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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-1101 City treasurer or village treasurer; report for fiscal year; publication.
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The city treasurer or village treasurer of each city or village that has a population of 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 s…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-1102 City clerk or village clerk; proceedings of city council or village board of trustees; publication; contents.
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It shall be the duty of each city clerk or village clerk in every city or village having a population of 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…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-1103 Reports and proceedings; how published; cost.
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Publication under sections 19-1101 and 19-1102 shall be made in one legal newspaper in or of general circulation in such city or village. If no legal newspaper in or of general circulation is published in the city or village, then such publication shall be made in one legal newsp…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-1201 Revitalize Rural Nebraska Grant Program; Department of Water, Energy, and Environment; award grants; application; priority; appropriation; legislative intent.
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(1) There is hereby established the Revitalize Rural Nebraska Grant Program. The governing body of a city of the first class, a city of the second class, or a village may apply, on behalf of the city or village, to the Department of Water, Energy, and Environment for approval of …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-1202 City or village; application; approval; conditions; historic property; requirements.
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(1) The Department of Water, Energy, and Environment shall award a grant to a city or village under the Revitalize Rural Nebraska Grant Program based on a completed application that demonstrates: (a) A substandard and abandoned commercial property within the corporate limits of t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-1203 City or village; return grant; when.
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If a city or village fails to engage in the demolition of the commercial property identified in the application for a grant under the Revitalize Rural Nebraska Grant Program within twenty-four months after receiving the grant, the city or village shall return the grant to the Dep…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-1204 Revitalize Rural Nebraska Fund; created; use; investment.
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The Revitalize Rural Nebraska Fund is created. The Department of Water, Energy, and Environment shall use the fund for the Revitalize Rural Nebraska Grant Program. The fund shall also be used to pay the reasonable and necessary costs incurred by the State Historic Preservation Of…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-1301 Sinking funds; gifts; authority to receive; real estate; management.
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All cities of the first class, cities of the second class, and villages are hereby empowered to receive money or property by donation, bequest, gift, devise, or otherwise for the benefit of any one or more of the public purposes for which sinking funds are established by sections…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-1302 Sinking funds; purposes; tax to establish; amount of levy; when authorized.
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The city council of any city of the first class or city of the second class or the village board of trustees of any village, subject to all the limitations set forth in sections 19-1301 to 19-1304, shall have the power to levy a tax of not to exceed ten and five-tenths cents on e…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-1303 Sinking fund; resolution to establish; contents; election; laws governing.
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Before any sinking fund or funds shall be established or before any annual tax shall be levied for planned municipal improvements mentioned in section 19-1302, by a city or village, the city council or village board of trustees shall declare its purpose by resolution to submit to…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-1304 Sinking funds; investments authorized; limitation upon use.
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All funds received by the city treasurer or village treasurer, by donation or by tax levy, as provided in sections 19-1301 to 19-1304, shall, as they accumulate, be immediately invested by such treasurer, with the written approval of the city council or village board of trustees,…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-1305 Public utilities; extension and improvements; indebtedness; pledge of revenue; combined revenue bonds.
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Any city of the first class, city of the second class, or village in the State of Nebraska, which owns and operates public utilities consisting of a waterworks plant, water system, sanitary sewer system, gas plant, gas system, electric light and power plant, or electric distribut…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-1306 Public utilities; plans and specifications; notice; contents; revenue bonds, sale; procedure; subsequent issuance of revenue bonds; procedure.
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The city council or village board of trustees of a city or village seeking to issue revenue bonds pursuant to section 19-1305 shall first cause plans and specifications for such proposed extensions and improvements and an estimate of the cost thereof to be made by the city engine…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-1307 Public utilities; combined revenue bonds; objections; submit to electors; effect.
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If the electors of a city or village, equal in number to forty percent of the electors of such city or village voting at the last preceding general municipal election, file written objections to proposed issuance of combined revenue bonds pursuant to section 19-1305 with the city…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-1308 Sections, how construed.
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Sections 19-1305 to 19-1308 are supplementary to existing statutes and confer upon and give to cities of the first class, cities of the second class, and villages powers not heretofore granted, and sections 19-1305 to 19-1308 shall not be construed as repealing or amending any ex…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-1309 Public funds; all-purpose levy; maximum limit.
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, for any fiscal year the governing body of any city of the first class, city of the second class, or village may decide to certify to the county clerk for collection one all-purpose levy required to be raised by taxation …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-1310 Public funds; all-purpose levy; allocation.
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If the method provided in section 19-1309 is followed in municipal financing, the city or village shall allocate the amount so raised to the several departments of such city or village in its annual budget and appropriation ordinance, or in other legal manner, as the governing bo…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-1311 Public funds; all-purpose levy; length of time effective; abandonment.
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Should any city of the first class, city of the second class, or village elect to follow the method provided in section 19-1309, such city or village shall be bound by that election during the ensuing fiscal year but may abandon such method in succeeding fiscal years.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-1312 Public funds; all-purpose levy; certification.
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If it is necessary to certify the amount of an all-purpose levy under section 19-1309 to county officers for collection, such levy shall be certified as a single amount for general fund purposes.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-1401 Municipal heat, light, and ice plants; construction; operation.
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Cities of the primary class, cities of the first class, cities of the second class, and villages shall have the power to purchase, construct, maintain, and improve heating and lighting systems and ice plants for the use of their respective municipalities and the inhabitants there…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-1402 Municipal heat, light, and ice plants; cost; how defrayed.
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The cost of purchasing, constructing, maintaining, and improving utilities under section 19-1401 may be defrayed by the levy of a tax of not to exceed three and five-tenths cents on each one hundred dollars upon the taxable value of all the taxable property in such city or villag…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-1403 Municipal heat, light, and ice plants; bonds; interest; amount; approval of electors; tax.
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The question of issuing bonds for any of the purposes described in section 19-1401 shall be submitted to the electors at an election held for that purpose after not less than thirty days' notice thereof has been given (1) by publication in a legal newspaper published in or of gen…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-1404 Municipal heat, light, and ice plants; management; rates; service.
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When any utility shall have been established pursuant to section 19-1401, the municipality shall provide by ordinance for the management thereof, the rates to be charged, and the manner of payment for service or for the product.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-1501 Incompletely performed contracts; acceptance; tax levy; bond issue.
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In all cases where a city of the primary class, city of the first class, city of the second class, or village has entered into a contract for paving or otherwise improving a street or streets, or for the construction or improvement of a system of waterworks or sanitary or storm s…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-1502 Additional authority granted.
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Section 19-1501 shall be construed as granting additional authority and not as repealing any existing statutory authority.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-1825 Act, how cited.
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Sections 19-1825 to 19-1848 shall be known and may be cited as the Civil Service Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-1826 Terms, defined.
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As used in the Civil Service Act, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Agreement means an agreement pursuant to the Interlocal Cooperation Act; (2) Appointing authority means: (a) In a mayor and council form of government, the mayor with the approval of the city council, ex…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-1827 Civil service commission; applicability; members; appointment; compensation; term; removal; appeal; quorum.
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(1) There is hereby created, in cities having a population of more than five 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 and having full-time police officers or…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-1828 Application of act.
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The Civil Service Act shall apply to all municipalities, as defined in section 19-1826, in the State of Nebraska specified in subsection (1) of section 19-1827. All present full-time firefighters and full-time police officers of such municipalities and future appointees to such f…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-1829 Employees subject to act; appointment; promotion.
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The Civil Service Act shall only apply to full-time firefighters or full-time police officers of each municipality, including any paid full-time police chief or fire chief of such department. All appointments to and promotions in such department shall be made solely on merit, eff…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-1830 Civil service commission; organization; meetings; appointment; discharge; duties of commission; enumeration; rules and regulations.
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(1) Immediately after the appointment of the commission, and annually thereafter, the commission shall organize by electing one of its members chairperson. The commission shall hold meetings as may be required for the proper discharge of its duties. The commission shall appoint a…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-1831 Civil service; applicant for position; qualifications; fingerprints; when required; restrictions on release.
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(1) An applicant for a position of any kind under civil service shall be able to read and write the English language, meet the minimum job qualifications of the position as established by the appointing authority, and be of good moral character. An applicant shall be required to …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-1832 Civil service; employees; discharge; demotion; grounds.
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The tenure of a person holding a position of employment under the Civil Service Act shall be only during good behavior. Any such person may be removed or discharged, suspended with or without pay, demoted, reduced in rank, or deprived of vacation, benefits, compensation, or other…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-1833 Civil service; employees; discharge; demotion; procedure; investigation; appeal.
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(1) No person in the civil service who shall have been permanently appointed or inducted into civil service under the Civil Service Act shall be removed, suspended, demoted, or discharged except for cause and then only upon the written accusation of the police chief or fire chief…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-1834 Civil service; municipality provide facilities and assistance.
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The municipality shall afford the commission and its members and employees all reasonable facilities and assistance to inspect all books, papers, documents, and accounts applying or in any way appertaining to any and all positions and employments subject to civil service and shal…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-1835 Civil service; vacancies; procedure.
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(1) Whenever a position subject to the Civil Service Act becomes vacant, the appointing authority shall make requisition upon the commission for the names and addresses of the persons eligible for appointment and may decline to fill such vacancy for an indefinite period. (2) The …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-1836 Civil service; creation or elimination of positions.
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All positions subject to the Civil Service Act shall be created or eliminated by the governing body of the municipality. The Civil Service Act shall not be construed to infringe upon the power and authority of (1) the governing body of the municipality to establish pursuant to se…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-1837 Civil service; employees; salaries; compliance with act.
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No treasurer, auditor, comptroller, or other officer or employee of any municipality subject to the Civil Service Act shall approve the payment of or be in any manner concerned in paying, auditing, or approving any salary, wage, or other compensation for services to any person su…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-1838 Civil service; leave of absence.
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A leave of absence, with or without pay, may be granted by the appointing authority to any person under civil service. The appointing authority shall give notice of such leave to the commission. All appointments for temporary employment resulting from such leaves of absence shall…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-1839 Civil service commission; conduct of litigation; representation.
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It shall be the duty of the commission to begin and conduct all civil suits which may be necessary for the proper enforcement of the Civil Service Act and of the rules of the commission. The commission may be represented in such suits and all investigations pursuant to the Civil …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-1840 Civil service; obstructing examinations.
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No commissioner or any other person shall by himself or herself or in cooperation with one or more persons (1) defeat, deceive, or obstruct any person in respect to the right of examination according to the rules and regulations made pursuant to the Civil Service Act, (2) falsely…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-1841 Civil service; political service disregarded.
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No person holding any position subject to civil service shall be under any obligation to contribute to any political fund or to render any political service to any person or party whatsoever. No person shall be removed, reduced in position or salary, or otherwise prejudiced for r…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-1842 Municipality; duty to enact appropriate legislation; failure; effect.
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Any municipality subject to the Civil Service Act shall, after September 6, 1985, enact appropriate legislation for carrying into effect such act. The failure of the governing body of any such municipality to do so shall be a violation of the Civil Service Act and shall be punish…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-1843 Municipality; duty to provide quarters and equipment; failure; effect.
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The governing body of every municipality subject to the Civil Service Act shall provide the commission with suitable and convenient rooms and accommodations and cause the same to be furnished, heated, lighted, and supplied with all office supplies and equipment necessary to carry…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-1844 Municipality; duty to create commission; failure; effect.
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Within ninety days after a municipality becomes subject to the Civil Service Act, it shall be the duty of the governing body of such municipality subject to such act to create a civil service commission, as provided in section 19-1827, and the failure upon the part of such govern…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-1845 Commission; duty to organize; rules and regulations; failure; effect.
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It shall be the duty of each commission appointed subject to the Civil Service Act to immediately organize and adopt and promulgate procedural rules and regulations, consistent with the purpose of such act, to carry out such act. The failure upon the part of such commission or an…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-1846 Municipality; duty to make appropriation.
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It shall be the duty of each municipality subject to the Civil Service Act to appropriate each fiscal year, from the general funds of such municipality, a sum of money sufficient to pay the necessary expenses involved in carrying out the purposes of such act, including, but not l…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-1847 Violations; penalty.
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Any person who shall willfully violate any of the provisions of the Civil Service Act shall be guilty of a Class IV misdemeanor.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-1848 Merger of commissions; agreement; applicability of act; exceptions.
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(1) Any two or more cities of the first class which have civil service commissions may merge their commissions by an agreement. (2) The agreement shall state the date of creation of the merged commission. Upon the date of creation of the merged commission, the existing commission…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-201 Toll bridges; licensing; regulation.
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The mayor and city council in any city of the metropolitan class or city of the first class shall have power to license and regulate the keeping of toll bridges within or terminating within the city for the passage of persons and property over any river passing wholly or in part …