Chapter 23 — COUNTY GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS
1,275 sections in this chapter.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-381 Garbage disposal; levy; tax.
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The county board may levy a tax sufficient to cover the contributions required to be made. The levy shall be included in determining the maximum levy that a county is authorized to impose.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-3810 Land owned or controlled by state or political subdivision; payment of cost.
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The cost of managing colonies on all land owned or controlled by a state department, agency, commission, or board or a political subdivision shall be paid by the state department, agency, commission, or board in control thereof or the political subdivision out of funds appropriat…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-382 Public gatherings; protest; enjoin; grounds.
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Whenever fifty or more residents of a county file a written protest with the county board of such county in which they contend that a proposed public exhibition, public entertainment, or public gathering will adversely affect the public health or welfare, or may adversely affect …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-383 Regulation by county; authorized.
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All counties in Nebraska are hereby authorized and empowered by resolution to regulate the construction, installation, operation, and maintenance within their county limits and outside the limits of any incorporated city or village of all persons or entities furnishing community …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-384 Construction, installation, operation, maintenance; permit required.
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It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to construct, install, operate, or maintain in or along the streets, alleys and public ways, or elsewhere within the limits of any county, and outside of the limits of any incorporated city or village a community antenna t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-385 Underground cables and equipment; map; filing.
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Counties may require the filing with the county clerk by the person, firm, or corporation constructing, installing, operating, or maintaining such community antenna television service of a proper map showing the exact location of all underground cables and equipment, together wit…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-386 Occupation tax; levy; due date.
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Counties may levy an annual occupation tax against any person, firm, or corporation now maintaining and operating any community antenna television service within its boundaries; and may levy an annual occupation tax against any persons, firms, or corporations hereafter constructi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-387 Violations; penalty.
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In the event of violation of any provision of sections 23-383 to 23-388 by any person or entity furnishing community antenna television service, the county having granted such permit shall immediately serve notice of such violation upon the permitholder with directions to correct…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-388 Franchise granted by municipality; exempt from sections.
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No community television franchise heretofore or hereafter granted by any municipality under the provisions of Chapter 18, article 22, shall be affected by the provisions of sections 23-383 to 23-388.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-389 County; provide for horseracing facilities; paid for by revenue bonds; bond anticipation notes; procedure.
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Any county of the State of Nebraska may acquire a site or sites and construct, purchase, or otherwise acquire, remodel, repair, furnish, and equip grandstands, pavilions, exhibition halls, barns, racetracks, and other horseracing facilities by issuing revenue bonds payable solely…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-390 Horseracing facilities; operation and maintenance; nonprofit corporation; use of revenue.
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Any county constructing or acquiring any of the facilities authorized in section 23-389 that include racetrack and horseracing facilities shall be authorized to lease to or enter into an agreement for operation and maintenance of such facilities by a Nebraska nonprofit corporatio…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-3901 Guardian ad litem division; created; division director; assistant guardians ad litem.
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(1) A county board may create a county guardian ad litem division to carry out section 43-272.01. (2) The county board shall appoint a division director for the guardian ad litem division. The division director shall be an attorney admitted to practice law in Nebraska with at lea…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-391 Horseracing facilities; taxes or assessments; exemption; exceptions.
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Counties acquiring and owning any facilities described in section 23-389 shall not be required to pay taxes or assessments upon any such facilities or upon any charges, fees, revenue, or other income received from such facilities except motor vehicle fuel taxes and the tax and fe…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-392 Act, how cited.
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Sections 23-389 to 23-392 shall be known and may be cited as the County Horseracing Facility Bond Act.
Repealed. Laws 1989, LB 284, § 12.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Repealed. Laws 1989, LB 284, § 12.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Repealed. Laws 1989, LB 284, § 12.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Repealed. Laws 1989, LB 284, § 12.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-397 Bridge construction and repair; bonds; issuance; election; procedure.
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The county board of any county may issue and sell the general obligation bonds of such county in such amount as the county board may deem advisable for paying the costs of constructing, improving, reconstructing, and repairing bridges and bridge related roadway improvements upon …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-398 Bonds; levy of tax.
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In any county which has issued bonds pursuant to section 23-397, the county board shall levy annually upon all the taxable property in such county a tax sufficient to pay the interest and principal of such bonds as the same fall due.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-399 Bridge; project payment; schedule.
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(1) For any project to repair, retrofit, reconstruct, or replace any bridge, the county board may adopt a resolution which provides for project payment on a set schedule over a period of time that may extend for multiple years beyond the completion date for such project. (2) This…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-401 Act, how cited.
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Sections 23-401 to 23-418 shall be known and may be cited as the County Civil Service Commission Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-402 Purpose of act.
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The purpose of the County Civil Service Commission Act is to guarantee to all citizens a fair and equal opportunity for employment in the county offices governed by the act and to establish conditions of employment and to promote economy and efficiency in such offices. In additio…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-403 Terms, defined.
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As used in the County Civil Service Commission Act, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Employees means all county employees of the county. Employees does not include part-time employees, employees subject to the state personnel service, court-appointed employees, employee…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-404 Civil service commission; formation.
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In any county having a population of four hundred thousand inhabitants or more as determined by the most recent federal decennial census, there shall be a civil service commission which shall be formed as provided in the County Civil Service Commission Act. A county shall comply …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-405 Commission; members; qualifications; number; election; vacancy; how filled.
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(1) The commission shall consist of five members who shall be in sympathy with the application of merit principles to public employment. No member of the commission shall be a member of any local, state, or national committee of a political party or an officer or member of a comm…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-406 Commission; members; compensation; expenses.
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The members of the commission shall not receive compensation for their services but shall be reimbursed for such necessary expenses and mileage as may be incurred in the performance of their duties with reimbursement for mileage to be made at the rate provided in section 81-1176.…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-407 Commission; meetings; notice; rules of procedure, adopt; chairperson.
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The commission shall hold regular meetings at least once every three months and shall designate the time and place thereof by notice posted in the courthouse at least seven days prior to the meeting. The commission shall adopt rules of procedure and shall keep a record of its pro…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-408 Commission; powers; duties.
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(1) The commission may prescribe the following: (a) General employment policies and procedures; (b) regulations for recruiting, examination, and certification of qualified applicants for employment and the maintenance of registers of qualified candidates for employment for all em…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-409 Commission; salary and pay plans for employees; recommend.
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The commission may recommend to the county board salary and pay plans for the employees.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-410 Employees; status.
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All employees governed by the County Civil Service Commission Act on September 1, 2019, shall retain their employment without the necessity of taking any qualifying examination.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-411 Employee; discharged, suspended, demoted; order filed with commission; copy to employee; appeal.
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Any employee may be discharged, suspended, or demoted in rank or compensation by his or her department head by a written order which shall specifically state the reasons therefor. Such order shall be filed with the commission, and a copy of such order shall be served upon the emp…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-412 Employee; discharged, suspended, demoted; appeal; hearing; order; effect.
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The commission shall, within two weeks after receipt of the notice of appeal, hold a public hearing thereon at which the employee shall be entitled to appear personally, be represented by counsel, cross-examine witnesses, and produce evidence. The commission shall have the author…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-413 Commission; subpoena, oaths, production of records; powers.
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To effectively carry out the duties imposed on the commission by the County Civil Service Commission Act, the commission shall have the power to subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, and compel the production of books and papers.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-414 Employee; no discrimination against because of political, racial, or religious opinions or affiliations; exceptions.
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No employee or person desiring to be an employee in an office governed by the County Civil Service Commission Act shall be appointed, demoted, discharged, or in any way favored or discriminated against, because of political, racial, or religious opinions or affiliations, but advo…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-415 Chief deputy or deputy; removal; effect on salary.
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Notwithstanding any other provision of the County Civil Service Commission Act, any person who holds the position of chief deputy, or deputy if there is not more than one deputy in the office, may be removed by the elected officer from the position of chief deputy or deputy witho…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-416 Human resources director; qualifications; duties; personnel records.
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(1) The county board shall appoint a human resources director to help carry out the County Civil Service Commission Act. Such human resources director shall be a person experienced in the field of personnel administration and in known sympathy with the application of merit princi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-417 Commission; appeals; district court; procedure.
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An appeal from a final order of the commission shall be in the manner provided in sections 25-1901 to 25-1908.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-418 Act, how construed.
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If any provision of the County Civil Service Commission Act or of any rule, regulation, or order thereunder or the application of such provision to any person or circumstances shall be held invalid, the remainder of the County Civil Service Commission Act and the application of s…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-501 County buildings; erection; petition.
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Whenever it is deemed necessary to erect a courthouse, jail, or other public county buildings in any county in this state, the county board may and, upon petition of not less than one-fourth of the registered voters of the county as shown by the list of registered voters of the l…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-502 Election; proposition; submission.
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The manner of submitting such proposition shall be governed by section 23-126.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-503 Election; tax; how collected; resubmission of proposal.
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The county board, upon being satisfied that all the foregoing requirements have been substantially complied with, and that sixty percent of all the votes cast at said election are in favor of such tax, shall cause such proposition and all the proceedings had thereon to be entered…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-504 Tax; when levied.
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If the time such election is held and such tax voted is before the tax lists for that year have been delivered to the county treasurer, then such levy shall be entered upon such tax lists for that year; but if such election is not held until after the tax lists for that year have…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-505 Sinking fund.
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Such sum so levied and collected shall constitute a special fund for the purposes for which the same was voted and shall not be used for any other purpose, and shall be kept by the county treasurer separate and apart from the other county funds.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-506 Public buildings; contracts; warrants; when authorized.
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No contract shall be entered into by the county board for the erection of buildings to be paid for out of such fund until at least seventy percent of such levy has been collected and paid into the county treasury. After the completion of said building, if sufficient funds are not…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-507 Surplus building fund; disposition.
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In case the amount so produced by the rate of tax so proposed and levied shall exceed the amount expended for the specific object for which the same was voted, it shall not therefor be held invalid, but such excess, after said buildings and furnishings are paid for, shall go into…
Repealed. Laws 1965, c. 96, § 5.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Repealed. Laws 1965, c. 96, § 5.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Repealed. Laws 1965, c. 96, § 5.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Repealed. Laws 1965, c. 96, § 5.
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[Repealed or reserved.]