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NE Code § 19-401 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes|19-401 - Act, how cited; commission plan; population requirement.

19-401.  Act, how cited; commission plan; population requirement.Sections 19-401 to 19-433 shall be known and may be cited as the Municipal Commission Plan of Government Act.Any city in this state having not less than two 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 may adopt the commission plan of government and be governed thereunder as provided in the act.Source   Laws 1911, c. 24, § 1, p. 150;   R.S.1913, § 5288;   Laws 1919, c. 35, § 1, p. 113;   C.S.1922, § 4511;   Laws 1923, c. 141, § 1, p. 344;   C.S.1929, § 19-401;   R.S.1943, § 19-401;  Laws 2017, LB113, § 23;  Laws 2019, LB193, § 11.  Annotations Laws 1911, Chapter 24 (sections 19-401 to 19-433), is an act complete in itself, and the constitutional provision respecting the manner of amendment and repeal of former statutes has no application. State ex rel. Baughn v. Ure, 91 Neb. 31, 135 N.W. 224 (1912).
NE Code § 19-402 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes|19-402 - Commission plan; petition for adoption; election; ballot form.

19-402.  Commission plan; petition for adoption; election; ballot form.If a petition to adopt the commission plan of government is filed with the city clerk of any city meeting the requirements of section 19-401, signed by registered voters equal in number to at least twenty-five percent of the votes cast for all candidates for mayor at the last preceding general city election, the mayor of the city shall, within twenty days after such filing, call and proclaim a special election to be held upon a date fixed in such proclamation, which date shall not be less than fifteen nor more than sixty days after the date and issuance of such proclamation. After the filing of any petition provided for in this section, no signer of such petition shall be permitted to withdraw his or her name from such petition. At such special election the proposition of adopting the commission plan of government shall be submitted to the registered voters of the city, and such proposition shall be stated as follows: Shall the city of (name of city) adopt the commission plan of city government? The special election shall be held and conducted, the vote canvassed, and the result declared in the same manner as provided for the holding and conducting of the general city election in any such city. All officers charged with any duty respecting the calling, holding, and conducting of such general city election shall perform such duties for and at such special election.Source   Laws 1911, c. 24, § 2, p. 150;   R.S.1913, § 5289;   Laws 1919, c. 35, § 1, p. 113;   C.S.1922, § 4512;   C.S.1929, § 19-402;   R.S.1943, § 19-402;   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 507;  Laws 2019, LB193, § 12.
NE Code § 19-403 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes|19-403 - Commission plan; proposal for adoption; frequency.

19-403.  Commission plan; proposal for adoption; frequency.If the proposition of adopting the commission plan of government is not adopted at the special election under section 19-402 by a majority vote, the question of adopting it shall not be again submitted in the same city within two years thereafter.Source   Laws 1911, c. 24, § 3, p. 151;   R.S.1913, § 5290;   C.S.1922, § 4513;   C.S.1929, § 19-403;   R.S.1943, § 19-403;  Laws 2019, LB193, § 13.
NE Code § 19-404 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes|19-404 - Adoption of commission plan; effect.

19-404.  Adoption of commission plan; effect.If the proposition under section 19-402 is adopted for the commission plan of government at least sixty days prior to the next general city election in the city, then at the next general city election provided by law in such city, city council members shall be elected as provided in section 32-539. If the proposition is not adopted at least sixty days prior to the date of holding the next general city election in such city, then such city shall continue to be governed under its existing laws until city council members are elected as provided in section 32-539 at the next general city election thereafter occurring in such city.Source   Laws 1911, c. 24, § 4, p. 151;   Laws 1913, c. 21, § 1, p. 85;   R.S.1913, § 5291;   Laws 1919, c. 35, § 1, p. 114;   C.S.1922, § 4514;   Laws 1923, c. 141, § 2, p. 345;   C.S.1929, § 19-404;   R.S.1943, § 19-404;   Laws 1955, c. 55, § 2, p. 176;   Laws 1969, c. 257, § 14, p. 937;   Laws 1979, LB 281, § 1;   Laws 1979, LB 80, § 37;   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 508;  Laws 2019, LB193, § 14.  Annotations It was not necessary or proper to elect a Tax Commissioner in Lincoln inasmuch as Lincoln operated under the home rule charter plan of the commission form of government. Eppley Hotels Co. v. City of Lincoln, 133 Neb. 550, 276 N.W. 196 (1937).
NE Code § 19-405 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes|19-405 - City council members; nomination; candidate filing form; primary election; waiver.

19-405.  City council members; nomination; candidate filing form; primary election; waiver.(1) Any person desiring to become a candidate for the office of city council member under the commission plan of government shall file a candidate filing form as provided in sections 32-606 and 32-607 and pay the filing fee as provided in section 32-608.(2) Candidates for city council under the commission plan of government shall be nominated at large either at the statewide primary election or by filing a candidate filing form if there are not more than two candidates who have filed for each position or if the city council waives the requirement for a primary election.(3) The city council may waive the requirement for a primary election by adopting an ordinance prior to January 5 of the year in which the primary election would have been held. If the city council waives the requirement for a primary election, all candidates filing candidate filing forms by August 1 prior to the date of the general election as provided in subsection (2) of section 32-606 shall be declared nominated. If the city council does not waive the requirement for a primary election and if there are not more than two candidates filed for each position to be filled, all candidates filing candidate filing forms by the deadline prescribed in subsection (1) of section 32-606 shall be declared nominated as provided in subsection (1) of section 32-811 and their names shall not appear on the primary election ballot.Source   Laws 1911, c. 24, § 5, p. 152;   Laws 1913, c. 21, § 2, p. 86;   R.S.1913, § 5292;   Laws 1919, c. 35, § 1, p. 115;   C.S.1922, § 4515;   Laws 1923, c. 141, § 3, p. 345;   C.S.1929, § 19-405;   R.S.1943, § 19-405;   Laws 1969, c. 112, § 1, p. 519;   Laws 1969, c. 257, § 15, p. 938;   Laws 1979, LB 80, § 38;   Laws 1989, LB 327, § 1;   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 509;  Laws 1999, LB 250, § 1;  Laws 2019, LB193, § 15.
NE Code § 19-406 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes|19-406 - Mayor and city council members; election.

19-406.  Mayor and city council members; election.Elections for officers listed in section 19-415 shall be conducted as provided in the Election Act. The positions for which candidates are to be nominated or elected shall appear on the ballot in the order listed in section 19-415.Source   Laws 1911, c. 24, § 5, p. 153;   Laws 1913, c. 21, § 2, p. 87;   R.S.1913, § 5292;   Laws 1919, c. 35, § 1, p. 116;   C.S.1922, § 4515;   Laws 1923, c. 141, § 3, p. 346;   C.S.1929, § 19-405;   R.S.1943, § 19-406;   Laws 1969, c. 112, § 2, p. 520;   Laws 1979, LB 80, § 39;   Laws 1989, LB 327, § 2;   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 510.  Cross References  Election Act, see section 32-101.
NE Code § 19-409 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes|19-409 - City council members; candidates; terms.

19-409.  City council members; candidates; terms.(1) In a city under the commission plan of government, the two candidates for city council member receiving the highest number of votes at the primary election shall be placed upon the official ballot for such position at the statewide general election. If no candidates appeared on the primary election ballot or if the city council waived the primary election under section 19-405, all persons filing pursuant to section 19-405 shall be the only candidates whose names shall be placed upon the official ballot for such position at the statewide general election.(2) Terms for city council members under the commission plan of government shall begin on the date of the first regular meeting of the city council in December following the statewide general election. The changes made to this section by Laws 1999, LB 250, shall not change the staggering of the terms of city council members in cities that have adopted the commission plan of government prior to January 1, 1999.Source   Laws 1911, c. 24, § 7, p. 155;   Laws 1913, c. 21, § 3, p. 88;   R.S.1913, § 5294;   C.S.1922, § 4517;   Laws 1923, c. 141, § 5, p. 348;   C.S.1929, § 19-407;   R.S.1943, § 19-409;   Laws 1969, c. 112, § 4, p. 522;   Laws 1979, LB 80, § 41;   Laws 1989, LB 327, § 3;   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 512;  Laws 1999, LB 250, § 2;  Laws 2019, LB193, § 16.  Annotations The provision that the only candidates whose names shall be placed upon the official ballot at the city election means that these are the only candidates whose names shall be printed on the official ballot, and there is no prohibition against any voter inserting the names of such other persons as he may desire to vote for. State ex rel. Zeilinger v. Thompson, 134 Neb. 739, 279 N.W. 462 (1938).
NE Code § 19-411 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes|19-411 - City council members; bonds; vacancies, how filled.

19-411.  City council members; bonds; vacancies, how filled.The city council members in a city under the commission plan of government shall qualify and give bond in the manner and amount provided by the existing laws governing the city in which they are elected. If any vacancy occurs in the office of city council member, the vacancy shall be filled as provided in section 32-568. The terms of office of all other elective or appointive officers in force within or for any such city shall cease as soon as the city council selects or appoints their successors and such successors qualify and give bond as by law provided or as soon as such city council by resolution declares the terms of any such elective or appointive officers at an end or abolishes or discontinues any of such offices.Source   Laws 1911, c. 24, § 9, p. 156;   Laws 1913, c. 21, § 5, p. 89;   R.S.1913, § 5296;   C.S.1922, § 4519;   C.S.1929, § 19-409;   R.S.1943, § 19-411;   Laws 1969, c. 257, § 17, p. 941;   Laws 1979, LB 80, § 43;   Laws 1990, LB 853, § 3;   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 513;  Laws 2019, LB193, § 17.
NE Code § 19-412 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes|19-412 - Officers; employees; compensation.

19-412.  Officers; employees; compensation.(1) The officers and employees of a city under the commission plan of government shall receive such compensation as the mayor and city council shall fix by ordinance.(2) The salary of any elective officer in a city under the commission plan of government shall not be increased or diminished during the term for which he or she was elected, except that when there are officers elected to a city council, board, or commission having more than one member and the terms of one or more members commence and end at different times, the compensation of all members of such city council, board, or commission may be increased or diminished at the beginning of the full term of any member thereof. No person who has resigned or vacated any office shall be eligible to be elected or appointed to such office during the time for which he or she was elected when, during the same time, the salary has been increased.(3) The salary or compensation of all other officers or employees of a city under the commission plan of government shall be determined when they are appointed or elected by the city council, board, or commission and shall be payable at such times or for such periods as the city council, board, or commission shall determine.Source   Laws 1911, c. 24, § 10, p. 157;   Laws 1913, c. 21, § 6, p. 90;   R.S.1913, § 5297;   Laws 1915, c. 97, § 1, p. 239;   C.S.1922, § 4520;   Laws 1923, c. 141, § 6, p. 349;   C.S.1929, § 19-410;   Laws 1943, c. 37, § 1, p. 179;   R.S.1943, § 19-412;   Laws 1951, c. 21, § 1, p. 105;   Laws 1979, LB 80, § 44;   Laws 1992, LB 950, § 1;  Laws 2019, LB193, § 18.
NE Code § 19-413 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes|19-413 - City council; powers.

19-413.  City council; powers.The city council in a city under the commission plan of government shall have, possess, and exercise, by itself or through such methods as it may provide, all executive or legislative or judicial powers and duties previously held, possessed, or exercised under the then existing laws governing such city, by the mayor, mayor and city council, water commissioners, water board, water and light commissioner, board of fire and police commissioners, park commissioners, or park board. The powers, duties, and office of all such boards and the members thereof shall cease and terminate, and the powers and duties and officers of all other boards created by statute for the government of any such city shall also cease and terminate. Nothing contained in this section shall be so construed as to interfere with the powers, duties, authority, and privileges that have been, are, or may be hereafter conferred and imposed upon the water board in cities of the metropolitan class as prescribed by law nor of any office or officer named in the Constitution of Nebraska exercising office, powers, or functions within any such city. Such city council, upon taking office, shall have and may exercise all executive or legislative or judicial powers possessed or exercised by any other officer or board provided by law for or within any such city, except officers named in the Constitution of Nebraska.Source   Laws 1911, c. 24, § 11, p. 158;   Laws 1913, c. 21, § 7, p. 91;   R.S.1913, § 5298;   C.S.1922, § 4521;   Laws 1923, c. 141, § 7, p. 350;   C.S.1929, § 19-411;   R.S.1943, § 19-413;  Laws 2019, LB193, § 19.
NE Code § 19-414 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes|19-414 - City council; departments; assignment of duties.

19-414.  City council; departments; assignment of duties.The executive and administrative powers, authorities, and duties in cities adopting the commission plan of government shall be distributed into and among departments as follows:In cities of the metropolitan class, (1) department of public affairs, (2) department of accounts and finances, (3) department of police, sanitation, and public safety, (4) department of fire protection and water supply, (5) department of street cleaning and maintenance, (6) department of public improvements, and (7) department of parks and public property;In cities of the primary class, (1) department of public affairs, (2) department of accounts and finances, (3) department of public safety, (4) department of streets and public improvements, and (5) department of parks and public property; andIn cities containing two thousand or more and not more than forty 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, (1) department of public affairs and public safety, (2) department of accounts and finances, (3) department of streets, public improvements, and public property, (4) department of public works, and (5) department of parks and recreation.The city council shall provide, as nearly as possible, the powers and duties to be exercised and performed by, and assign them to, the appropriate departments. The city council may prescribe the powers and duties of all officers and employees of the city and may assign particular officers, or employees, to more than one of the departments, may require any officer or employee to perform duties in two or more of the departments, and may make such other rules and regulations as may be necessary or proper for the efficient and economical management of the business affairs of the city.Source   Laws 1911, c. 24, § 11, p. 159;   Laws 1913, c. 21, § 7, p. 92;   R.S.1913, § 5298;   C.S.1922, § 4521;   Laws 1923, c. 141, § 7, p. 351;   C.S.1929, § 19-411;   R.S.1943, § 19-414;   Laws 1955, c. 55, § 3, p. 179;   Laws 1979, LB 281, § 3;  Laws 2017, LB113, § 24.  Annotations  The general plan of the commission form of government has been followed in Lincoln under the home rule charter. Eppley Hotels Co. v. City of Lincoln, 133 Neb. 550, 276 N.W. 196 (1937). The fact that an officer had been in the habit of employing men in the past does not override the provision of the statute unless it had previously been agreed to by the city commissioner. Scott v. City of Lincoln, 104 Neb. 546, 178 N.W. 203 (1920). The power to fix salaries of police officers and members of the fire department in cities of the metropolitan class was not included in this section. Adams v. City of Omaha, 101 Neb. 690, 164 N.W. 714 (1917).
NE Code § 19-417 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes|19-417 - Offices and boards; creation; discontinuance.

19-417.  Offices and boards; creation; discontinuance.The city council in a city under the commission plan of government shall have power to discontinue any employment or abolish any office at any time, when, in the judgment of the city council, such employment or office is no longer necessary. The city council shall have power, at any time and at any meeting, to create any office or board it deems necessary, including the office of city manager, and fix salaries. The city council may create a board of three or more members composed of other officers of the city and confer upon such board any power not required to be exercised by the city council itself. The city council may require such officers to serve upon any such board and perform the services required of it with or without any additional pay for such additional service.Source   Laws 1911, c. 24, § 14, p. 162;   R.S.1913, § 5301;   Laws 1919, c. 35, § 1, p. 116;   C.S.1922, § 4524;   C.S.1929, § 19-414;   R.S.1943, § 19-417;  Laws 2019, LB193, § 22.  Annotations For reasons of economy or lack of public necessity for services of a policeman, the city authorities may, when they see fit, terminate his employment, and he has no right to a statutory hearing upon the question of whether the public welfare requires a continuance of a full police force, or whether or not the revenues available are adequate for the payment of his salary. Rooney v. City of Omaha, 105 Neb. 447, 181 N.W. 143 (1920).
NE Code § 19-418 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes|19-418 - City council; meetings; quorum.

19-418.  City council; meetings; quorum.In cities under the commission plan of government, the regular meetings of the city council in cities of the metropolitan class shall be held at least once in each week and upon such day and hour as the city council may designate. In all other cities under the commission plan of government having a population of two thousand or more 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 regular meetings of the city council shall be held at such intervals and upon such day and hour as the city council may by ordinance or resolution designate. Special meetings of the city council in any of such cities may be called, from time to time, by the mayor or two city council members, giving notice in such manner as may be fixed or defined by law or ordinance in any of such cities or as shall be fixed by ordinance or resolution by such city council. A majority of such city council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business, but it shall require a majority vote of the city council in any such city to pass any measure or transact any business.Source   Laws 1911, c. 24, § 15, p. 163;   R.S.1913, § 5302;   C.S.1922, § 4525;   C.S.1929, § 19-415;   R.S.1943, § 19-418;   Laws 1969, c. 257, § 18, p. 941;   Laws 1979, LB 80, § 46;  Laws 2017, LB113, § 26;  Laws 2019, LB193, § 23.
NE Code § 19-419 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes|19-419 - Mayor; city council members; office; duties.

19-419.  Mayor; city council members; office; duties.The mayor and city council members in a city under the commission plan of government shall maintain offices at the city hall, and the mayor shall regularly investigate all public affairs concerning the interest of the city and investigate and ascertain the efficiency and manner in which all departments of the city government are being conducted. The mayor shall recommend to the city council all such matters as in his or her judgment should receive the investigation, consideration, or action of the city council.Source   Laws 1911, c. 24, § 16, p. 163;   R.S.1913, § 5303;   C.S.1922, § 4526;   C.S.1929, § 19-416;   R.S.1943, § 19-419;   Laws 1979, LB 80, § 47;  Laws 2019, LB193, § 24.
NE Code § 19-421 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes|19-421 - Petitions; requirements; verification; costs.

19-421.  Petitions; requirements; verification; costs.All petitions provided for in the Municipal Commission Plan of Government Act shall be subject to and meet the requirements of sections 32-628 to 32-630. Upon the filing of a petition, a city, upon passage of a resolution by the city council, and the county clerk or election commissioner of the county in which such city is located may by mutual agreement provide that the county clerk or election commissioner shall ascertain whether the petition is signed by the requisite number of legal voters. The city shall reimburse the county for any costs incurred by the county clerk or election commissioner.Source   Laws 1911, c. 24, § 18, p. 164;   R.S.1913, § 5305;   C.S.1922, § 4528;   C.S.1929, § 19-418;   R.S.1943, § 19-421;   Laws 1983, LB 281, § 1;   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 515;  Laws 2019, LB193, § 25.  Annotations  Verification inadvertently omitted may be attached after petitions are filed. State ex rel. Miller v. Berg, 97 Neb. 63, 149 N.W. 61 (1914). A petition filed under Nebraska referendum act did not suspend an ordinance providing for an election and vote on question whether Nebraska City should proceed to condemn power company's property. Central Power Co. v. Nebraska City, 112 F.2d 471 (8th Cir. 1940).