Chapter 15, CITIES OF THE PRIMARY CLASS
195 sections in this chapter.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 15-724 Public markets; establishment.
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The mayor and city council of a city of the primary class may by ordinance purchase and own grounds for and erect and establish market houses and market places, regulate and govern such market houses and market places, and prescribe the fees to be charged persons for stalls there…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 15-725 Public improvements; special tax assessments.
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Special tax assessments to pay the cost of public improvements in a city of the primary class, except special assessments for sidewalk purposes or as otherwise provided by law, shall be made in the following manner: (1) Assessment shall be made on the improvement district by reso…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 15-726 Special tax assessments; certificate; warrants.
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When any special tax, except sidewalk tax, is levied in a city of the primary class, it shall be the duty of the city clerk to issue a certificate describing such lot or piece of ground by number and block, stating the amount of special tax levied thereon and the purpose for whic…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 15-727 Special tax assessments; multiple owners; treatment.
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It shall be sufficient in any case involving a special tax assessment in a city of the primary class to describe the lot or piece of ground as such lot or piece of ground is platted or recorded, although such lot or piece of ground belongs to several persons, but in case any lot …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 15-728 Public improvements; city engineer; inspection and acceptance.
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When any public improvement in a city of the primary class is completed according to contract, it shall be the duty of the city engineer to carefully inspect such improvement, and if the improvement is found to be properly done, such city engineer shall accept the improvement and…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 15-729 Street railway systems; powers of city.
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A city of the primary class may authorize or permit the use of its roads, streets, highways, alleys, or other public rights-of-way for street railway systems.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 15-734 Sidewalks; construction; repair; duty of landowner; power of city in case of default; cost; special assessment.
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The owner of property abutting on public streets in a city of the primary class is primarily charged with the duty of keeping and maintaining the sidewalks on such property in a safe and sound condition and free from snow, ice, and other obstructions. Upon a failure to so keep an…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 15-735 Special sidewalk assessments; collection.
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Special sidewalk assessments assessed as provided in section 15-734 may be collected: (1) In the manner usual for the collection or foreclosure of county taxes against real estate; (2) By foreclosure as in case of county taxes against real estate. In the foreclosure of such speci…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 15-751 Joint city and county facilities; cooperation with other governmental agencies; authorization; dual officers and employees.
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(1) Any county and any city of the primary class, which is the county seat of such county, shall have the power to join with each other and with other political or governmental subdivisions, agencies, or public corporations whether federal, state, or local, or with any number of …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 15-752 Joint city and county facilities; authorization; vote required.
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Any action authorized under section 15-751 shall be taken only upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the county board of the county in which a city of the primary class is the county seat or a majority of the members of the city council and mayor of such city, and when such …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 15-753 Ornamental lighting districts; bids; letting; special assessment.
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The city council of a city of the primary class shall have the power to create ornamental lighting districts for the purpose of acquiring and installing ornamental lights, including poles, fixtures, wiring, underground conduits, and all necessary equipment and accessories, in or …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 15-754 Public improvement districts; cost; special assessment.
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The city council of a city of the primary class shall have the power by ordinance to create public improvement districts for opening, widening, or enlarging of any street, alley, boulevard, or public way or the establishing or enlarging of any park or parkway within the city. Suc…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 15-801 Biennial budget authorized.
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A city of the primary class may adopt biennial budgets for biennial periods if such budgets are provided for by a city charter provision. For purposes of this section: (1) Biennial budget means a budget that provides for a biennial period to determine and carry on the city's fina…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 15-807 Board of equalization; procedure; quorum.
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The city council of a city of the primary class shall constitute the board of equalization for the city and shall have power as such board to equalize all taxes and assessments, to correct any errors in the listing or valuation of property, and to supply any omissions in the same…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 15-807.01 Board of equalization for cities of primary class; delinquency.
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Notwithstanding any existing provisions to the contrary, whenever any city of the primary class has the county within which it is situated collect the taxes for the city, the officials of the county as designated by state law shall constitute a board of equalization for the city …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 15-808 Board of equalization; hearings; duties.
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The city council of a city of the primary class sitting as a board of equalization shall hold a session of not less than three or more than thirty days annually commencing on the first Tuesday after the third Monday in June and shall have power: (1) To assess any taxable property…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 15-809 Board of equalization; special assessments; equalization.
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The city council of a city of the primary class shall act as a board to equalize all special assessments, except for sidewalks affecting single properties, before special taxes for local improvements be finally levied, distributed, and apportioned, and to correct any errors there…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 15-810 Board of equalization; power to compel testimony.
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The city council of a city of the primary class or any committee of the members thereof or the city council, when sitting as a board of equalization, shall have the power to compel the attendance of witnesses for the investigation of matters that may come before such city council…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 15-811 Taxes; omitted property; assessment.
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If for any reason any taxable property in a city of the primary class escapes taxation in any year, it shall be the duty of the city council when sitting as a board of equalization in any subsequent year to assess such property at a fair valuation for the year or years for which …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 15-812 Tax list; delivered to city treasurer; errors.
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As soon as the assessment roll has been equalized and the annual levy made on such assessment roll in a city of the primary class, the city clerk shall immediately make out a tax list, which shall be as nearly as practicable in the form prescribed by law for the tax list to be fu…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 15-813 Taxes; warrant of city clerk; form.
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To each tax list delivered as provided in section 15-812, a warrant under the hand of the city clerk of the city of the primary class shall be annexed, to be substantially in the following form: In the name and by the authority of the State of Nebraska: To ............... city tr…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 15-814 Taxes; warrant of city clerk; authority of city treasurer.
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Any warrant issued pursuant to section 15-813 shall fully authorize and empower the city treasurer of the city of the primary class to levy on any personal property belonging to such delinquent, and such warrant shall be a full and complete justification of the city treasurer in …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 15-816 Delinquent taxes; collection.
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All municipal personal taxes in a city of the primary class shall be collected from the personal property of the person, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation owning such personal property. All delinquent municipal taxes levied on any real estate within such city…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 15-817 Ordinances to enforce collection of taxes; power.
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The mayor and city council of a city of the primary class shall have full power and authority to pass ordinances not inconsistent with the laws of this state which they may deem necessary to secure a speedy and thorough collection of all municipal taxes and special assessments.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 15-818 Taxes; payable in money, warrants, and coupons.
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All municipal taxes and special assessments in a city of the primary class shall be paid in money, or in warrants of the city drawn on the fund for which the same is offered, except that coupons on any bonds of the city shall be received in payment of taxes or special assessments…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 15-819 Personal property tax; lien upon personal property.
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Taxes assessed upon personal property in a city of the primary class shall be a lien upon the personal property of the person, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation assessed from and after the time the tax books are received by the city treasurer. Such lien shall…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 15-821 Special assessments; lien, when; collection; interest.
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Special assessments on real estate in a city of the primary class shall be a lien from the date of the levy, and interest on all unpaid installments shall be payable annually. Such lien shall be perpetual and superior to all other liens upon the property except liens for taxes. I…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 15-822 Special assessments; reassessment; procedure.
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The city council of a city of the primary class shall have the power, in all cases where special assessments for any purpose have or may be declared void or invalid for want of jurisdiction in making or levying such special assessments, or on account of any defect or irregularity…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 15-823 Taxes; revenue to pay bonds; investment.
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All taxes levied for the purpose of raising money to pay interest or to create a sinking fund for the payment of the principal of any funded or bonded debt of a city of the primary class shall be payable in money only, and except as otherwise expressly provided, no money so obtai…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 15-824 Taxes; irregularities; effect.
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Irregularities in making assessments and returns thereof, in the equalization of assessments, and in the mode and manner of advertising the sale of any property shall not invalidate or affect the sale thereof when advertised and sold for delinquent city taxes and special assessme…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 15-834 Bonds; sale; terms.
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No bonds issued by a city of the primary class which are general obligation bonds shall be sold for less than par or face value. All such bonds may contain such provisions with respect to their redemption as the city shall provide. There shall be no tax levy to pay more than the …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 15-835 Special funds; diversion of surplus.
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All money received from any special assessments in a city of the primary class shall be held by the city treasurer as a special fund to be applied to the payment of the improvement for which the assessment was made, and such money shall be used for no other purpose. Any surplus r…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 15-840 Claims; how submitted and allowed.
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All liquidated and unliquidated claims and accounts payable against a city of the primary class shall: (1) Be presented in writing; (2) state the name of the claimant and the amount of the claim; and (3) fully and accurately identify the items or services for which payment is cla…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 15-841 Claims; allowance; disallowance; appeal.
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Any taxpayer of a city of the primary class, after the allowance in whole or in part of any liquidated or unliquidated claim, or the claimant, after the disallowance in whole or in part of any such claim, may appeal therefrom to the district court of the county in which the city …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 15-842.01 Claims; appeal and actions by city; bond not required.
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No bond for costs, appeal, supersedeas, injunction, or attachment shall be required of any city of the primary class or of any officer, board, commission, head of any department, agent, or employee of any such city in any proceeding or court action in which such city or officer, …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 15-844 Property belonging to city; exempt from taxation; when.
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Land, buildings, money, debts due the city, real and personal property, and assets of every kind and description belonging to any city of the primary class shall be exempt from execution liens and sales and shall be exempt from taxation to the extent used for a public purpose. Ju…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 15-845 Deposit of city funds; conditions.
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The city treasurer of a city of the primary class shall deposit and at all times keep on deposit for safekeeping in banks, capital stock financial institutions, qualifying mutual financial institutions, or any of such banks or institutions doing business in such city of approved …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 15-846 Deposit of funds; bond required; conditions.
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For the security of the funds deposited as provided in section 15-845 the city treasurer shall require each depository to give bond for the safekeeping and payment of such deposits and the accretions to the deposit, which bond shall run to the city and be approved by the city att…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 15-847 Deposit of city funds; security in lieu of bond.
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In lieu of the bond required by section 15-846, any bank, capital stock financial institution, or qualifying mutual financial institution making application to become a depository may give security as provided in the Public Funds Deposit Security Act to the city treasurer. The pe…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 15-848 Deposit of city funds; limitations; city treasurer liability.
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The city treasurer of a city of the primary class shall not have on deposit in any bank, capital stock financial institution, or qualifying mutual financial institution at any time more than the maximum amount of the bond given by such bank, capital stock financial institution, o…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 15-849 City funds; additional investments authorized.
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The city treasurer may purchase certificates of deposit from and make time deposits in banks, capital stock financial institutions, or qualifying mutual financial institutions selected as depositories of city funds pursuant to sections 15-846 to 15-848. The certificates of deposi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 15-850 Municipal bidding procedure; waiver; when.
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Notwithstanding any charter or statutory provisions or restrictions, any municipal bidding procedure may be waived by the city council of a city of the primary class when required to comply with any federal grant, loan, or program.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 15-901 Extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction; corporate limits; real estate; subdivisions; platting; standards; approval of city planning commission required; bond; appeal.
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(1) Except as provided in section 13-327, the extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction of a city of the primary class shall consist of the unincorporated area three miles beyond and adjacent to its corporate boundaries. (2) No owner of real estate located within the corporate limits …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 15-902 Building regulations; zoning; powers; requirements; comprehensive plan; manufactured homes.
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(1) Every city of the primary class shall have power within the corporate limits of the city or within the extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction of the city to regulate and restrict: (a) The location, height, bulk, and size of buildings and other structures; (b) the percentage of …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 15-905 Building regulations; zoning; powers granted.
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Every city of the primary class may regulate in the area which is within the corporate limits of the city or within its extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction, except as to construction on farms for farm purposes, (1) the minimum standards of construction of buildings, dwellings, a…