Chapter 17 — CITIES OF THE SECOND CLASS AND VILLAGES
401 sections in this chapter.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-209.02 Officers and employees; combine or merge office, employment, or duties.
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(1)(a) The village board of trustees may, by ordinance, combine or merge any elective or appointive village office or village employment or any combination of duties of any such offices or employments, except that the office of village trustee shall not be combined or merged with…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-210 Board of trustees; ordinances; publication; chairperson pro tempore.
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The chairperson of the village board of trustees shall cause the ordinances of the village to be printed and published for the information of the inhabitants and cause such ordinances to be carried into effect. In the absence of the chairperson from any meeting of the village boa…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-211 Elections; notice.
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The village clerk shall give public notice of the time and place of holding each village election, the notice to be given not less than ten nor more than twenty days previous to the election in a legal newspaper in or of general circulation in the village.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-212 Elections; officers of election; vacancies; how filled.
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If, on any day appointed for holding any village election, any of the judges or clerks of election shall fail to attend, the electors present may fill such vacancies from among the qualified electors present.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-213 Village chief of police; powers and duties.
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The village chief of police shall have power to make or order an arrest with proper process for any offense against the laws of the state or ordinances of the village and bring the offender to trial before the proper officer and to arrest without process in all cases where any su…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-213.01 Village engineer; powers and duties.
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(1) The village engineer, when ordered to do so by the village board of trustees, shall make surveys, estimates, and calculations necessary to be made for the establishment and maintenance of public works by the village. (2) The village board of trustees may, in lieu of appointin…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-214 Village overseer of streets; power and duties.
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The village overseer of streets shall, subject to the order of the village board of trustees, have general charge, direction, and control of all works on streets, sidewalks, culverts, and bridges of the village and shall perform such other duties as the village board of trustees …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-215 Village; dissolution; how effected.
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Any village incorporated under the laws of this state shall abolish its incorporation whenever a majority of the registered voters of the village, voting on the question of such abolishment, shall so decide in the manner provided in sections 17-215 to 17-219.03.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-215.01 Village; dissolution; county, defined.
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For purposes of sections 17-215 to 17-219.03, when reference is made to the county within which the village is located and the village is located in more than one county, county means the county within which the greater portion of the area of the village is located.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-216 Village; dissolution; petition or resolution; election.
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(1) Whenever a petition for submission of the question of the abolishment of incorporation to the registered voters of any village, signed by not less than one-third of the registered voters of the village, is filed in the office of the county clerk or election commissioner of th…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-217 Village; dissolution; election; form of ballot.
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The form of the ballot for the question of the abolishment of incorporation of a village shall be, respectively, For abolishment of incorporation, and Against abolishment of incorporation, and the same shall be printed upon a separate ballot and shall be counted and canvassed in …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-218 Village; dissolution; when effective.
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(1) If a majority of the registered voters of a village voting on the question vote in favor of the abolishment of the incorporation of a village, then, from and after the effective date of the abolishment of the incorporation as determined by the county board as provided in subs…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-219 Village; dissolution; village property, records, and funds; disposition.
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Upon the effective date of the abolishment of incorporation of a village, all property and records belonging to the village shall be transferred to the county board of the county in which the village is located. All funds of the village not otherwise disposed of shall be transfer…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-219.01 Village; dissolution; property; sale by county board; when authorized.
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Notwithstanding any more general law respecting revenue, the county board in any county in this state in which the incorporation of any village has been abolished according to law shall advertise and sell all corporate property of the village for which the county itself has no us…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-219.02 Village; dissolution; property; sale; notice.
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The county treasurer shall, before selling any property under section 17-219.01, give notice of the sale of such property in the same manner as notice is given when lands are sold under execution by the county sheriff, and the sale shall likewise be conducted in the same manner a…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-219.03 Village; dissolution; board of trustees; county board; duties.
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(1) On and after the date of a vote by a majority of the registered voters of a village voting on the question in favor of the abolishment of the incorporation of a village, the village board of trustees shall not expend any funds of the village, liquidate any village assets, whe…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-220 Village situated in more than one county; how organized.
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A majority of the inhabitants of any village situated in two or more counties may present a petition to the county board of any county in which any part of such village is situated, requesting that they may be incorporated as a village; and such county board shall act upon the pe…
Repealed. Laws 1994, LB 76, § 615.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-222 Village situated in more than one county; jails.
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Any village situated in two or more counties may use the jails of any and all counties in which any part of such village is situated.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-223 Village situated in more than one county; tax; how certified.
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Taxes levied for village purposes, in villages situated in two or more counties, shall be certified to the county clerk of each county in which any part of such village is situated, and such county clerks shall place such certifications on the proper tax list.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-224 Village situated in more than one county; legal notices; publication.
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All notices and other publications, required by law to be published in any county in which any part of a village is situated, may be published in any legal newspaper in or of general circulation in such village, and such publication shall have the same force and effect as it woul…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-225 Railroads; blocking crossings; penalty.
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It shall be unlawful for any railroad company or for any of its officers, agents, or employees to obstruct with car or cars, with engine or engines, or with any other rolling stock, for more than ten minutes at a time, any public highway, street, or alley in any unincorporated vi…
Transferred to section 17-219.01.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Transferred to section 17-219.02.
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Transferred to section 17-219.03.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-229 Street improvement program; authorization; tax levy.
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If the village board of trustees determines by a three-fourths vote the necessity of initiating a street improvement program within the village, which improvements are in the nature of a general benefit to the whole community and not of special benefit to adjoining or to abutting…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-230 Street improvement program; tax levy limitation.
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Any levy pursuant to section 17-229 shall not be considered within the limitation on the village for the levy of taxes as contained in section 17-702.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-231 Street improvement program; construction of improvements; issuance of warrants; interest; unused funds transferred to general fund.
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In order to construct the improvements as outlined in section 17-229, the village board of trustees may proceed from time to time to make such improvements costing not exceeding eighty-five percent of the amount of taxes to be collected under the special tax levy. In order to all…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-301 City of the first class; reorganization as city of the second class; procedure; mayor, city council, and Secretary of State; duties.
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(1) This section applies to cities of the first class whose population is less than five thousand inhabitants but more than eight hundred inhabitants as determined by the federal decennial census conducted in the year 2010 or any subsequent federal decennial census or the most re…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-302 Government pending reorganization.
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The government of a city shall continue, as organized at the date of the declaration of the Secretary of State under section 17-301, until the reorganization of such city under section 17-305.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-303 Wards; establish.
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The mayor and city council shall, within ninety days after the declaration of the Secretary of State under section 17-301, divide the city into not less than two nor more than six wards as may be provided by ordinance. Such wards shall contain, as nearly as practicable, an equal …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-304 Reorganization; council; members; qualifications.
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After the terms of members of the city council in office at the time of reorganization as a city of the second class shall have expired, the city council shall consist of not less than four nor more than twelve citizens of such city, who shall be qualified electors under the Cons…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-305 Reorganization; existing ordinances; effect; modification.
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(1) Upon the expiration of one year after the date of the declaration of the Secretary of State under section 17-301, the city shall be, as of that date, incorporated as a city of the second class. All ordinances, bylaws, acts, regulations, obligations, rules, and proclamations e…
Repealed. Laws 2010, LB 919, § 3.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-306 City of the second class; reorganization as village; petition; election.
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(1) The registered voters of a city of the second class may vote to discontinue organization as a city of the second class and organize as a village. The issue may be placed before the voters by a resolution adopted by the city council or by petition signed by one-fourth of the r…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-306.01 Village reorganized from city of second class; discontinuation; reorganize as city of the second class; petition; election.
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(1) The registered voters of a village which was reorganized under section 17-306 from a city of the second class to a village may vote to discontinue organization as a village and reorganize as a city of the second class under this section if the population exceeds eight hundred…
Transferred to section 17-312.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-308 Reorganization; transfer of property; how effected.
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If a city of the second class reorganizes as a village pursuant to section 17-306, the village board of trustees shall, at the expiration of sixty days from such election, enter upon the duties of their offices; and all books, papers, records, money, and property of such city sha…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-309 Reorganization; existing ordinances; effect; debts; taxes.
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Upon reorganization of a city of the second class as a village pursuant to section 17-306, all ordinances of the city shall remain and be in full force in the village until amended or repealed by the village board of trustees, and the village board of trustees shall provide for t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-310 Decrease in population; remain city of the second class.
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Whenever any city of the second class decreases in population until it has a population of less than eight hundred inhabitants and more than one hundred inhabitants, as determined by the most recent federal decennial census or the most recent revised certified count by the United…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-311 Village; increase in population; reorganization as city of the second class.
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(1) Except as provided in section 17-312, whenever any village increases in population until it has a population of more than eight hundred inhabitants but less than five thousand inhabitants, as determined by the most recent federal decennial census or the most recent revised ce…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-312 Village; retention of village government; petition; election.
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(1) Whenever any village attains a population exceeding eight hundred 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, the registered voters of the village may vote to retai…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-313 Village; organize as city of second class; petition; election.
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(1) The registered voters of a village may vote to discontinue organization as a village and organize as a city of the second class under this section if the population of the village exceeds eight hundred inhabitants as determined by the most recent federal decennial census or t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-401 Consolidation; authority.
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Any two or more cities of the second class or villages, lying adjacent to each other, may consolidate and become one city or village, as the case may be, and under the name and with all the powers, obligations, and duties of the city or village whose name shall be assumed and ado…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-402 Consolidation; procedure.
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When any city or village shall desire to be annexed to another contiguous city or village, the city council or village board of trustees of each city or village shall appoint three commissioners to arrange and report to such city council or village board of trustees respectively …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-403 Consolidation; when effective; existing rights and liabilities preserved.
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When certified copies of the proceedings for annexation are filed, as contemplated in section 17-402, the annexation shall be deemed complete; and the city or village to which annexation is made shall have the power to pass such ordinances, not inconsistent with law, as will carr…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-404 Consolidation; property.
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When a city or village is annexed to another pursuant to section 17-402, the property, both real and personal, notes, bonds, obligations, accounts, demands, evidences of debt, rights, choses in action, franchises, books, records, maps, plats, and effects of every nature, of and b…
Transferred to section 18-3301.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-405.01 Annexation; powers; restrictions.
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(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section and section 17-407, the mayor and city council of any city of the second class or the chairperson and members of the village board of trustees may by ordinance, except as provided in sections 13-1111 to 13-1118, at…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-405.02 Contiguous land, defined.
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For purposes of section 17-405.01, lands, lots, tracts, streets, or highways shall be deemed contiguous although a stream, roadway, embankment, strip, or parcel of land not more than five hundred feet wide lies between such lands, lots, tracts, streets, or highways and the corpor…