Chapter 14, CITIES OF THE METROPOLITAN CLASS
414 sections in this chapter.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-526 Bonds; maximum amount authorized annually; exceptions.
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A city of the metropolitan class shall not issue bonds in excess of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars in any one year, except for renewal or refunding to fund floating indebtedness or district improvement bonds, to finance grading, to finance public improvements, sewers, and…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-527 Bonds; issuance; election required; exceptions.
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Bonds of a city of the metropolitan class shall not be issued without a vote of the electors in the manner provided for in sections 14-101 to 14-2004 except to finance the following which may be issued by the city council without such vote: (1) Street improvements, grading, renew…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-528 Street improvements; bonds; issuance; amount; use of proceeds.
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The city council of a city of the metropolitan class is authorized to issue and sell bonds of the city, from time to time, to finance street improvements, as provided in this section. The amount of bonds which may be issued and sold at any one time shall not exceed the total amou…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-529 Street improvements; bonds; issuance; interest; term.
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Bonds issued under the authority of the provisions of section 14-528 shall be denominated bonds to finance street improvements, shall be issued and sold in accordance with the provisions of section 14-515 governing the issuance and sale of bonds, and shall bear an interest rate n…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-530 Street improvements; bonds; proceeds, uses; special assessment sinking fund; purpose.
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(1) The proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized under section 14-528, together with all special taxes and assessments to be levied for the classes of improvements designated in such section, and the proceeds in the nature of all earnings and income from the investment and use …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-531 Street improvements; bonds; fund to finance intersections; requirements.
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The city finance department of a city of the metropolitan class shall establish and maintain a fund to be designated fund to finance intersections. Immediately upon the completion of the work of any contract for improvements authorized by this section, the city engineer shall est…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-532 Street improvements; bonds; special assessment sinking fund; investment; special use.
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A city of the metropolitan class may, when not required for any of the purposes specified in section 14-530, temporarily invest funds contained in the special assessment sinking fund in securities of the United States Government, the State of Nebraska, the city, the county contai…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-533 Street improvements; special assessments authorized; use.
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Upon the completion of the work under any contract authorized by sections 14-528 to 14-532, the city council of a city of the metropolitan class is authorized to levy and assess, in the usual manner, special taxes and assessments to the extent of benefits conferred by such work t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-534 Streets; grading; estimate of cost; contract for.
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Before any street, avenue, alley, or thoroughfare is graded within a city of the metropolitan class, the city engineer shall make a careful and detailed estimate of the total cost of such grading, and shall report such estimate to the city council as an approximate estimate of su…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-535 Streets; grading; bonds; requirements; interest; maturity; sale; use of proceeds.
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As soon as any contract is let pursuant to section 14-534, the city council of a city of the metropolitan class is authorized to issue bonds of the city in amounts sufficient to pay for the total work to be done under such contract. Unless bonds are issued for such purpose, the c…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-536 Streets; grading; special assessments; rate of interest; sinking fund; use.
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Upon the completion of any grading of a street, avenue, alley, or thoroughfare, the city council of a city of the metropolitan class shall levy special assessments in the manner provided in sections 14-501 to 14-566, to the extent of the benefits, to cover the total costs of such…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-537 Special assessments; when payable; rate of interest; collection and enforcement.
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Special assessments for improving the streets, alleys, sewers, and sidewalks within any improvement district in a city of the metropolitan class, except where otherwise provided, shall be made in accordance with this section. The total cost of improvements shall be levied at one …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-538 Special tax or assessment; relevy; when authorized.
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Whenever any special tax or assessment upon any lot, land, or parcel of land within a city of the metropolitan class is found to be invalid, uncollectible, and void, is adjudged to be void by a court of competent jurisdiction, or is paid under protest and recovered by suit, becau…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-539 Special assessments; depth to which property may be assessed.
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Within a city of the metropolitan class, in case the lots and real estate abutting upon that part of the street ordered paved as shown upon any plat or map are not of uniform depth, as well as in all cases where, in the discretion of the city council sitting as a board of equaliz…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-540 Special assessments; defects; irregularities; relevy.
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In cases of omission, mistake, defect, or any irregularity in the preliminary proceedings on any special assessment within a city of the metropolitan class, the city council shall have power to correct such mistake, omission, defect, or irregularity, and levy or relevy a special …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-541 Sewers and drains; special assessments; levy.
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Special assessments may be levied by the city council of a city of the metropolitan class for the purpose of paying the cost of constructing or reconstructing sewers or drains within the city, such assessments to be levied on the real estate benefited by the sewer so constructed …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-542 Improvements; property exempt from assessment; cost of improvement; how paid.
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When public improvements are made upon a street or part thereof and there are lots or grounds belonging to a city of the metropolitan class but held or used as a part of any utility system or plant owned by such city, either abutting upon or adjacent to such street or embraced wi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-543 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of sections 14-101 to 14-2004: (1) Lot means a lot as described and designated upon the recorded plat of a city of the metropolitan class, and in case there is no recorded plat of any such city, a lot as described and designated upon any generally recognized map of s…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-544 Special assessments; cost of improvement; expenses included.
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A special assessment within a city of the metropolitan class shall not be declared void or invalid because the city council sitting as a board of equalization has included in the total cost of the improvement (1) the cost of inspection under the direction of the city engineer, (2…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-545 Special assessments; determination of amounts.
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All special assessments to cover the cost of any public improvements authorized by sections 14-101 to 14-2004 shall be levied and assessed on all lots, parts of lots, lands, and real estate specially benefited by such improvement, or within the improvement district created for th…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-546 Special assessments; land; how described; apportionment.
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It shall be sufficient in any case in making a levy or assessment of any tax within a city of the metropolitan class, to describe the lot or piece of ground as such lot or piece of ground is platted and recorded, although such lot or piece of ground belongs to several persons. If…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-547 Special assessments; board of equalization; meetings; notice; procedure; appointment of referee; ordinance; finality.
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(1) In all cases when special assessments are authorized by sections 14-101 to 14-2004, except as otherwise provided, before any special tax or assessment is levied, it shall be the duty of the city council to sit as a board of equalization for one or more days each month as the …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-548 Special assessments; board of equalization; appeal to district court; bond; decree.
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Any person who has filed a written complaint before the board of equalization pursuant to section 14-547 shall have the right to appeal to the district court of the county within which such city of the metropolitan class is located, by filing a good and sufficient bond in the sum…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-549 Special assessments; when delinquent; interest.
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Any special assessment within a city of the metropolitan class, except when payable in installments, shall be deemed delinquent if not paid within fifty days after the passage and approval of the ordinance levying such special assessment, and interest at the rate specified in sec…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-550 Special assessments; collection; notice to landowners; city clerk; duties.
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When any special assessment is levied within a city of the metropolitan class, it shall be the duty of the city clerk to deliver to the city treasurer a certified copy of the ordinance levying such special assessment, and the city clerk shall append a warrant to such ordinance re…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-553 City treasurer; duties; continuing education; requirements.
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(1) The city treasurer of a city of the metropolitan class shall be a member of the finance department of such city and shall give bond or evidence of equivalent insurance in an amount as required by the finance director of such city. The city treasurer shall be liable for the sa…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-556 City treasurer; authorized depositories; securities; conflict of interest, when.
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(1) The city treasurer of a city of the metropolitan class shall place all funds of the city on deposit in such banks, capital stock financial institutions, or qualifying mutual financial institutions within the city as shall agree to pay the highest rate of interest for the use …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-557 Taxes and assessments; lien upon real estate.
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All general municipal taxes levied upon real estate within a city of the metropolitan class shall be a first lien upon the real estate upon which such taxes are levied and take priority over all other encumbrances and liens on such real estate. All special assessments regularly l…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-558 Taxes; collection by sale; city treasurer; duties.
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It shall be the duty of the city treasurer of a city of the metropolitan class to proceed as soon as practicable after any personal tax becomes delinquent, or prior to such delinquency whenever the city treasurer shall believe that any person, firm, or corporation is about to dis…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-559 Taxes and assessments; payment; collection; suit; powers of city treasurer.
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All municipal taxes and all special assessments in cities of the metropolitan class shall be paid in cash. The city treasurer may sue for the recovery of any tax, in the name of city treasurer, or in the name of the city, and shall have all the rights of a creditor in such suits …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-560 Taxes; warrant for collection.
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No warrant, other than the warrant of the county clerk issued to the county treasurer under the general revenue law, shall be necessary for the collection of the general taxes levied for cities of the metropolitan class.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-562 Taxes; defects in levy or assessment; relevy; correction of errors.
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Whenever any municipal tax or taxes levied by a city of the metropolitan class for any former year shall remain uncollected because of any defect, error, or irregularity in either the power or manner of making the levy of such taxes, it shall be lawful for the city council to aga…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-563 City funds; authorized investments.
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Notwithstanding any provision of a home rule charter, funds of a city of the metropolitan class available for such purpose may be invested in securities of the United States, the State of Nebraska, the city, a county in which such city is located, in the securities of municipally…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-564 City supplies; advertisement for bids; sheltered workshop; negotiation; contracts.
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(1) During the month of December of each year, the city council of a city of the metropolitan class shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, a list of all supplies required for each office and department or board of the city for the ensuing year. Such list shall designate clearly …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-565 City supplies; equipment; described.
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The list described in section 14-564 shall include any and all supplies or equipment for public improvements, street cleaning or repairs, or horses, hose, engines, vehicles, or implements used by the park board, fire department, or police department. A list of such supplies may b…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-566 Matters published by city; printing; official newspaper; how designated; failure to print notice.
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(1) At the beginning of the term of each city council in a city of the metropolitan class, the city clerk shall advertise for three days in each daily legal newspaper in or of general circulation in the city for proposals for publishing in such daily legal newspaper, published in…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-567 Pension board; duties; retirement plan reports.
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(1) Each December 31, for a defined benefit plan the pension board or its designee shall prepare and electronically file an annual report with the Auditor of Public Accounts and the Nebraska Retirement Systems Committee of the Legislature. If such retirement plan is a defined ben…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-568 Municipal bidding procedure; waiver; when.
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Notwithstanding any home rule charter or statutory provisions or restrictions, any municipal bidding procedure may be waived by the city council of a city of the metropolitan class when required to comply with any federal grant, loan, or program.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-601 Police; appointment; powers and duties of city council.
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The city council of a city of the metropolitan class shall have the power and the duty to appoint a chief of police and all other members of the police force to the extent that funds may be available to pay their salaries and as may be necessary to protect citizens and property a…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-602 Chief of police; duties.
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The chief of police of a city of the metropolitan class shall have the supervision and control of the police force of the city. All orders relating to the direction of the police force shall be given through the chief of police or, in the chief's absence, the officer in charge of…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-603 Chief of police; jurisdiction for service of process; bail.
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The chief of police of a city of the metropolitan class shall be the principal ministerial officer of the city. His or her jurisdiction and that of his or her officers in the service of process in all criminal cases and in cases for the violation of city ordinances shall be coext…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-604 Chief of police; riots; subject to order of mayor; arrest powers.
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The chief of police of a city of the metropolitan class shall be subject to the orders of the mayor in the suppression of riots, tumultuous disturbances, and breaches of the peace. He or she may pursue and arrest any person fleeing from justice in any part of the state and shall …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-605 Chief of police; powers.
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The chief of police of a city of the metropolitan class shall have, in the discharge of his or her proper duties, like powers and be subject to like responsibilities as a county sheriff in similar cases.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-606 Police officer; bond; arrest powers.
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Each police officer of a city of the metropolitan class shall give a bond, shall have the same powers as a county sheriff in arresting all offenders against the laws of the state, and may arrest all offenders against the ordinances of the city with or without a warrant. In discha…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-607 Police officer; reports; duties.
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It shall be the duty of police officers of a city of the metropolitan class to report to the chief of police any defect in any sidewalk, street, alley, or other public highway, the existence of ice or dangerous obstructions on the walks or streets, a break in any sewer, any disag…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-609 Police; removal.
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All members or appointees of the police department of a city of the metropolitan class shall be subject to removal by the city council in the same manner as provided for members of the fire department.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-702 Fire department; officers, employees; appointment; criminal history record information check.
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The city council of a city of the metropolitan class shall employ a chief of the fire department and all other officers, firefighters, and assistants as may be proper and necessary for the effective service of the fire department to the extent and limit that the funds provided by…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-704 Fire department; officers; removal; causes; procedure.
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(1) All members or appointees of the fire department of a city of the metropolitan class shall be subject to removal by the city council under such rules and regulations as may be adopted, and whenever the city council shall consider and declare such removal necessary for the pro…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-709 Authorized arson investigator; classified as a peace officer; when; powers.
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(1) Any person who is a sworn member of an organized and paid fire department of any city of the metropolitan class and who is an authorized arson investigator for such city in order to determine the cause, origin, and circumstances of fires shall be classified as a peace officer…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-804 Claims; allowance; procedure; appeal.
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Before any claim against a city of the metropolitan class, except officers' salaries earned within twelve months or interest on the public debt is allowed, the claimant or the claimant's agent or attorney shall verify such claim by affidavit, stating that the several items mentio…