Chapter 16 — CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS
399 sections in this chapter.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-646 Special taxes; lien upon property; collection.
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In every case of the levy of special taxes by a city of the first class, the special taxes shall be a lien on the property on which levied from date of levy and shall be due and payable to the city treasurer thirty days after such levy when not otherwise provided. At the time of …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-647 Special taxes; payment by part owner.
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In every case of the levy of special taxes by a city of the first class, it shall be sufficient in any case to describe the lot or piece of ground as it is platted and recorded although the lot or piece of ground belongs to several persons. If any lot or piece of ground belongs t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-648 Money from special assessments; how used.
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All money received from special assessments by a city of the first class may be applied to pay for the improvement for which assessed, or applied to reimburse the fund of the city from which the cost of the improvement may have been made.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-649 Improvements; contracts; bids; requirement.
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All improvements of any streets, avenues, or alleys in a city of the first class for which, or any part thereof, a special tax shall be levied, shall be done by contract with the lowest responsible bidder to be determined by the city council.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-650 Public improvements; acceptance by city engineer; approval or rejection by city council.
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When any improvement in a city of the first class is completed according to contract, it shall be the duty of the city engineer to carefully inspect the improvement and if the improvement is found to be properly done, such engineer shall accept the improvement and report his or h…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-651 Grading and grading districts.
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Whenever the owners of lots and lands abutting upon any street or alley, or part thereof, within a city of the first class, representing two-thirds of the feet front abutting upon such part of street or alley desired to be graded, shall petition the city council to grade such str…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-652 Grading; special assessments; when delinquent.
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The cost of grading the streets and alleys within a grading district in a city of the first class shall be assessed upon the lots and lands specially benefited thereby in such district in proportion to such benefits, to be determined by the mayor and city council under section 16…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-653 Grading bonds; interest rate.
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For the purpose of paying the costs of grading the streets and alleys in a grading district in a city of the first class, exclusive of the intersection of streets and spaces opposite alleys therein, the mayor and city council shall have power, and may, by ordinance, cause to be i…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-654 Grading upon petition; assessments; bonds.
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Whenever the owner of lots and lands abutting upon any street or avenue, alley, or lane, or part thereof in a city of the first class, representing three-fourths of the feet front abutting upon any such street, avenue, alley, or lane, or part thereof, shall petition the mayor and…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-655 Grading bonds; amount; sale; damages; how ascertained.
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The aggregate amount of bonds issued under sections 16-653 and 16-654 in any one year shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars and shall not be sold for less than their par value. If any assessment or part thereof shall fail or for any reason be invalid, the mayor and city council…
Repealed. Laws 1949, c. 28, § 20.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Repealed. Laws 1949, c. 28, § 20.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Repealed. Laws 1949, c. 28, § 20.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Repealed. Laws 1949, c. 28, § 20.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Repealed. Laws 1949, c. 28, § 20.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-661 Construction and repair; materials.
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The mayor and city council of a city of the first class may construct and repair, or cause and compel the construction and repair, of sidewalks in such city of such material and in such manner as they may deem necessary.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-662 Construction and repair; failure of property owner; power of city.
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In case the owner or owners of any lot, lots, or lands abutting on any street or avenue, or part thereof in a city of the first class, shall fail to construct or repair any sidewalk in front of his, her, or their lot, lots, or lands within the time and in the manner as directed a…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-663 Maintenance; snow and ice removal; duty of landowner; violation of ordinance; cause of action for damages.
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The mayor and city council of a city of the first class shall have power to provide for keeping the sidewalks clean and free from obstructions and accumulations of snow, ice, mud, and slush, and may provide for the assessment and collection of taxes on real estate and for the sal…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-664 Construction; cost; special assessment; levy; when delinquent; payment.
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The mayor and city council of a city of the first class may provide for the laying of permanent sidewalks. Upon the petition of any property owner who desires to build such a permanent sidewalk, the mayor and city council may order the sidewalk to be built, the cost of the sidewa…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-665 Ungraded streets; construction of sidewalks.
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The mayor and city council of a city of the first class may provide for the laying of permanent sidewalks and of temporary plank sidewalks upon the natural surface of the ground without regard to the grade, on streets not permanently improved, and provide for the assessment of th…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-666 Assessments; levy; certification; collection.
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Assessments made under sections 16-250 and 16-665 shall be made and assessed in the following manner: (1) Such assessments shall be made by the city council at any meeting by a resolution fixing the costs of the construction or repair of such work along the lot adjacent thereto a…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-667 Creation of districts; regulations.
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A city of the first class may, by ordinance, lay off the city into suitable districts for the purpose of establishing one or more systems of sewerage, drainage, or water service; provide such sewerage, drainage, and water systems and regulate the construction, repair, and use of …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-667.01 Prohibit formation of district; procedure.
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Upon formation by city ordinance of sewerage, drainage, and water service districts as described by section 16-667, the city shall mail copies of such city ordinance and this section to the owners of the record title of any property abutting upon the streets, avenues, or alleys, …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-667.02 Districts; formation; sewer, drainage, or water systems and mains; special assessments; use of other funds.
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Upon formation of a district as provided in section 16-667.01, the mayor and city council may order sewer, drainage, or water systems and mains to be laid and constructed in such district and the costs, to the extent of the special benefit, assessed against the lots and parcels o…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-667.03 Sewer, drainage, or water systems and mains; failure to make connections; order; costs assessed.
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If, after ten days' notice by certified mail or publication in a legal newspaper in or of general circulation in the city, a property owner fails to make such connections and comply with such regulations as the city council may order in accordance with section 16-667.02, the city…
Repealed. Laws 1977, LB 483, § 6.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-669 Special assessments; when delinquent; interest; future installments; collection.
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(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, special assessments for sewer, drainage, or water improvements in a district created pursuant to section 16-667 shall be levied at one time and shall become delinquent in equal annual installments over a period of years eq…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-670 Bonds; amount; interest; maturity; special assessments; revenue bonds.
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For the purpose of paying the cost of any sewer, drainage, or water improvements in any district created pursuant to section 16-667, the city council shall have the power and may by ordinance cause bonds of the city to be issued called District Sewer Bonds of District No. ....., …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-671 Construction costs; warrants; power to issue; amount; interest; payment; fund; created.
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For the purpose of paying the cost of construction of sewer, drainage, or water systems or mains, or any or all of such sewer, drainage, or water systems or mains, the mayor and city council shall have power to issue warrants in amounts not to exceed the total sum of the special …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-671.01 Partial payments, authorized; interest; rate; warrants; issuance; payment.
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For the purpose of making partial payments as the work progresses, warrants may be issued by the mayor and city council of a city of the first class upon certificates of the engineer in charge showing the amount of work completed and materials necessarily purchased and delivered …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-672 Special assessments; equalization; reassessment.
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Special assessments may be levied by the mayor and city council of a city of the first class for the purpose of paying the cost of constructing sewers, drainage, or water systems or mains within the city. Such assessment shall be levied on the real estate lying and being within t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-672.01 Storm sewer districts; ordinance; contents.
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Supplemental to any existing law on the subject, whenever the mayor and city council of any city of the first class shall deem it advisable or necessary to construct storm water sewers and appurtenances in any section of the city and the extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction of th…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-672.02 Ordinance; hearing; notice.
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Notice of the time when any ordinance as provided in section 16-672.01 shall be set for consideration before the mayor and city council shall be given by at least two publications in a legal newspaper in or of general circulation in such city, which publication shall state the en…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-672.03 Ordinance; protest; filing; effect.
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If a written protest signed by owners of the property located in an improvement district provided in section 16-672.01 and representing a majority of the front footage which may become subject to assessment for the cost of the improvement is filed with the city clerk within three…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-672.04 Ordinance; adoption.
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Upon compliance with sections 16-672.01 to 16-672.03, the mayor and city council may, by ordinance, order the making and construction of the improvements provided for in section 16-672.01. To adopt such ordinance, a majority of the whole number of members elected to the city coun…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-672.05 Construction; notice to contractors, when; contents; bids; acceptance.
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After ordering improvements as provided in section 16-672.01, the mayor and city council may enter into a contract for the construction of the improvements in one or more contracts, but no work shall be done or contract let, if the estimated cost of the improvements, as determine…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-672.06 Construction; acceptance; notice of assessments.
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After the completion of work in the construction of public improvements as provided in section 16-672.05, the city engineer shall file with the city clerk a certificate of acceptance, which acceptance shall be approved by the mayor and city council by ordinance. The mayor and cit…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-672.07 Assessments; hearing; equalization; delinquent payments; interest.
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The hearing on the proposed assessments as provided in section 16-672.06 shall be held by the mayor and city council sitting as a board of adjustment and equalization, at the time and place specified in such notice which shall not be less than twenty days nor more than thirty day…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-672.08 Special assessments; levy.
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After the equalization of special assessments as required under section 16-672.07, the special assessments shall be levied by the mayor and city council upon all lots or parcels of real property within the storm water sewer district, specifically benefited by reason of the improv…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-672.09 Assessments; maturity; interest; rate.
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All special assessments provided for in section 16-672.08 shall become due in fifty days after the date of levy and may be paid within that time without interest, but if not so paid, they shall bear interest at the rate set by the city council until delinquent. Such assessments s…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-672.10 Assessments; sinking fund; disbursement.
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All the special assessments provided for in section 16-672.08, shall, when levied and collected be placed in a sinking fund for the purpose of paying the cost of the improvements as provided in sections 16-672.01 to 16-672.11 with allowable interest thereon, and shall be solely a…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-672.11 Bonds; maturity; interest; rate; contractor; interest; warrants; tax levy.
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For the purpose of paying the cost of the public improvements as provided in sections 16-672.01 to 16-672.11, the mayor and city council of any city of the first class, after such improvements have been completed and accepted, shall have the power to issue negotiable bonds of the…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-673 Construction and operation; contracts; procedures.
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The mayor and city council of any city of the first class shall have power to make contracts with and authorize any person, company, or association to erect a gas works, power plant, electric or other light works, heating plant, or waterworks in such city and give such persons, c…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-674 Acquisition of plants or facilities; condemnation; procedure.
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The mayor and city council of a city of the first class shall have power to purchase or provide for, establish, construct, extend, enlarge, maintain, operate, and regulate for the city any such waterworks, gas works, power plant, including an electrical distribution facility, ele…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-675 Acquisition; operation; tax authorized.
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The mayor and city council of a city of the first class may levy a tax, not exceeding seven cents on each one hundred dollars upon the taxable value of all the taxable property in such city, for the purpose of paying the cost of lighting the streets, lanes, alleys, and other publ…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-676 Acquisition; operation; bonds; issuance; amount; approval of electors required.
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Where the amount of money which would be raised by the tax levy provided for in section 16-675 would be insufficient to establish or pay for a system of waterworks, gas, electric, or other light works, or heating or power system, the mayor and city council may borrow money and pl…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-677 Bonds; sinking funds; tax to provide.
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When bonds shall have been issued by the city as provided under section 16-676, the mayor and city council shall have power to levy annually upon all taxable property of the city such tax as may be necessary for a sinking fund for the payment of accruing interest on such bonds an…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-678 Existing franchises and contracts; rights preserved; tax authorized.
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Nothing contained in sections 16-673 to 16-677 shall change or in any way affect existing franchises or existing contracts between any city and any company, corporation, or individual for furnishing the city or its inhabitants with light, power, heat, or water. The mayor and city…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-679 Service; duty to provide; rates; regulation.
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The mayor and city council of a city of the first class shall have power (1) to require every individual or private corporation operating such works or plants, subject to reasonable rules and regulations, to furnish any person applying therefor, along the line of its pipes, mains…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-680 Sewerage system; drainage; waterworks; bonds authorized; amount; approval of electors; sewer or water commissioner; authorized.
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The mayor and city council of a city of the first class shall have power to borrow money and pledge the property and credit of the city upon its negotiable bonds or otherwise in an amount not exceeding in the aggregate four hundred thousand dollars for the purpose of constructing…