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NE Code § 23-109 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-109 - Claims; audit; settlement; imprest system of accounting.

23-109.  Claims; audit; settlement; imprest system of accounting.(1) The county board shall have power to examine and settle all accounts against the county and all accounts concerning the receipts and expenditures of the county.(2) The county board may adopt by resolution an imprest system of accounting for the county and authorize the county clerk to establish an imprest vendor, payroll, or other account for the payment of county warrants in accordance with any guidelines issued by the Auditor of Public Accounts.Source   Laws 1879, § 23, p. 360;   Laws 1887, c. 26, § 1, p. 351;   Laws 1905, c. 44, § 1, p. 288;   R.S.1913, § 952;   Laws 1915, c. 17, § 1, p. 74;   C.S.1922, § 852;   Laws 1925, c. 93, § 1, p. 274;   Laws 1929, c. 60, § 2, p. 232;   C.S.1929, § 26-105;   Laws 1931, c. 40, § 1, p. 135;   Laws 1933, c. 36, § 1, p. 237;   Laws 1939, c. 28, § 5, p. 145;   Laws 1941, c. 48, § 2, p. 236;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 26-105;   Laws 1943, c. 57, § 1(5), p. 225;   R.S.1943, § 23-109;   Laws 1997, LB 34, § 1. Annotations  Even though county board acts ministerially in allowing claim, it has authority to deduct unpaid personal taxes. State ex rel. Bates v. Morgan, 154 Neb. 234, 47 N.W.2d 512 (1951). Board may audit and settle claims when work is completed though no warrant may issue until after levy has been made. Central Bridge & Construction Co. v. Saunders County, 106 Neb. 484, 184 N.W. 220 (1921). Claims for tort or for unliquidated damages may be filed with county board. Wherry v. Pawnee County, 88 Neb. 503, 129 N.W. 1013 (1911). County boards are given power to examine and settle all accounts against the county. Cass County v. Sarpy County, 83 Neb. 435, 119 N.W. 685 (1909). Allowance of claims when no money is in treasury or tax levy made does not exceed powers. State ex rel. McDonald v. Farrington, 80 Neb. 628, 114 N.W. 1100 (1908). Power to act upon claims is derived from this section. State ex rel. Thomas Clock Co. v. Board of County Comrs. of Cass County, 60 Neb. 566, 83 N.W. 733 (1900). Order disallowing claims, reconsidered, is not an adjudication. Dean v. Saunders County, 55 Neb. 759, 76 N.W. 450 (1898). Board acts judicially in allowance of claims. Heald v. Polk County, 46 Neb. 28, 64 N.W. 376 (1895). Board may disallow claims. Boone County v. Armstrong, 23 Neb. 764, 37 N.W. 626 (1888).
NE Code § 23-110 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-110 - City or village plat; vacation.

23-110.  City or village plat; vacation.The county board shall have power to authorize the vacation of any city or village plat when the same is not within an incorporated city or village, on the petition of two-thirds of the owners thereof.Source   Laws 1879, § 23, p. 360;   Laws 1887, c. 26, § 1, p. 351;   Laws 1905, c. 44, § 1, p. 288;   R.S.1913, § 952;   Laws 1915, c. 17, § 1, p. 74;   C.S.1922, § 852;   Laws 1925, c. 93, § 1, p. 274;   Laws 1929, c. 60, § 2, p. 232;   C.S.1929, § 26-105;   Laws 1931, c. 40, § 1, p. 135;   Laws 1933, c. 36, § 1, p. 237;   Laws 1939, c. 28, § 5, p. 145;   Laws 1941, c. 48, § 2, p. 236;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 26-105;   Laws 1943, c. 57, § 1(6), p. 225;   R.S.1943, § 23-110.
NE Code § 23-111 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-111 - City or village plat; change; when authorized.

23-111.  City or village plat; change; when authorized.The county board shall have power to change the name of any city or village plat on the petition of a majority of the local voters residing therein, when the inhabitants thereof have not become a body corporate.Source   Laws 1879, § 23, p. 360;   Laws 1887, c. 26, § 1, p. 351;   Laws 1905, c. 44, § 1, p. 288;   R.S.1913, § 952;   Laws 1915, c. 17, § 1, p. 74;   C.S.1922, § 852;   Laws 1925, c. 93, § 1, p. 273;   Laws 1929, c. 60, § 2, p. 232;   C.S.1929, § 26-105;   Laws 1931, c. 40, § 1, p. 135;   Laws 1933, c. 36, § 1, p. 237;   Laws 1939, c. 28, § 5, p. 145;   Laws 1941, c. 48, § 2, p. 236;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 26-105;   Laws 1943, c. 57, § 1(7), p. 225;   R.S.1943, § 23-111.
NE Code § 23-112 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-112 - Claims or judgments; power to compromise.

23-112.  Claims or judgments; power to compromise.The county board shall have power to settle by compromise or by accepting in full settlement thereof less than the face or full amount on any claim, judgment or demand in favor of the county, on which said claim, judgment or demand no payment or payments have been made or recovered during a full period of five years from and after the date or dates on which said claim, judgment or demand became due and enforceable, and execute full acquittance or receipt for said claim, judgment or demand, or to sell, at public or private sale, any claim, judgment or demand in favor of a county for cash, at the best price obtainable in the judgment of said board, and execute and deliver a proper transfer or assignment of said claim, judgment or demand so sold; Provided, that no member of the board may be personally interested, directly or indirectly, in the purchase of any such claim, judgment or demand.Source   Laws 1915, c. 17, § 1, p. 74;   C.S.1922, § 852;   Laws 1925, c. 93, § 1, p. 274;   Laws 1929, c. 60, § 2, p. 232;   C.S.1929, § 26-105;   Laws 1931, c. 40, § 1, p. 135;   Laws 1933, c. 36, § 1, p. 237;   Laws 1939, c. 28, § 5, p. 145;   Laws 1941, c. 48, § 2, p. 235;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 26-105;   Laws 1943, c. 57, § 1(8), p. 225;   R.S.1943, § 23-112.
NE Code § 23-113 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-113 - Transferred to section 12-805.

23-113.  Transferred to section 12-805.
NE Code § 23-113.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-113.01 - Transferred to section 12-806.

23-113.01.  Transferred to section 12-806.
NE Code § 23-113.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-113.02 - Transferred to section 12-806.01.

23-113.02.  Transferred to section 12-806.01.
NE Code § 23-113.03 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-113.03 - County board; general duties.

23-113.03.  County board; general duties.The county board shall have power as a board, or as individuals, to perform such other duties as may from time to time be imposed by general law.Source   Laws 1943, c. 57, § 1(14), p. 227;   R.S.1943, § 23-116.02;   R.S.1943, (1987), § 23-116.02.
NE Code § 23-114.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-114.02 - Comprehensive development plan; contents.

23-114.02.  Comprehensive development plan; contents.The general plan for the improvement and development of the county shall be known as the comprehensive development plan and shall, among other elements, include:(1) A land-use element which designates the proposed general distribution, general location, and extent of the uses of land for agriculture, housing, commerce, industry, recreation, education, public buildings and lands, and other categories of public and private use of land;(2) The general location, character, and extent of existing and proposed major streets, roads, and highways, and air and other transportation routes and facilities;(3) When a new comprehensive plan or a full update to an existing comprehensive plan is developed, an energy element which: Assesses energy infrastructure and energy use by sector, including residential, commercial, and industrial sectors; evaluates utilization of renewable energy sources; and promotes energy conservation measures that benefit the community; and(4) The general location, type, capacity, and area served of present and projected or needed community facilities including recreation facilities, schools, libraries, other public buildings, and public utilities and services.The comprehensive development plan shall consist of both graphic and textual material and shall be designed to accommodate anticipated long-range future growth which shall be based upon documented population and economic projections.Source   Laws 1967, c. 117, § 3, p. 368;  Laws 2010, LB997, § 4;  Laws 2020, LB731, § 4.
NE Code § 23-114.04 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-114.04 - Zoning regulations; enforcement; county zoning administrator; appoint; compensation; permits; fees.

23-114.04.  Zoning regulations; enforcement; county zoning administrator; appoint; compensation; permits; fees.(1) The county board shall provide for enforcement of the zoning regulations within its county by requiring the issuance of permits prior to the erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, or conversion of any nonfarm building or structure within a zoned area, and the county board may provide for the withholding of any permit if the purpose for which it is sought would conflict with zoning regulations adopted for the particular district in which the building or structure is situated or in which it is proposed to be erected. All plats for subdivisions in the area outside the corporate limits of cities and villages and outside of an unincorporated area wherein a city or village has been granted subdivision jurisdiction and is exercising such jurisdiction must be approved by the county planning commission.(2) The county board may establish and appoint a county zoning administrator, who may also serve as a building inspector, and may fix his compensation or may authorize any administrative official of the county to assume the functions of such position in addition to his regular duties. The county board may also fix a reasonable schedule of fees for the issuance of permits under the provisions of subsection (1) of this section. The permits shall not be issued unless the plans of and for the proposed erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, use or change of use, including sanitation, plumbing and sewage disposal, are filed in writing in the building inspector's office and such plans fully conform to all zoning regulations then in effect.Source   Laws 1967, c. 117, § 5, p. 370;   Laws 1975, LB 410, § 23.  Annotations The purpose of a building permit is to ensure compliance with zoning regulations, which compliance should be obtained before construction of the building or structure. Dowd Grain Co. v. County of Sarpy, 19 Neb. App. 550, 810 N.W.2d 182 (2012).
NE Code § 23-114.05 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-114.05 - County zoning; violations; penalty; injunction.

23-114.05.  County zoning; violations; penalty; injunction.The erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance, or use of any building, structure, automobile trailer, or land in violation of sections 23-114 to 23-114.04, 23-168.01 to 23-168.04, 23-172 to 23-174, 23-174.02, 23-373, and 23-376 or of any regulation made by the county board under such sections shall be a misdemeanor. Any person, partnership, limited liability company, association, club, or corporation violating such sections or any regulation of the county board or erecting, constructing, reconstructing, altering, or converting any structure without having first obtained a permit shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor. Each day such violation continues after notice of violation has been given to the offender may be considered a separate offense. In addition to other remedies, the county board or the proper local authorities of the county, as well as any owner or owners of real estate within the district affected by the regulations, may institute any appropriate action or proceedings to prevent such unlawful construction, erection, reconstruction, alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance, or use, to restrain, correct, or abate such violation, or to prevent the illegal act, conduct, business, or use in or about such premises. Any taxpayer or taxpayers of the county may institute proceedings to compel specific performance by the proper official or officials of any duty imposed by such sections or in resolutions adopted pursuant to such sections.Source   Laws 1967, c. 117, § 6, p. 370;   Laws 1975, LB 410, § 24;   Laws 1977, LB 40, § 83;   Laws 1991, LB 15, § 10;   Laws 1993, LB 121, § 162;  Laws 1999, LB 822, § 6;  Laws 2012, LB709, § 3. Annotations  The plain language of this section establishes that an appeal to a board of adjustment is not the exclusive remedy for challenging a land use alleged to be in violation of zoning regulations. Conley v. Brazer, 278 Neb. 508, 772 N.W.2d 545 (2009). This section provides a procedure whereby "affected" owners of real estate may petition to enjoin proposed solid waste disposal operations alleged to be in violation of county zoning ordinances. Omaha Fish and Wildlife Club, Inc. v. Community Refuse, Inc., 208 Neb. 110, 302 N.W.2d 379 (1981). County brought action hereunder against municipal airport authority seeking to enforce county zoning regulations. Seward County Board of Commissioners v. City of Seward, 196 Neb. 266, 242 N.W.2d 849 (1976). Since a request for specific performance is outside the scope of a petition in error, a proceeding for specific performance under this section may not be instituted by a petition in error. Griess v. Clay Cty. Bd. of Supervisors, 11 Neb. App. 910, 662 N.W.2d 638 (2003).
NE Code § 23-114.06 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-114.06 - County planning commission; notice to military installation.

23-114.06.  County planning commission; notice to military installation.When a county planning commission appointed pursuant to section 23-114.01 is considering the adoption or amendment of a zoning ordinance or the approval of the platting or replatting of any development of real estate, the commission shall notify any military installation which is located within the county if the county has received a written request for such notification from the military installation. The county planning commission shall deliver the notification to the military installation at least ten days prior to the meeting of the county planning commission at which the proposal is to be considered.Source Laws 2010, LB279, § 4.
NE Code § 23-116 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-116 - Insect pests; plant diseases; control; cooperation with federal and state agencies.

23-116.  Insect pests; plant diseases; control; cooperation with federal and state agencies.The county board shall have power to cooperate with the Nebraska Department of Agriculture, the University of Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, or the United States Department of Agriculture in the control or eradication of insect pests or plant diseases for the protection of agricultural or horticultural crops within the county and to expend money from the general fund for this purpose.Source   Laws 1941, c. 48, § 2, p. 237;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 26-105;   Laws 1943, c. 57, § 1(12), p. 227;   R.S.1943, § 23-116;   Laws 1969, c. 146, § 1, p. 703;   Laws 1991, LB 663, § 33.
NE Code § 23-116.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-116.02 - Transferred to section 23-113.03.

23-116.02.  Transferred to section 23-113.03.
NE Code § 23-117 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-117 - Clerks; assistants of county officer; service in more than one office; when.

23-117.  Clerks; assistants of county officer; service in more than one office; when.The clerks or assistants of any county officer may be required by the county board to serve or assist without additional pay in any other county office than that to which they were appointed, whenever the county board may deem it advisable and expedient for the efficient and economical administration of the affairs of the county.Source   Laws 1923, c. 37, § 1, p. 151;   C.S.1929, § 26-106;   R.S.1943, § 23-117;   Laws 1947, c. 62, § 1, p. 197;   Laws 1967, c. 118, § 1, p. 379.
NE Code § 23-121 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-121 - Office supplies; safes; duty to provide.

23-121.  Office supplies; safes; duty to provide.The county board shall provide and keep in repair, when the finances of the county will permit, suitable fireproof safes for the county clerk and county treasurer. It shall provide suitable books and stationery for the use of the county board, county clerk, county treasurer, county judge, sheriff, clerk of the district court, county school administrator, county surveyor, and county attorney.Source   Laws 1879, § 25, p. 361;   Laws 1887, c. 27, § 1, p. 353;   Laws 1909, c. 30, § 1, p. 211;   R.S.1913, § 954;   Laws 1915, c. 18, § 1, p. 76;   Laws 1919, c. 66, § 1, p. 176;   Laws 1919, c. 67, § 1, p. 179;   Laws 1921, c. 144, § 1, p. 616;   C.S.1922, § 854;   C.S.1929, § 26-108;   Laws 1935, c. 107, § 7, p. 346;   Laws 1939, c. 28, § 8, p. 149;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 26-108;   R.S.1943, § 23-121;  Laws 1999, LB 272, § 5.  Annotations Board is not compelled to let printing contract to lowest bidder. State ex rel. Huse & Son v. Dixon County, 24 Neb. 106, 37 N.W. 936 (1888).
NE Code § 23-122 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-122 - Counties having less than 150,000 inhabitants; proceedings; claims; employee job titles and salaries; publication; rate.

23-122.  Counties having less than 150,000 inhabitants; proceedings; claims; employee job titles and salaries; publication; rate.The county board of all counties having a population of less than one hundred fifty thousand inhabitants shall cause to be published, within ten working days after the close of each annual, regular, or special meeting of the board, a brief statement of the proceedings thereof which shall also include the amount of each claim allowed, the purpose of the claim, and the name of the claimant, except that the aggregate amount of all payroll claims may be included as one item, in one newspaper of general circulation published in the county and also its proceedings upon the equalization of the assessment roll. Between July 15 and August 15 of each year, the employee job titles and the current annual, monthly, or hourly salaries corresponding to such job titles shall be published. Each job title published shall be descriptive and indicate the duties and functions of the position. No publication in a newspaper shall be required unless the same can be done at an expense not exceeding three-fourths of the legal rate for advertising notices.Source   Laws 1879, § 25, p. 361;   Laws 1887, c. 27, § 1, p. 353;   Laws 1909, c. 30, § 1, p. 211;   R.S.1913, § 954;   Laws 1915, c. 18, § 1, p. 76;   Laws 1919, c. 66, § 1, p. 176;   Laws 1919, c. 67, § 1, p. 179;   Laws 1921, c. 144, § 1, p. 616;   C.S.1922, § 854;   C.S.1929, § 26-108;   Laws 1935, c. 107, § 7, p. 347;   Laws 1939, c. 28, § 8, p. 149;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 26-108;   R.S.1943, § 23-122;   Laws 1947, c. 63, § 1, p. 209;   Laws 1953, c. 49, § 1, p. 176;   Laws 1959, c. 81, § 1, p. 371;   Laws 1974, LB 377, § 1;   Laws 1985, LB 547, § 1;   Laws 1990, LB 852, § 1;   Laws 1996, LB 299, § 16.  Cross References  For legal rate for advertising notices, see section 33-141.
NE Code § 23-124 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-124 - Bridges or buildings; damages; actions to recover.

23-124.  Bridges or buildings; damages; actions to recover.In all cases where any bridge or any public building, the property of any county within this state, shall be injured or destroyed by any person or persons, either negligently, carelessly or willfully and maliciously, it shall be the duty of the county board, for and in the name of the county, to sue for and recover such damages as shall have occurred by reason thereof, and the money so recovered shall be paid into the treasury of the county, and by the treasurer be credited to the fund out of which such bridge or building was constructed or repaired. The county board shall also examine and approve and perform all duties required to be performed with respect to annual inventory statements prepared by other county officers and filed with the board, with respect to county personal property as provided in sections 23-346 to 23-350.Source   Laws 1879, § 25, p. 363;   Laws 1887, c. 27, § 1, p. 354;   Laws 1909, c. 30, § 1, p. 212;   R.S.1913, § 954;   Laws 1915, c. 18, § 1, p. 77;   Laws 1919, c. 66, § 1, p. 177;   Laws 1919, c. 67, § 1, p. 180;   Laws 1921, c. 144, § 1, p. 617;   C.S.1922, § 854;   C.S.1929, § 26-108;   Laws 1935, c. 107, § 7, p. 347;   Laws 1939, c. 28, § 8, p. 150;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 26-108;   R.S.1943, § 23-124.
NE Code § 23-125 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-125 - Additional tax; when authorized; limitation.

23-125.  Additional tax; when authorized; limitation.Whenever the county board deems it necessary to assess taxes the aggregate of which exceeds the rate of fifty cents on every one hundred dollars of the taxable value of all the taxable property in such county, the county board may, by an order entered of record, set forth substantially the amount of such excess required and the purpose for which the same will be required, and if for the payment of interest, principal, or both upon bonds, such order shall in a general way designate the bonds and specify the number of years such excess must be levied and provide for the submission of the question of assessing the additional rate required to a vote of the people of the county at the next election for county officers after the adoption of the resolution or at a special election ordered by the county board for that purpose. If the proposition for such additional tax is carried, the same shall be paid in money and in no other manner. The additional tax shall not have a duration greater than five years, except that such five-year limitation shall not apply to any additional tax approved by the voters of the county for payment of principal and interest on bonded indebtedness. The additional tax is excluded from the limitation in section 77-3442 as provided by section 77-3444.Source   Laws 1879, § 26, p. 363;   Laws 1887, c. 28, § 2, p. 356;   R.S.1913, § 955;   C.S.1922, § 855;   C.S.1929, § 26-109;   R.S.1943, § 23-125;   Laws 1951, c. 47, § 1, p. 164;   Laws 1953, c. 287, § 39, p. 954;   Laws 1992, LB 719A, § 95;  Laws 1999, LB 141, § 3;  Laws 2005, LB 263, § 1. Annotations  Authority to levy tax in excess of constitutional limit is conferred. State ex rel. Shelley v. Board of County Commissioners of Frontier County, 156 Neb. 583, 57 N.W.2d 129 (1953). Purpose to authorize taxation beyond constitutional limitation must be stated in proposition. Chicago, B. & Q. R. R. Co. v. County of Gosper, 153 Neb. 805, 46 N.W.2d 147 (1951). Section does apply to procedure for issuance of bonds under county fair act. Richardson v. Kildow, 116 Neb. 648, 218 N.W. 429 (1928). Board is not authorized to issue refunding bonds under this section. State ex rel. Otoe County v. Babcock, 23 Neb. 802, 37 N.W. 645 (1888). This section does not apply to bonds issued before 1879. Burlington & M. R. R. Co. v. Saunders County, 17 Neb. 318, 22 N.W. 560 (1885).