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NE Code § 15-266 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 15 - Cities of the Primary Class|15-266 - Streets; lights; telephone lines; regulation.

15-266.  Streets; lights; telephone lines; regulation.The mayor and city council of a city of the primary class shall have power to regulate and provide for the lighting of streets, laying down gas, water, and other pipes, and the erection of lampposts, electric towers, or other apparatus. The mayor and city council may regulate the sale and use of gas and electric lights and fix and determine the price of gas, the charge of electric lights and power, and the rents of gas meters within the city, and regulate the inspection thereof. The mayor and city council may regulate telephone service and the use of telephones within the city, prohibit or regulate the erection of telephone or electric wire poles or other poles for whatsoever purpose desired or used in the public grounds, streets, or alleys, and the placing of wires thereon, require the removal from the public grounds, streets, or alleys of any or all such poles, and require the removal and placing under ground of any or all telephone or electric wires.Source   Laws 1901, c. 16, § 129, XIII, p. 130;   R.S.1913, § 4476;   C.S.1922, § 3861;   C.S.1929, § 15-264;   R.S.1943, § 15-266;  Laws 2020, LB1003, § 76.
NE Code § 15-268 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 15 - Cities of the Primary Class|15-268 - Weeds; destruction and removal; procedure; special assessment.

15-268.  Weeds; destruction and removal; procedure; special assessment.A city of the primary class may provide for the destruction and removal of weeds and worthless vegetation growing upon any lot, lots, or lands within the corporate limits of such city or within its extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction or upon the streets and alleys abutting upon any lot, lots, or lands, and such city may require the owner or owners of such lot, lots, or lands to destroy and remove such weeds and worthless vegetation therefrom and from the streets and alleys abutting thereon. If, after five days' notice by publication, by certified United States mail, or by the conspicuous posting of the notice on the lot or land upon which the nuisance exists, the owner or owners fail, neglect, or refuse to destroy or remove the nuisance, the city, through its proper officers, shall destroy and remove the nuisance, or cause the nuisance to be destroyed or removed, from the lot, lots, or lands and streets and alleys abutting thereon and shall assess the cost thereof against such lot, lots, or lands as a special assessment.Source   Laws 1915, c. 215, § 1, p. 484;   C.S.1922, § 3863;   C.S.1929, § 15-266;   R.S.1943, § 15-268;   Laws 1988, LB 973, § 1;  Laws 2009, LB495, § 2;  Laws 2015, LB266, § 4;  Laws 2015, LB361, § 13;  Laws 2020, LB1003, § 77.  Annotations  This section provides local governing bodies with adequate limitations and standards for carrying out the statute's duties. Thus, the statute does not violate constitutional standards regarding delegations of legislative powers. Howard v. City of Lincoln, 243 Neb. 5, 497 N.W.2d 53 (1993). It is the duty of city to destroy weeds if owner does not. Greenwood v. City of Lincoln, 156 Neb. 142, 55 N.W.2d 343 (1952).
NE Code § 15-268.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 15 - Cities of the Primary Class|15-268.01 - Garbage or refuse; constituting a nuisance; collection and removal; notice.

15-268.01.  Garbage or refuse; constituting a nuisance; collection and removal; notice.(1) Any city of the primary class may provide for the collection and removal of garbage or refuse found upon any lot, lots, or land within the corporate limits of such city or within the extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction of the city, or upon the streets, roads, or alleys abutting such lot, lots, or land, which constitutes a public nuisance. The city may require the owner, owners, duly authorized agent, or tenant of such lot, lots, or land to remove the garbage or refuse therefrom and from the streets, roads, or alleys abutting thereon.(2) Notice that removal of garbage or refuse is necessary shall be given to (a)(i) the owner or owners, or (ii) the duly authorized agent, and (b) the tenant. Such notice shall be provided by personal service or by certified mail. After providing such notice, the city through its proper offices shall, in addition to other proper remedies, remove the garbage or refuse, or cause it to be removed, from such lot, lots, or land, and streets, roads, or alleys abutting thereon.(3) If the mayor of such city shall declare that the accumulation of such garbage or refuse upon any lot, lots, or land constitutes an immediate nuisance and hazard to public health and safety, the city shall remove the garbage or refuse from such lot, lots, or land twenty-four hours after notice by personal service in accordance with subsection (2) of this section if such garbage or refuse has not been removed.Source   Laws 1977, LB 74, § 1;  Laws 2020, LB1003, § 78.
NE Code § 15-268.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 15 - Cities of the Primary Class|15-268.02 - Garbage or refuse; nuisance; removal by city; assess cost.

15-268.02.  Garbage or refuse; nuisance; removal by city; assess cost.Whenever any city of the primary class removes any garbage or refuse from any lot, lots, or land pursuant to section 15-268.01, it shall, after a hearing before and conducted by the city council, assess the cost of the removal against such lot, lots, or land.Source  Laws 1977, LB 74, § 2.
NE Code § 15-269 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 15 - Cities of the Primary Class|15-269 - Offstreet parking; legislative findings; necessity.

15-269.  Offstreet parking; legislative findings; necessity.The Legislature finds and declares that the great increase in the number of motor vehicles, including buses and trucks, has created hazards to life and property in cities of the primary class in Nebraska. In order to remove or reduce the hazards to life and property and the inconvenience of congested traffic on the streets in such cities in this state, it is deemed necessary and of general benefit to the entire State of Nebraska to provide means for such cities in Nebraska to own offstreet parking facilities for the parking of motor vehicles.Source   Laws 1967, c. 51, § 1, p. 185;  Laws 2020, LB1003, § 79.  Cross References  For other provisions on offstreet parking, see section 19-3301 et seq.
NE Code § 15-270 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 15 - Cities of the Primary Class|15-270 - Offstreet parking; own, purchase, construct, equip, lease, or operate; right of eminent domain.

15-270.  Offstreet parking; own, purchase, construct, equip, lease, or operate; right of eminent domain.Any city of the primary class in Nebraska may own, purchase, construct, equip, lease, or operate within such city offstreet motor vehicle parking facilities for the use of the general public. Any such city shall have the authority to acquire by grant, contract, purchase, or through the condemnation of property, as provided in sections 76-704 to 76-724, all real or personal property, including a site or sites on which to construct such facilities, necessary or convenient in the carrying out of this grant of power.Source   Laws 1967, c. 51, § 2, p. 185;  Laws 2020, LB1003, § 80.
NE Code § 15-271 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 15 - Cities of the Primary Class|15-271 - Offstreet parking; revenue bonds; authorized.

15-271.  Offstreet parking; revenue bonds; authorized.(1) In order to pay the cost required by any purchase, construction, lease, or condemnation of property and equipping of offstreet motor vehicle parking facilities, or the enlargement of presently owned offstreet motor vehicle parking facilities, a city of the primary class may issue revenue bonds to provide the funds for such improvements, except that any such city may not issue revenue bonds under sections 15-269 to 15-276 to acquire any privately owned parking garage or privately owned commercial parking lot having space for the parking of two hundred or more motor vehicles.(2) Any ordinance authorizing such revenue bonds may contain such covenants and provisions to protect and safeguard the security of the holders of such bonds as shall be deemed necessary to assure the prompt payment of the principal thereof and the interest thereon.(3) Such revenue bonds shall not be sold at discounts exceeding five percent, and such bonds shall not bear interest in excess of the rate of interest specified in section 45-104.01, as such rate may from time to time be adjusted by the Legislature. Such bonds shall be issued for such terms as the ordinance authorizing them shall prescribe but shall not mature later than fifty years after the date of issuance thereof.(4) Any such revenue bonds which may be issued shall not be included in computing the maximum amount of bonds which the issuing city of the primary class may be authorized to issue under its charter or any statute of this state. If any city has installed or installs onstreet parking meters, it may pledge all or any part of the revenue of such parking meters, not previously pledged, as security for the bonds authorized by this section.Source   Laws 1967, c. 51, § 3, p. 186;   Laws 1980, LB 933, § 6;   Laws 1981, LB 167, § 7;  Laws 2020, LB1003, § 81.
NE Code § 15-272 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 15 - Cities of the Primary Class|15-272 - Offstreet parking; revenue bonds; agreements; terms.

15-272.  Offstreet parking; revenue bonds; agreements; terms.A city of the primary class may make and enter into any and all contracts and agreements with any individual, public or private corporation, or agency of this state or of the United States, as may be necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers under sections 15-269 to 15-276. In the exercise of this authority, such city may make such contracts and agreements as may be needed for the payment of the revenue bonds authorized by sections 15-269 to 15-276 and for the successful operation of the parking facilities. In the exercise of this authority, the city may lease or grant concessions for the use of the facilities or various portions thereof to one or more operators to provide for the efficient operation of the facilities, but no lease or concession shall run for a period in excess of thirty years. In granting any lease or concession, or in making any contract or agreement, the city shall retain such control of the facilities as may be necessary to insure that the facilities will be properly operated in the public interest and that the rates, charges, or prices are reasonable.Source   Laws 1967, c. 51, § 4, p. 186;  Laws 2020, LB1003, § 82.
NE Code § 15-273 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 15 - Cities of the Primary Class|15-273 - Offstreet parking; rules and regulations; security for bonds.

15-273.  Offstreet parking; rules and regulations; security for bonds.A city of the primary class is authorized to make all necessary rules and regulations governing the use, operation, and control of offstreet motor vehicle parking facilities constructed or acquired under sections 15-269 to 15-276. Such city shall establish and maintain equitable rates sufficient in amount to pay for the cost of the operation, repair, and upkeep of the facilities to be purchased, acquired, or leased, and the principal of and interest on any revenue bonds issued pursuant to sections 15-269 to 15-276. The city may also make any other agreements with the purchasers of the bonds for the security of the issuing city and the purchasers of such bonds not in contravention of sections 15-269 to 15-276.Source   Laws 1967, c. 51, § 5, p. 187;  Laws 2020, LB1003, § 83.
NE Code § 15-274 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 15 - Cities of the Primary Class|15-274 - Offstreet parking; revenue bonds; performance; action to compel.

15-274.  Offstreet parking; revenue bonds; performance; action to compel.The provisions of sections 15-269 to 15-276 and of any ordinance authorizing the issuance of bonds under such sections shall constitute a contract with the holders of such bonds, and any holder of a bond or bonds or any of the coupons of any bond or bonds of such city of the primary class, issued under sections 15-269 to 15-276, may either in law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus, or other proceedings, enforce and compel the performance of all duties required by such sections or by the ordinance authorizing the bonds, including the making and collection of sufficient charges and fees for service and the use thereof, and the application of income and revenue thereof.Source   Laws 1967, c. 51, § 6, p. 187;  Laws 2020, LB1003, § 84.
NE Code § 15-275 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 15 - Cities of the Primary Class|15-275 - Offstreet parking; revenue from onstreet parking meters; use.

15-275.  Offstreet parking; revenue from onstreet parking meters; use.Any city of the primary class is authorized to use any or all of the revenue from onstreet parking meters for the purpose set forth in section 15-270 if such revenue has not been pledged for the payment of revenue bonds authorized by the provisions of sections 15-269 to 15-276.Source  Laws 1967, c. 51, § 7, p. 187.
NE Code § 15-276 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 15 - Cities of the Primary Class|15-276 - Offstreet parking; sections; supplementary to existing law.

15-276.  Offstreet parking; sections; supplementary to existing law.Sections 15-269 to 15-276 are supplementary to existing statutes relating to cities of the primary class and confer upon such cities powers not heretofore granted.Source  Laws 1967, c. 51, § 8, p. 188.
NE Code § 15-277 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 15 - Cities of the Primary Class|15-277 - Commission on the status of women; establish; fund.

15-277.  Commission on the status of women; establish; fund.A city of the primary class may establish and fund a commission on the status of women. Such commission shall advise the mayor and city council on the existence of social, economic, and legal barriers affecting women and ways to eliminate such barriers.Source  Laws 1980, LB 780, § 3.
NE Code § 15-278 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 15 - Cities of the Primary Class|15-278 - Commission on the status of women; purposes.

15-278.  Commission on the status of women; purposes.The purpose of a commission established under section 15-277 shall be to emphasize studying the changing and developing roles of women in American society including:(1) Recognition of socioeconomic factors that influence the status of women;(2) Development of individual potential;(3) Encouragement of women to utilize their capabilities and assume leadership roles;(4) Coordination of efforts of numerous women's organizations interested in the welfare of women;(5) Identification and recognition of contributions made by Nebraska women to the community, state, and nation;(6) Implementation of this section when improved working conditions, financial security, and legal status of both sexes are involved; and(7) Promotion of legislation to improve any situation when implementation of subdivisions (1) to (6) of this section indicates a need for change.Source  Laws 1980, LB 780, § 4.
NE Code § 15-301 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 15 - Cities of the Primary Class|15-301 - Elections; when held.

15-301.  Elections; when held.The general city elections in cities of the primary class shall be held on the first Tuesday in May of every odd-numbered year. All city elections shall be conducted in accordance with the Election Act.Source   Laws 1901, c. 16, § 12, p. 74;   Laws 1905, c. 16, § 1 1/2, p. 200;   Laws 1905, c. 17, § 1, p. 213;   R.S.1913, § 4478;   C.S.1922, § 3864;   C.S.1929, § 15-301;   R.S.1943, § 15-301;   Laws 1961, c. 36, § 4, p. 162;   Laws 1982, LB 807, § 40;   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 481. Cross References   City council, election, see section 32-535.  Election Act, see section 32-101.  Home rule charter, election provisions, see sections 32-501, 32-537, 32-556, 32-568, 32-606, 32-608, and 32-1302.  Vacancies, see sections 32-568 and 32-569.
NE Code § 15-307 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 15 - Cities of the Primary Class|15-307 - Elective officers; bond or insurance.

15-307.  Elective officers; bond or insurance.All elective officers of a city of the primary class, except city council members, shall give a good and sufficient bond or evidence of equivalent insurance in an amount to be fixed by ordinance, for the faithful performance of their duties. Each city council member before entering upon the duties of his or her office shall give a bond or evidence of equivalent insurance in favor of the city in the sum of two thousand dollars. If a bond is given, it shall be signed by a surety company or by two or more good and sufficient sureties who are residents of such city, who shall justify that he or she is worth at least two thousand dollars over and above his or her debts, liabilities, and exemptions, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of the city council members and conditioned further that if the city council members vote for an expenditure of money or the creation of any liability in excess of the amount allowed by law, or vote for the transfer of any sum of money from one fund to another where such transfer is not allowed by law, such city council members and surety or sureties signing the bonds shall be liable thereon.Source   Laws 1901, c. 16, § 16, p. 76;   R.S.1913, § 4484;   C.S.1922, § 3870;   C.S.1929, § 15-307;   R.S.1943, § 15-307;  Laws 2007, LB347, § 5;  Laws 2020, LB1003, § 85.  Cross References  Joint control of funds by principal and surety on bond, see section 11-130.
NE Code § 15-308 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 15 - Cities of the Primary Class|15-308 - Appointive officers; bond or insurance.

15-308.  Appointive officers; bond or insurance.All appointive officers of a city of the primary class before entering upon their respective duties shall give a good and sufficient bond or evidence of equivalent insurance in an amount to be fixed by ordinance in favor of the city, conditioned upon the faithful performance of their duties.Source   Laws 1901, c. 16, § 17, p. 76;   R.S.1913, § 4485;   C.S.1922, § 3871;   C.S.1929, § 15-308;   R.S.1943, § 15-308;  Laws 2007, LB347, § 6;  Laws 2020, LB1003, § 86.  Cross References  Joint control of funds by principal and surety on bond, see section 11-130.
NE Code § 15-309 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 15 - Cities of the Primary Class|15-309 - Officers, employees; compensation.

15-309.  Officers, employees; compensation.The city council of a city of the primary class shall have the power by ordinance to fix the salaries of the officers and employees of the city and provide by ordinance for the forfeiting of the salary of any officer or employee.Source   Laws 1901, c. 16, § 21, p. 77;   Laws 1905, c. 16, § 4, p. 202;   Laws 1907, c. 9, § 3, p. 76;   Laws 1913, c. 5, § 1, p. 58;   R.S.1913, § 4486;   C.S.1922, § 3872;   C.S.1929, § 15-309;   R.S.1943, § 15-309;  Laws 2020, LB1003, § 87.
NE Code § 15-309.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 15 - Cities of the Primary Class|15-309.01 - Officer; extra compensation prohibited; exception.

15-309.01.  Officer; extra compensation prohibited; exception.No officer of a city of the primary class shall receive any pay or perquisite from the city other than his or her salary, and the city council shall not pay or appropriate any money or other valuable thing to any person, not an officer, for the performance of any act, service, or duty, the performance of which shall come within the proper scope of the duties of any officer of the city, unless such money or other valuable thing is specifically appropriated and ordered by unanimous vote of all members elected to the city council.Source   Laws 1901, c. 16, § 67, p. 94;   R.S.1913, § 4520;   C.S.1922, § 3906;   C.S.1929, § 15-603;   R.S.1943, § 15-603;   Laws 1957, c. 38, § 1, p. 206;   Laws 1961, c. 283, § 1, p. 829;   Laws 1969, c. 68, § 1, p. 384;   Laws 1983, LB 370, § 6;   R.S.1943, (1983), § 15-603;  Laws 2020, LB1003, § 88.
NE Code § 15-310 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 15 - Cities of the Primary Class|15-310 - Mayor; head of city government; powers and duties.

15-310.  Mayor; head of city government; powers and duties.The mayor shall be the chief executive officer of a city of the primary class. The executive and administrative power of a city of the primary class shall be vested in and exercised by the mayor, who shall also be the ceremonial head of the city government. The mayor shall enforce the city ordinances and all applicable laws. The mayor may administer oaths, may perform all the duties devolving upon a magistrate, and shall sign commissions and appointments of all officers appointed by him or her with city council approval.Source   Laws 1901, c. 16, § 22, p. 78;   R.S.1913, § 4487;   C.S.1922, § 3873;   C.S.1929, § 15-310;   R.S.1943, § 15-310;   Laws 1963, c. 56, § 1, p. 236;  Laws 2020, LB1003, § 89.
NE Code § 15-311 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 15 - Cities of the Primary Class|15-311 - Mayor; territorial jurisdiction.

15-311.  Mayor; territorial jurisdiction.The mayor of a city of the primary class shall have such jurisdiction as may be vested in him or her by ordinance, over all places within the city of the primary class or within its extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction, for the enforcement of the health ordinances and regulations thereof, and for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of all such ordinances, except that the ordinances respecting taxation shall not be enforced outside of the corporate limits of such city of the primary class.Source   Laws 1901, c. 16, § 25, p. 78;   R.S.1913, § 4488;   C.S.1922, § 3874;   C.S.1929, § 15-311;   R.S.1943, § 15-311;   Laws 1967, c. 57, § 3, p. 194;  Laws 2020, LB1003, § 90.
NE Code § 15-314 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 15 - Cities of the Primary Class|15-314 - Mayor and chief of police; citizen aid in law enforcement; powers.

15-314.  Mayor and chief of police; citizen aid in law enforcement; powers.The mayor and chief of police of a city of the primary class shall each have the power to call upon any citizen to aid in the enforcement of any ordinance or suppression of any riot, and any person who shall refuse or neglect to obey such call shall forfeit and pay a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars. Such power shall not be construed to include the appointment of special police or special deputies.Source   Laws 1901, c. 16, § 28, p. 79;   R.S.1913, § 4491;   C.S.1922, § 3877;   C.S.1929, § 15-314;   R.S.1943, § 15-314;   Laws 1976, LB 782, § 11;  Laws 2020, LB1003, § 91.
NE Code § 15-315 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 15 - Cities of the Primary Class|15-315 - Mayor; remission of fines; pardons.

15-315.  Mayor; remission of fines; pardons.The mayor of a city of the primary class shall have the power to remit fines and forfeitures and to grant reprieves and pardons for all offenses arising under the ordinances of the city.Source   Laws 1901, c. 16, § 29, p. 79;   R.S.1913, § 4492;   C.S.1922, § 3878;   C.S.1929, § 15-315;   R.S.1943, § 15-315;  Laws 2020, LB1003, § 92.