Chapter 16 — CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS
399 sections in this chapter.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-1001 Cities of the First Class Police Officers Retirement Act, how cited.
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Sections 16-1001 to 16-1019 shall be known and may be cited as the Cities of the First Class Police Officers Retirement Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-1002 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the Cities of the First Class Police Officers Retirement Act, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Actuarial equivalent means equality in value of the aggregate amount of benefit expected to be received under different forms of benefit or at different times …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-1003 Police officer; prior service; how treated.
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A police officer shall be credited with all years of his or her service after the year 1965 for the purpose of determining vested retirement benefits under the Cities of the First Class Police Officers Retirement Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-1004 Police Officers Retirement System Fund; administration; system funding; separate investment accounts.
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(1) Each city shall keep and maintain a Police Officers Retirement System Fund for the purpose of investing payroll deductions and city contributions to the retirement system. Any such fund shall: (a) Be maintained separate and apart from all city money and funds; (b) Be administ…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-1005 Contribution by police officer; amount; city; pick up officers' contributions; voluntary contributions.
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(1)(a)(i) Prior to October 1, 2025, each police officer shall contribute to the retirement system a sum equal to seven percent of his or her salary. (ii) Beginning October 1, 2025, each police officer shall contribute to the retirement system a sum equal to nine percent of such p…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-1006 Contributions by city; amount; how credited; interest; when.
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(1) Each city shall contribute to the retirement system a sum equal to one hundred percent of the amounts deducted, in accordance with subsection (1) of section 16-1005, from each such police officer's periodic salary. Such payment shall be contributed as provided in subsection (…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-1007 Retiring police officer; annuity options; how determined; lump-sum or partial payment options.
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(1)(a) At any time before the police officer's retirement date, the retiring police officer may elect to receive on such retirement date a pension benefit provided under a purchased annuity contract either in the form of a straight life annuity or any optional form of annuity ben…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-1008 Retirement options; retirement date.
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(1) A police officer of a city may: (a) Elect to retire and receive the applicable pension benefit provided in section 16-1007 based on such police officer's full retirement value upon the attainment of age sixty; (b) Elect to take early retirement and receive the applicable pens…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-1009 Police officer; death other than in the line of duty; pension benefit payable.
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(1)(a) When prior to retirement any police officer dies other than in the line of duty and except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the entire retirement value shall be payable to the beneficiary or beneficiaries specified by the deceased police officer prior to such…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-101 Cities of the first class, defined; population required.
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All cities having more than five thousand and not more than one hundred thousand inhabitants as determined by the most recent federal decennial census or the most recent revised certified count by the United States Bureau of the Census shall be known as cities of the first class.…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-1010 Police officer; death in the line of duty; beneficiaries; retirement benefits.
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(1) When prior to retirement any police officer dies in the line of duty or such police officer's death is caused by or is the result of injuries received while in the line of duty and if such police officer is not survived by a spouse or by minor children, the entire retirement …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-1011 Police officer; disability in the line of duty; benefit; requirements.
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(1) For purposes of this section, disability means the complete inability of the police officer, for reasons of accident or other cause while in the line of duty, to perform the duties of a police officer. (2) If any police officer becomes disabled, such police officer shall be p…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-1012 Police officer; temporary disability; workers' compensation benefits; how treated.
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(1) No police officer shall be entitled during any period of temporary disability to receive in full both such police officer's salary and such police officer's benefits under the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act. (2) All Nebraska workers' compensation benefits shall be payable…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-1013 Police officer; termination of employment; benefits; how treated; vesting schedule.
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(1) If a police officer quits or is discharged before such police officer's normal or early retirement date, such police officer may request and receive as a lump-sum payment an amount equal to the retirement value of such police officer's employee account as determined at the va…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-1014 Retirement committee; established; city council; responsibilities.
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(1) A retirement committee shall be established by each city to supervise the general operation of the retirement system established by such city pursuant to the Cities of the First Class Police Officers Retirement Act. (2) The city council shall continue to be responsible for th…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-1015 Retirement committee; members; terms; vacancy.
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(1) Each retirement committee established pursuant to section 16-1014 shall consist of the following six members: (a) Four members selected by the police officers from the police force of the city; and (b) Two members selected by the city council of the city. (2) The members who …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-1016 Retirement system funds; contracts for investments.
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(1) The funds of a retirement system shall be invested under the general direction of the retirement committee for such retirement system. (2) A city or the retirement committee established by such city if delegated such function by the city shall select and contract with a fundi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-1017 Retirement committee; duties.
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(1) It shall be the duty of each retirement committee to: (a) Provide each employee a summary of plan eligibility requirements and benefit provisions; (b) Provide, within thirty days after a request is made by a participant, a statement describing the amount of benefits such part…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-1018 Qualifying change of employment; transfer of benefits; when.
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(1) For purposes of this section: (a) New employment city means a city with which a police officer has started employment as a police officer; (b) Qualifying change of employment means the termination of employment of a police officer with a termination city that is initiated by …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-1019 Exemption from legal process; administration; requirements; retirement committee; powers and duties; review of adjustment; tax levy authorized.
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(1)(a) The right to any benefits under the retirement system and the assets of any fund of the retirement system shall not be assignable or subject to execution, garnishment, attachment, or the operation of any bankruptcy or insolvency laws, except that the retirement system may …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-102 City of the second class; attainment of required population; incorporation as city of the first class.
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Whenever any city of the second class attains a population of more than five thousand inhabitants as provided by section 16-101, the mayor of such city shall certify such fact to the Secretary of State who upon the filing of such certificate shall by proclamation declare such cit…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-1020 Cities of the First Class Firefighters Retirement Act, how cited; applicability.
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(1) Sections 16-1020 to 16-1042 shall be known and may be cited as the Cities of the First Class Firefighters Retirement Act. (2) Except as provided in section 16-1039, sections 16-1020 to 16-1038 shall apply to all firefighters of a city of the first class.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-1021 Terms, defined.
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For the purposes of the Cities of the First Class Firefighters Retirement Act, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Absolute coverage group means an absolute coverage group as described in 20 C.F.R. 404.1205 as such regulation existed on January 1, 2024; (2) Actuarial equiv…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-1022 Firefighter; prior service; how treated.
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A firefighter shall be credited with all years of his or her service after August 7, 1965, for the purpose of determining vested retirement benefits under sections 16-1020 to 16-1038.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-1023 Firefighters Retirement System Fund; city maintain; transfer of contributions; funding of system.
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(1) Commencing on January 1, 1984, each city of the first class having a paid fire department shall keep and maintain a Firefighters Retirement System Fund for the purpose of investing payroll deductions and city contributions to the retirement system. The fund shall be maintaine…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-1024 Contribution by firefighter; amount; interest; city; pick up firefighters' contributions; voluntary contribution.
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(1)(a) Except when subdivision (b) of this subsection applies, each firefighter participating in the retirement system shall contribute to the retirement system a sum equal to: (i) Until September 30, 2024, six and one-half percent of his or her salary; (ii) Beginning October 1, …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-1025 Contributions by city; amount; how credited; interest.
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(1)(a) Except when subdivision (b) of this subsection applies, beginning January 1, 1984, each city of the first class with firefighters participating in a retirement system shall contribute to the retirement system a sum equal to: (i) Until September 30, 2025, thirteen percent o…
Repealed. Laws 1998, LB 1191, § 85.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-1027 Retiring firefighter; annuity options; how determined; lump-sum or partial payments.
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(1) At any time before the retirement date, the retiring firefighter may elect to receive his or her pension benefit at retirement either in the form of a straight life annuity or any optional form of annuity benefit established by the retirement committee and provided under a pu…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-1028 Retirement options; retirement date.
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(1) A firefighter of a city of the first class may: (a) Retire or be retired and receive the applicable retirement pension benefit upon the attainment of age fifty-five while employed by the city as a firefighter; (b) Elect to retire after he or she has attained the age of fifty …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-1029 Firefighter; death other than in the line of duty; pension benefit payable.
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(1) When prior to the commencement of retirement benefits any firefighter participating in the retirement system dies other than in the line of duty, and except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the entire retirement value shall be payable to the beneficiary or benef…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-103 Reorganization as city of the first class; transitional provisions.
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(1) After the proclamation under section 16-102, the city shall be governed by the laws of this state applicable to cities of the first class, except that the government of such city shall continue as organized at the date of such proclamation until the reorganization as a city o…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-1030 Firefighter; death in the line of duty; retirement benefits.
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(1) When prior to commencement of retirement benefits any firefighter participating in the retirement system dies in the line of duty or in case death is caused by or is the result of injuries received while in the line of duty and such firefighter is not survived by a spouse or …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-1031 Firefighter; disability in the line of duty; disability benefit; return to duty; conditions.
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(1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section for temporary disability, if any firefighter becomes disabled, such firefighter shall be placed upon the roll of pensioned firefighters at the regular retirement pension of fifty percent of regular pay for the period of suc…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-1032 Firefighter; temporary disability; workers' compensation benefits; how treated.
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No firefighter shall be entitled during any period of temporary disability to receive in full both his or her salary and his or her benefits under the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act. All Nebraska workers' compensation benefits shall be payable in full to such firefighter as p…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-1033 Firefighter; termination of employment; benefits; how treated; vesting schedule.
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(1) In the event a firefighter quits or is discharged before his or her retirement date as defined in subsection (3) of section 16-1028, the firefighter may request and receive, as a lump-sum payment, an amount equal to the value of his or her employee account as determined at th…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-1034 Retirement committee; established; city council; responsibilities; powers and duties; allocation.
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(1) A retirement committee shall be established to supervise the general operation of the retirement system. The city council shall be responsible for the general administration of such retirement system unless specific functions or all functions with regard to the administration…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-1035 Retirement committee; members; terms; vacancy; expenses.
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Each retirement committee established pursuant to section 16-1034 shall consist of six members of which four members shall be selected by the active paid firefighters excluding firefighters identified in section 16-1039. Two members shall be designated by the city council. The me…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-1036 Firefighters Retirement System Fund; authorized investments; retirement committee; powers and duties.
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(1) The funds in the Firefighters Retirement System Fund shall be invested by the retirement committee. The city, subject to the approval of the retirement committee, shall contract with a funding agent or agents to hold or invest the assets of the retirement system and to provid…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-1036.01 Firefighters Retirement System Fund; schedule of investment costs; allocation.
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The city and the retirement committee shall develop a schedule of investment costs relating to the investment of the funds in each of the accounts in the Firefighters Retirement System Fund, which costs shall be paid out of the funds in such accounts or assessed to the firefighte…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-1037 Retirement committee; duties.
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(1) It shall be the duty of the retirement committee to: (a) Elect a chairperson, a vice-chairperson, and such other officers as the committee deems appropriate; (b) Hold regular quarterly meetings and special meetings upon the call of the chairperson; (c) Conduct meetings pursua…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-1038 Retirement benefits; exemption from legal process; exception; tax-qualification requirements; benefit error; correction; appeal; tax levy authorized.
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(1) The right to any benefits under the retirement system and the assets of any fund of the retirement system shall not be assignable or subject to execution, garnishment, attachment, or the operation of any bankruptcy or insolvency laws, except that the retirement system may com…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-1039 Firefighter serving on August 7, 1965; pension benefits.
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(1) All cities of the first class having a paid fire department shall pension all firefighters of the paid fire department who were serving as such on August 7, 1965, and who did not elect coverage under the provisions of sections 35-204 to 35-215 as they existed prior to January…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-104 Wards; election districts; staggering of terms; procedure.
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If a city of the second class becomes a city of the first class, the mayor and city council shall divide the city into not less than three wards, as compact in form and equal in population as may be, the boundaries of which shall be defined by ordinance, to take effect at the nex…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-1040 Firefighter subject to prior law; contributions; reimbursement.
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After August 7, 1965, every firefighter subject to the provisions of sections 35-201 to 35-203 as they existed prior to January 1, 1984, shall contribute to the city an amount equal to five percent of his or her salary until he or she shall be entitled to retire or otherwise beco…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-1041 Benefits under prior law, how construed.
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Nothing in the Cities of the First Class Firefighters Retirement Act shall in any manner affect the right of any person now receiving or entitled to receive, now or in the future, pension or other benefits provided for in sections 35-201 to 35-216, as they exist immediately prior…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-1042 Termination of employment; transfer of benefits; when.
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In the event that after four or more years of employment a firefighter terminates his or her employment for the purpose of becoming a firefighter employed by another city of the first class in Nebraska and such new employment commences within ninety days of such termination, such…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-105 Wards; election precincts.
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Precinct lines in any part of any county not under township organization, embraced within the corporate limits of a city of the first class, shall correspond with the ward lines of the city, and such precinct shall correspond in number with the ward of the city and be coextensive…
Repealed. Laws 1967, c. 64, § 5.
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Repealed. Laws 1967, c. 64, § 5.
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[Repealed or reserved.]