815 sections in this chapter.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-3110 Competitive bidding; considerations.
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In awarding the bid, the following elements shall be given consideration when applicable: (1) The price; (2) The ability, capacity, and skill of the supplier to perform; (3) The character, integrity, reputation, judgment, experience, and efficiency of the supplier; (4) The qualit…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-3111 Competitive bidding; procedure.
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When competitive sealed bidding is required by section 23-3108: (1) Sealed bids shall be solicited by public notice in a legal newspaper of general circulation in the county at least once a week for two consecutive weeks before the final date of submitting bids; (2) In addition t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-3112 Insufficient funds; compliance with budget; wrongful purchase, effect.
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Except in an emergency, which the county board shall declare by resolution, no order for delivery on a contract on open market order for personal property or services for any county department or agency shall be awarded until the county clerk is satisfied that the unencumbered ba…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-3113 Purchasing agent or staff; financial interest prohibited; penalty; county board; limitation.
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(1) Neither the county purchasing agent nor any member of his or her office staff, if any, shall be financially interested in or have any personal beneficial interest, either directly or indirectly, in any contract or purchase order for any personal property or services used by o…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-3114 Equipment; lease; contract.
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The county board, in addition to other powers granted it by law, may enter into contracts for lease of real or personal property for authorized purposes. Such leases shall not be restricted to a single year and may provide for the purchase of the property in installment payments.…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-3115 Surplus personal property other than mobile equipment; surplus mobile equipment; sale; conditions.
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(1)(a) The county board or the purchasing agent, with the approval of the county board, may authorize a county official or employee to sell surplus personal property, other than mobile equipment, which is obsolete or not usable by the county and which has a value of: (i) Before J…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-312 Levees; dikes; report of engineer; filing; notice of hearing.
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As soon as the report of the engineer is filed with the county clerk, it shall be the duty of the county clerk to give notice of the filing thereof by publication for three consecutive weeks in some weekly newspaper published in the county where the improvement is to be made, and…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-313 Levees; dikes; petition; remonstrance; hearing; powers of board.
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On or before the day fixed for the hearing of such report the owners of any land affected by the work proposed may remonstrate against said petition and report, which remonstrance shall be verified by affidavit. If more than one party remonstrates, the same shall be consolidated …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-314 Levees; dikes; plan for protection; approval by Director-State Engineer.
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If at the time fixed for the hearing of the report, the supervisors or board of commissioners shall find that notice has been given, as required by section 23-312, and further find that the proposed work is of public utility, convenience, welfare or safety, and that the benefits …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-315 Levees; dikes; bids; contracts; conditions.
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(1) If after the hearing the supervisors or board of county commissioners decide to proceed with the improvement, they shall let the contract for the construction of the work as a whole or in parcels as they may deem best. They shall give notice of the time and place the contract…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-316 Levees; dikes; construction; special assessments.
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As soon as the contract or contracts are let for the construction of the work as provided in section 23-315, the supervisors or board of county commissioners shall levy a special assessment on all the lands specially benefited in accordance with the benefits received as confirmed…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-317 Levees; dikes; special assessments; entry on tax list; lien.
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The board of supervisors or county commissioners shall cause the special assessment made upon the lands benefited as provided in section 23-316 to be entered upon the tax lists of the county as provided in cases of special assessments, which assessment shall constitute a lien on …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-318 Levees; dikes; assessments; notice.
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Within ten days after such work has been completed and approved by the board, the board shall cause a notice to all persons whose lands are benefited by such improvement to be published for three successive weeks in a legal newspaper published and of general circulation in such c…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-319 Levees; dikes; bonds; when authorized; term; sinking fund.
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After sixty days from the completion and approval of the work it shall be the duty of the county board to issue the bonds of the county in the amount of the assessment remaining unpaid at said time, payable in not to exceed ten equal annual installments with interest on deferred …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-320 Levees; dikes; assessments; appeal to district court; procedure.
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Any person who appeared and filed a remonstrance as to the benefits received by him or her through such improvement or as to the amount of his or her assessment before the supervisors or board of commissioners at the hearing as provided in section 23-313 shall be allowed an appea…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-320.01 Flood control; powers of county board; contracts with federal government; appropriation of funds.
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In any county of the State of Nebraska in which the Corps of Engineers of the United States Army, the Bureau of Reclamation, Natural Resources Conservation Service, or other department or agency of the federal government shall be authorized by Congress to construct works for floo…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-320.02 Flood control; acquisition of lands, rights-of-way, and easements; procedure.
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In any county, such as described in section 23-320.01, where it is necessary as a condition to the construction of any flood control works or other similar projects as provided in sections 23-320.01 to 23-320.07, that the county furnish the necessary lands, rights-of-way, or ease…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-320.03 Flood control; bonds; amount; term; levy of tax.
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Whenever in such county it is necessary to pay any construction costs and expenses in excess of the amounts paid by the federal government or to acquire any lands, rights-of-way, or easements under sections 23-320.01 to 23-320.06, the cost thereof and expenses connected therewith…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-320.04 Flood control; liability on indemnity agreements; how paid; insurance.
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Any loss, damage or expense for which the county or the county board may be liable by reason of having entered into an indemnity agreement or undertaking to protect and defend the federal government against loss or damage resulting from or growing out of such flood control works …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-320.05 Flood control; maintenance and operation; coordinated program; tax levy; special fund; establish; use.
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For the purpose of maintaining and operating such flood control works or other similar projects as provided in sections 23-320.01 to 23-320.07 when the works or projects have been completed and turned over to the county and also for the purpose of developing and carrying out a co…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-320.06 Flood control; agreements with other governmental agencies; construction, maintenance, repair, and operation; coordinated program; employment of nonprofit corporation.
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For the purpose of carrying out any of the provisions of sections 23-320.01 to 23-320.06, the county board is hereby authorized to enter into agreements with (1) the United States of America or any department or agency thereof, (2) any city, (3) any drainage district, (4) any oth…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-320.07 Flood control; cities; powers; eminent domain; bonds; tax levy; funds, how used.
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Except as herein otherwise expressly provided, all of the rights, powers, authority, and jurisdiction conferred on counties and county boards by sections 23-320.01 to 23-320.06 are hereby also conferred upon and vested in any city of the first or second class or village located i…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-320.08 Flood control; cooperation with federal government; additional powers; agreements authorized.
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In any county or counties of the State of Nebraska in which the United States, or any of its departments or agencies shall be authorized by Congress to construct works for flood control, watershed protection and flood prevention and drainage programs of the State of Nebraska or a…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-320.10 Flood control; construction of works; acquisition of rights-of-way and easements; eminent domain; procedure.
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In any county or counties described in section 23-320.08, where it is necessary as a condition to the construction of any flood control works or other similar works of improvement as provided in sections 23-320.08 to 23-320.12, that the county furnish the necessary lands, rights-…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-320.11 Flood control; acquisition and operation of flood control works; tax levy authorized; repairs.
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For the purpose of obtaining lands, easements, and rights-of-way and maintaining and operating such flood control works or other similar projects as provided in sections 23-320.08 to 23-320.12 when the same have been completed and turned over to the county and also for the purpos…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-320.12 Flood control; execution of program; parties to agreement; employment of services of nonprofit corporation.
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For the purpose of carrying out any of the provisions of sections 23-320.08 to 23-320.12, the county board may enter into agreements with (1) the United States of America or any department or agency thereof, (2) any city, (3) any drainage district, (4) any other county, (5) any n…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-320.13 Flood control; cities of the first class; project outside city limits; powers; authority.
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All rights, powers, authority, and jurisdiction conferred on cities of the first class by sections 23-320.07 to 23-320.12, may be exercised by such city, in the absence of federal participation or sponsorship, whenever any project of flood control outside the limits of such city …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-3201 County assessor; elected; when; duties; county assessor, defined; additional salary for county clerk.
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(1) Except as provided in section 22-417, (a) each county having a population of more than three thousand five hundred inhabitants and having more than one thousand two hundred tax returns in any tax year shall have an elected county assessor and (b) each other county shall have …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-3202 County assessor or deputy; county assessor certificate; required; exception.
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No person shall be eligible to file for, be appointed to, or hold the office of county assessor or serve as deputy assessor in any county of this state unless he or she holds a county assessor certificate issued pursuant to section 77-422.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-3203 County clerk acting as ex officio county assessor; county assessor certificate; required.
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No person shall be eligible to file for, assume, or be appointed to the office of county clerk acting as ex officio county assessor unless he or she holds a county assessor certificate issued pursuant to section 77-422.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-3204 County assessor; residence requirements.
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A county assessor need not be a resident of the county when he or she files for election as county assessor, but a county assessor shall reside in a county for which he or she holds office.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-3205 County assessor; oath; bond.
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The county assessor, before entering upon the duties of the office, shall take and subscribe an oath to perform well, faithfully, and impartially such duties and shall execute a bond as required by Chapter 11, article 1.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-3206 County assessor in counties over 200,000 population; deputies.
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In counties having a population of over two hundred thousand, the county assessor shall have two chief deputies, a chief field deputy and a chief office deputy.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-3207 Administration of oaths.
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County assessors and their deputies may administer oaths within their respective counties in matters pertaining to their official duties.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-3208 County assessor; deputies; appointment; oath; bond; duties.
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(1) When authorized by the county board, the county assessor may appoint one or more deputies for whose acts he or she will be responsible. The county assessor may not appoint the county treasurer, sheriff, clerk, or surveyor as deputy. (2) The appointment shall be in writing and…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-3209 Neglect of duty; damages.
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Any county assessor, elected or appointed, who willfully neglects or refuses in whole or in part to perform the duties required by law in the assessment of property for taxation shall be answerable in damages to a political subdivision or any person thereby injured up to the limi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-3210 Assessor's bond; action to recover upon; by whom brought.
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The state, any municipality, or any person aggrieved or injured by the willful neglect of duty by the county assessor or any deputy or assistant assessor may recover upon the officer's bond the amount lost to the state, municipality, or person on account of such neglect of the co…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-3211 Law enforcement officer, Nebraska National Guard member, or judge; residential address; withheld from public; application; form; county assessor, register of deeds, and county treasurer; duty.
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(1) Unless requested in writing, the county assessor, register of deeds, and county treasurer shall withhold from the public the residential address of a law enforcement officer, a member of the Nebraska National Guard acting pursuant to subdivision (3) of section 55-182, or a ju…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-325 Real estate; appropriation; power of county board; procedure.
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The county board shall have power to acquire, take, hold, appropriate, and condemn such real estate as may be necessary for convenience from time to time for the public use of the county; Provided, no appropriation of private property for the use of the county as aforesaid shall …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-3311 County school administrator; mileage.
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When it is necessary for the county school administrator to travel on business of the county, he or she shall be allowed mileage at the rate allowed by the provisions of section 81-1176 for each mile actually and necessarily traveled by the most direct route if the trip or trips …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-3312 County superintendent; elimination of office; county clerk; duties.
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The office of county superintendent of schools shall be eliminated on June 30, 2000. The records of the office of county superintendent of schools shall be transferred to and maintained by the county clerk in each county.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-333 County surplus funds; how transferred; exceptions.
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The county board of the several counties of the state may appropriate to the county general fund any county sinking fund in the county treasury not levied for the payment of any bonded indebtedness; also any county money from whatever source, excepting the money levied for school…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-336 County contracts; when invalid.
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All contracts, either express or implied, entered into with any county board, for or on behalf of any county, and all orders given by any such board or any of the members thereof, for any article, service, public improvement, material or labor in contravention of any statutory li…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-337 Illegal contracts; liability of county officers.
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Any public official or officials who shall audit, allow or pay out, or cause to be paid out, any funds of any county for any article, public improvement, material, service or labor, contrary to the provisions of section 23-336, shall be liable for the full amount so expended, and…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-338 Illegal contracts; county exempt from liability.
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No judgment shall hereafter be rendered by any court against any such county in any action brought to recover for any article, public improvement, material, service or labor contracted for or ordered in contravention of any statutory limitation, or when there are or were no funds…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-339 Street improvement; county aid; when authorized.
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The county board of any county in which any city or cities are located having at least twenty-five thousand inhabitants but fewer than one hundred thousand inhabitants as determined by the most recent federal decennial census or the most recent revised certified count by the Unit…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-340 Streets outside corporate limits; improvement; notice to landowners; county aid.
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Whenever the board shall contemplate the making of such improvements outside the corporate limits of any such city, it shall notify the county surveyor, whose duty it shall be to make an examination of the proposed improvement and report an estimate of the cost thereof to the boa…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-3401 Public defender in certain counties; election; qualifications; prohibited practices; residency.
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(1) There is hereby created the office of public defender in counties that have or that attain a population in excess of one hundred thousand inhabitants and in other counties upon approval by the county board. The public defender shall be elected as provided in the Election Act.…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-3402 Public defender; duties; appointment; prohibitions.
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(1) It shall be the duty of the public defender to represent all indigent felony defendants within the county he or she serves. The public defender shall represent indigent felony defendants at all critical stages of felony proceedings against them through the stage of sentencing…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-3403 Public defender; assistants; personnel; compensation; office space, fixtures, and supplies.
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The public defender may appoint as many assistant public defenders, who shall be attorneys licensed to practice law in this state, secretaries, law clerks, investigators, and other employees as are reasonably necessary to permit him or her to effectively and competently represent…