Chapter 16 — CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS
399 sections in this chapter.
Repealed. Laws 1969, c. 257, § 44.
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Repealed. Laws 1969, c. 257, § 44.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-302.01 Officers; election; qualifications; term.
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In any city of the first class except any city having adopted the commissioner or city manager plan of government, the mayor and city council members shall be registered voters of the city and the city council members shall be residents of the ward from which elected if elected b…
Repealed. Laws 1969, c. 257, § 44.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-304 City council; members; bond or insurance; payment of premium; amount; conditions.
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Each city council member of a city of the first class, before entering upon the duties of his or her office, shall be required to give bond or evidence of equivalent insurance to the city. The bond shall be with two or more good and sufficient sureties or some responsible surety …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-305 Officers and employees; merger of offices or employment; salaries.
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All officers and employees of a city of the first class shall receive such compensation as the mayor and city council may fix at the time of their appointment or employment, subject to the limitations set forth in this section. The city council may at its discretion by ordinance …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-306 City of the second class; reorganization as city of the first class; city council member; continuance in office.
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In any city which becomes a city of the first class, any city council member whose term extends through another year or years by reason of his or her prior election under the provisions governing cities of the second class shall hold his or her office as a city council member fro…
Repealed. Laws 1994, LB 76, § 615.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-308 Administrator, departments, and other appointed officers; enumerated; appointment and removal.
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Each city of the first class shall have such departments and appointed officers as shall be established by ordinance passed by the city council, which shall include a city clerk, treasurer, engineer, and attorney, and such officers as may otherwise be required by law. Except as p…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-309 Appointed officers; terms.
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All officers of a city of the first class appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council shall hold the office to which they may be appointed until the end of the mayor's term of office and until their successors are appointed and qualified, unless sooner removed or the…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-310 Officers and employees; compensation fixed by ordinance.
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The officers and employees in cities of the first class shall receive such compensation as the mayor and city council shall fix by ordinance.
Repealed. Laws 1959, c. 266, § 1.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-311 Officers; qualifications.
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All elected officers of a city of the first class shall be registered voters of the city.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-312 Mayor; powers and duties.
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(1) The mayor of a city of the first class shall preside at all the meetings of the city council. The mayor may vote on any matter that requires either a majority vote of the city council members or a majority vote of all the elected members of the city council if (a) the mayor's…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-313 Mayor; veto power; passage over veto.
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The mayor of a city of the first class shall have the power to approve or veto any ordinance passed by the city council and to approve or veto any order, bylaw, resolution, award of or vote to enter into any contract, or the allowance of any claim. If the mayor approves the ordin…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-314 Mayor; legislative recommendations; jurisdiction.
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The mayor of a city of the first class shall, from time to time, communicate to the city council such information and recommend such measures as in his or her opinion may tend to the improvement of the finances of the city, the police, health, comfort, and general prosperity of t…
Repealed. Laws 1994, LB 76, § 615.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-316 Mayor; pardons; remission of fines.
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The mayor of a city of the first class shall have power after conviction to remit fines and forfeitures, and to grant reprieves and pardons for all offenses arising under the ordinances of the city.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-317 City clerk; duties.
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The city clerk of a city of the first class shall have the custody of all laws and ordinances and shall keep a correct journal of the proceedings of the city council. After the period of time specified by the State Records Administrator pursuant to the Records Management Act, the…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-318 City treasurer; bond or insurance; premium; duties; reports; continuing education; requirements.
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(1) The city treasurer of a city of the first class shall be required to give bond or evidence of equivalent insurance of not less than twenty-five thousand dollars, or he or she may be required to give bond in double the sum of money estimated by the city council at any time to …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-318.01 City clerk; city treasurer; offices combined; duties; salary.
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Cities of the first class may by ordinance combine the offices of clerk and treasurer and provide for the payment of a salary to the person holding such combined offices. Such salary shall not be in excess of the maximum amount provided by law for the salary of the clerk in such …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-319 City attorney; duties; compensation; additional legal assistance.
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The city attorney of a city of the first class shall be the legal advisor of the city council and other city officers. The city attorney shall commence, prosecute, and defend all suits and actions necessary to be commenced, prosecuted, or defended on behalf of the city, or that m…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-320 City engineer; duties.
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The city engineer of a city of the first class shall make a record of the minutes of his or her surveys and of all work done for the city, including sewers, extension of water systems and heating systems, electric light and sewerage systems, and power plants, and accurately make …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-321 City engineer; public works; prepare estimate of cost; board of public works; powers; contracts; procedure; city council; powers and duties; public emergency.
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(1) The city engineer of a city of the first class shall, when requested by the mayor or city council, make estimates of the cost of labor and material which may be done or furnished by contract with the city and make all surveys, estimates, and calculations necessary to be made …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-321.01 Municipal bidding procedure; waiver; when.
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Any municipal bidding procedure may be waived by the city council or board of public works of a city of the first class (1) when materials or equipment are purchased at the same price and from the same seller as materials or equipment which have formerly been obtained pursuant to…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-322 Special engineer; when employed.
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The mayor and city council of a city of the first class may, whenever they deem it expedient, employ a special engineer to make or assist in making any particular estimate or survey, and any estimate or survey made by such special engineer shall have the same validity and serve i…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-323 Chief of police; police officers; powers and duties.
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The chief of police of a city of the first class shall have the immediate superintendence of the police. He or she and the police officers shall have the power and the duty to arrest all offenders against the laws of the state or of the city, by day or by night, in the same manne…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-324 Street commissioner; duties.
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The street commissioner of a city of the first class shall be subject to the orders of the mayor and city council by resolution, have general charge, direction, and control of all work in the streets, sidewalks, culverts, and bridges of the city, except matters in charge of the b…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-325 Board of public works; appointment; oath; terms; duties; removal from office.
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(1) There may be in each city of the first class a board of public works which shall consist of three members, each having a three-year term of office, or five members, each having a five-year term of office, the number to be set by ordinance, which members shall be residents of …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-326 Elective officers; compensation; change during term prohibited; exception.
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The salary of any elective officer of any city of the first class shall not be increased or diminished during the term for which he or she was elected, except that when there are officers elected to the city council, or to a board or commission having more than one member and the…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-327 Officers; reports required.
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The mayor or city council of a city of the first class shall have power, when he, she, or it deems it necessary, to require any officer of the city to exhibit his or her accounts or other papers and make reports to the city council, in writing, touching any subject or matter it m…
Transferred to section 19-3501.
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Repealed. Laws 1971, LB 562, § 7.
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Repealed. Laws 1983, LB 237, § 22.
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Repealed. Laws 1983, LB 237, § 22.
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Repealed. Laws 1983, LB 237, § 22.
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Repealed. Laws 1983, LB 237, § 22.
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Repealed. Laws 1983, LB 237, § 22.
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Repealed. Laws 1983, LB 237, § 22.
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Repealed. Laws 1983, LB 237, § 22.
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Repealed. Laws 1983, LB 237, § 22.
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Repealed. Laws 1983, LB 237, § 22.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-401 City council; meetings, regular and special; quorum.
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Regular meetings of the city council of a city of the first class shall be held at such times as may be fixed by ordinance and special meetings whenever called by the mayor or any four city council members. A majority of all the members elected to the city council shall constitut…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-402 City council; president; acting president; duties.
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The city council of a city of the first class shall elect one of the city council members as president of the city council, and he or she shall preside at all meetings of the city council in the absence of the mayor. In the absence of the president, the city council members shall…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-403 City council; ordinances; passage; proof; publication.
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All ordinances of a city of the first class shall be passed pursuant to such rules and regulations as the city council may provide, and all such ordinances may be proved by the certificate of the city clerk under the seal of the city. When printed or published in book, pamphlet, …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-404 City council; ordinances, resolutions, or orders; procedure for passage; vote of mayor, when; amendments; revision ordinances.
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(1) All ordinances and resolutions or orders for the appropriation or payment of money in a city of the first class shall require for their passage or adoption the concurrence of a majority of all elected members of the city council. The mayor may vote on any such matter if (a) t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-405 City council; ordinances; style; publication; emergency ordinances.
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The style of ordinances of a city of the first class shall be: "Be it ordained by the mayor and city council of the city of ................," and all ordinances of a general nature shall, within fifteen days after they are passed, be published in a legal newspaper in or of gener…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-406 City council; testimony; power to compel; oaths.
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The city council of a city of the first class or any committee of the members thereof shall have power to compel the attendance of witnesses for the investigation of matters that may come before them. The president or acting president of the city council, or chairperson of such c…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-501 Contracts; appropriation a condition precedent.
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No contract shall be made by the city council in a city of the first class or any committee or member thereof and no expense shall be incurred by any of the officers or departments of the city, whether the object of the expenditure shall have been ordered by the city council or n…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-502 Officer; extra compensation prohibited; exception.
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No officer shall receive any pay or perquisites from a city of the first class other than his or her salary, as provided by ordinance and the law relating to cities of the first class, and the city council shall not pay or appropriate any money or any valuable thing to any person…