeal the Joint Public Agency Act or any law governing public agencies, and any agreement which creates a joint public agency is subject to the amendment or repeal of a law governing participating public agencies by subsequent acts of the Legislature…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-2507 Power to tax; election; when required.
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(1) Subject to subsection (4) of this section, a joint public agency shall have only those powers of taxation as one or more of the participating public agencies has and only as specifically provided in the agreement proposing creation of the joint public agency, except that a jo…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-2508 Joint public agencies; creation authorized.
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Any combination of two or more public agencies may create one or more joint public agencies to exercise the powers and authority prescribed by the Joint Public Agency Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-2509 Creation; procedure; appointment of representatives.
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(1) The governing body of each public agency participating in the creation of a joint public agency shall adopt a resolution determining that there is a need for a joint public agency and setting forth the names of the proposed participating public agencies. The resolution shall …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-2510 Creation; statement; contents.
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Within thirty days after adoption of the resolutions for creation of a joint public agency by the proposed participating public agencies, the board shall file with the Secretary of State a statement signed by the representatives setting forth (1) the names of all the proposed par…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-2511 Creation; Secretary of State; duties; certificate of creation; issuance.
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The Secretary of State shall examine the statement and, if he or she finds that the name proposed for the joint public agency is distinguishable from any other entity name registered or on file with the Secretary of State pursuant to Nebraska law and that the statement conforms t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-2512 Certificate of creation; proof of establishment.
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In any suit, action, or proceeding involving the validity or enforcement of, or relating to, any contract of the joint public agency, the joint public agency shall be conclusively deemed to have been established, except as against the state, in accordance with the Joint Public Ag…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-2513 Participation by other public agencies; procedure.
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After the creation of a joint public agency, any other public agency may become a participating public agency therein upon (1) the adoption of a resolution by the governing body of the public agency setting forth the determination prescribed in section 13-2509 and authorizing the…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-2514 Representatives; terms; vacancy; expenses.
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Each representative shall serve for a term specified in the agreement creating the joint public agency, not to exceed four years, or until his or her successor has been appointed and has qualified in the same manner as the original appointment. A representative shall be eligible …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-2515 Representatives; number; voting; quorum; meetings.
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(1) Each participating public agency shall at all times be entitled to appoint at least one representative. A joint public agency's rules of governance may allow any participating public agency to appoint additional representatives and shall specify the number of representatives …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-2516 Board; officers; employees.
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The board shall elect a chairperson and vice-chairperson from among its representatives. The joint public agency may employ an executive director. The board shall elect a secretary who shall either be from among the representatives or the executive director. The joint public agen…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-2517 Committees; meetings.
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(1) The board may create an executive committee the composition of which shall be set forth in the joint public agency's rules of governance. The executive committee shall have and exercise the power and authority of the board during intervals between the board's meetings in acco…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-2518 Dissolution; withdrawal.
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Unless the agreement provides for dissolution, a joint public agency shall be dissolved upon the adoption, by the governing bodies of at least one-half of the participating public agencies, of a resolution setting forth the determination that the need for the public agencies to a…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-2519 Status as political subdivision.
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A joint public agency shall constitute a political subdivision and a public body corporate and politic of this state exercising public powers separate from the participating public agencies. A joint public agency shall have the duties, privileges, immunities, rights, liabilities,…