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NE Code § 18-1756 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-1756 - Purchase of personal property without bidding; when.

18-1756.  Purchase of personal property without bidding; when.(1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law or a home rule charter, a city or village which has established, by an interlocal agreement with any county, a joint purchasing division or agency may purchase personal property without competitive bidding if the price for the property has been established by the federal General Services Administration or the materiel division of the Department of Administrative Services.(2) For purposes of this section:(a) Personal property includes, but is not limited to, supplies, materials, and equipment used by or furnished to any officer, office, department, institution, board, or other agency; and(b) Purchasing or purchase means the obtaining of personal property by sale, lease, or other contractual means.Source  Laws 1997, LB 315, § 1.
NE Code § 18-1757 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-1757 - Issuance of citations for violations; procedure.

18-1757.  Issuance of citations for violations; procedure.(1) The fire chief or head official of the fire department, fire inspectors as may be designated by such fire chief or head official, or inspectors charged with the enforcement of fire, health, safety, and building or construction codes of a city of the metropolitan class, city of the primary class, or city of the first class shall have the authority, after being trained by a certified law enforcement officer in the policies and procedures for issuance of citations, to issue citations for violations of fire, health, safety, and building or construction codes (a) that constitute infractions or violations of city ordinances, (b) that are violations of the fire, health, safety, or building or construction code that the official or inspector issuing the citation is charged with enforcing, and (c) in which the circumstances do not pose a danger to the official or inspector.(2) If a city of the second class or village has adopted and is enforcing a fire, health, safety, or building or construction code, the fire chief or head official of the fire department, fire inspectors designated by such fire chief or head official, or such inspectors charged with the enforcement of the fire, health, safety, or building or construction code shall have the authority, after being trained by a certified law enforcement officer in the policies and procedures for issuance of citations, to issue citations for violations of fire, health, safety, or building or construction codes (a) that constitute infractions or violations of city or village ordinances, (b) that are violations of the fire, health, safety, or building or construction code that the official or inspector issuing the citation is charged with enforcing, and (c) where the circumstances do not pose a danger to the official or inspector.(3) A citation issued under this section shall be equivalent to and have the same legal effect as a citation issued in lieu of arrest or continued custody by a peace officer if the citation and procedures utilized meet the requirements of sections 29-422 to 29-429. The citation shall be on the same form prescribed under section 29-423. Failure to appear or comply with a citation issued under this section shall be punishable in the same manner as provided in section 29-426. An official or inspector issuing a citation under this section shall not have authority to take a person into custody or detain a person under this section or section 29-427.Source   Laws 1998, LB 109, § 1;   R.S.Supp.,2004, § 19-4801;  Laws 2006, LB 1175, § 3;  Laws 2021, LB163, § 117.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 18-1758 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-1758 - Short-term rentals; municipality; ordinance or other regulation; powers.

18-1758.  Short-term rentals; municipality; ordinance or other regulation; powers.(1) For purposes of this section:(a) Municipality means a city or village; and(b) Short-term rental means a residential property, including a single-family dwelling or a unit in a condominium, cooperative, or time-share, that is rented wholly or partly for a fee for a period not longer than thirty consecutive days.(2) A municipality shall not adopt or enforce an ordinance or other regulation that expressly or effectively prohibits the use of a property as a short-term rental.(3) A municipality may adopt or enforce an ordinance or other regulation that specifically regulates property used as a short-term rental only if the municipality demonstrates that the primary purpose of the ordinance or other regulation is to protect the public's health and safety. An ordinance or other regulation authorized by this subsection includes:(a) Requirements addressing:(i) Fire and building codes;(ii) Health and sanitation;(iii) Traffic control; and(iv) Solid or hazardous waste and pollution control; and(b) Requirements regarding the designation of an emergency contact for the property.(4) A municipality may adopt or enforce an ordinance or other regulation that imposes a sales tax or an occupation tax on short-term rentals if the tax is otherwise permitted by applicable law.(5) A municipality may adopt or enforce an ordinance or other regulation that limits or prohibits the use of a short-term rental only if the law limits or prohibits the use of a short-term rental for the purpose of:(a) Housing sex offenders;(b) Operating a structured sober living home or similar enterprise;(c) Selling illegal drugs;(d) Selling alcohol or another activity that requires a permit or license under the Nebraska Liquor Control Act; or(e) Operating a sexually oriented business.(6) A municipality shall apply an ordinance or other regulation regulating land use to a short-term rental in the same manner as another similar property. An ordinance or other regulation described by this subsection includes:(a) Residential use and other zoning matters;(b) Noise and other nuisances; and(c) Property maintenance.(7) This section shall not be construed to affect regulations of a private entity, including a homeowners association organized under the Condominium Property Act or the Nebraska Condominium Act.Source Laws 2019, LB57, § 1. Cross References   Condominium Property Act, see section 76-801.  Nebraska Condominium Act, see section 76-825.  Nebraska Liquor Control Act, see section 53-101.
NE Code § 18-1801 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-1801 - Various purpose bonds; power to issue.

18-1801.  Various purpose bonds; power to issue.Whenever any city or village is authorized to issue bonds that would constitute a general obligation of the city or village and such city or village has taken all preliminary steps required for the issuance of two or more issuances of such bonds, except the enactment of an ordinance or resolution prescribing the form of such bonds, the city or village may combine all such proposed bonds into a single issue in the total amount of the aggregate of the proposed separate issues and issue and sell such bonds at not less than par. The bonds shall be known as Various Purpose Bonds of the City (or Village) of ........ .Source   Laws 1961, c. 56, § 1, p. 209;  Laws 2021, LB163, § 118.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 18-1802 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-1802 - Various purpose bonds; terms; payment.

18-1802.  Various purpose bonds; terms; payment.Any various purpose bonds issued under section 18-1801 shall be authorized by an ordinance enacted by a majority vote of the governing body of the city or village. The ordinance shall state the various proposed bonds and the amount of each proposed issue which have been combined in the various purpose bonds. The various purpose bonds may mature and bear interest as the governing body may determine but the amount of each proposed separate issue included therein shall mature and bear interest within the maturity and interest limitations which would be applicable to such separate issue as if it were issued independently. The proceeds received from the sale of such bonds shall be allocated and applied to the same purposes as the proceeds of the separate bond issues would have been applied if issued. All money collected from special assessments or other special funds which might have been applied on the payment of any bonds if issued separately shall be kept in a special account and used to pay the principal and interest on the various purpose bonds of the city or village.Source   Laws 1961, c. 56, § 2, p. 209;   Laws 1972, LB 885, § 1;  Laws 2021, LB163, § 119.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 18-1803 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-1803 - Revenue bonds; purpose; issuance; terms, defined.

18-1803.  Revenue bonds; purpose; issuance; terms, defined.Any city or village shall have the power to issue revenue bonds for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, improving, extending, equipping, or furnishing any revenue-producing facility within or without its corporate limits that the city or village has power to acquire, construct, reconstruct, extend, equip, improve, or operate and for any purpose necessary or incidental to any such purpose and for the purpose of refunding any such bonds and for the purpose of refunding general obligation bonds of the city or village issued to construct part or all of such revenue-producing facilities including refunding any general obligation bonds which may have been issued to refund any bonds issued to construct part or all of such revenue-producing facilities. Cities of the primary class may also issue revenue bonds for any public purpose in connection with or related to any such revenue-producing facility. For the purposes of sections 18-1803 to 18-1805, bonds shall mean and include bonds, notes, warrants, or debentures, including notes issued pending permanent revenue bond financing. For the purposes of sections 18-1803 to 18-1805, facility means and includes, but is not limited to, all or part of a revenue-producing undertaking, such as a health care facility, waterworks plant, water system, sanitary sewer system, sewage disposal plant, gas plant, electric light and power plant, electric distribution system, or airport facility, including an ownership interest in any such undertaking, or any combination of two or more such undertakings or an interest or interests therein.Source   Laws 1967, c. 80, § 1, p. 254;   Laws 1976, LB 825, § 6;  Laws 2005, LB 169, § 1;  Laws 2021, LB163, § 120.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 18-1805 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-1805 - Revenue bonds issued prior to October 23, 1967; sections, how construed.

18-1805.  Revenue bonds issued prior to October 23, 1967; sections, how construed.The provisions of sections 18-1803 to 18-1805 shall not in any way govern, impair, or restrict the issuance of revenue bonds authorized by the municipality prior to October 23, 1967.The provisions of sections 18-1803 to 18-1805 shall be independent of and in addition to any other provisions of the laws of the State of Nebraska or provisions of home rule charters, and revenue bonds may be issued under the provisions of sections 18-1803 to 18-1805 for any purpose authorized in such sections even though other provisions of the laws of the State of Nebraska or provisions of home rule charters may provide for the issuance of revenue bonds for the same or similar purposes. The provisions of sections 18-1803 to 18-1805 shall not be considered amendatory of or limited by any other provisions of the laws of the State of Nebraska or provisions of home rule charters, and revenue bonds may be issued under the provisions of sections 18-1803 to 18-1805 without complying with the restrictions or requirements of any other provisions of the laws of the State of Nebraska, except when specifically required by sections 18-1803 to 18-1805, or without complying with the restrictions or requirements of home rule charters. Nothing in sections 18-1803 to 18-1805 shall prohibit or limit the issuance of revenue bonds in accordance with the provisions of other applicable laws of the State of Nebraska or of home rule charters if the governing body shall determine to issue such revenue bonds under such other laws or charter or otherwise limit the provisions of any home rule charter.Source   Laws 1967, c. 80, § 3, p. 256;   Laws 1976, LB 825, § 8;  Laws 2001, LB 420, § 19.
NE Code § 18-1902 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-1902 - Plumbing board; organization; records.

18-1902.  Plumbing board; organization; records.The plumbing board shall organize by selecting one member as chairperson. The plumbing inspector shall be the secretary of the board. It shall be the duty of the secretary to keep full, true, and correct minutes and records of all licenses issued by the plumbing board, together with their kinds and dates, and the names of the persons to whom issued, in books to be provided by such city or village for that purpose, which books and records shall be open for free inspection by all persons during business hours.Source   Laws 1901, c. 21, § 2, p. 322;   R.S.1913, § 5275;   C.S.1922, § 4498;   C.S.1929, § 19-302;   R.S.1943, § 19-302;   Laws 1961, c. 57, § 2, p. 211;  Laws 2020, LB107, § 2;  Laws 2021, LB163, § 122.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 18-1903 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-1903 - Plumbing board members; compensation.

18-1903.  Plumbing board members; compensation.On being appointed, the members of the plumbing board shall each receive as a salary an amount to be determined by the city council or chairperson and village board of trustees.Source   Laws 1901, c. 21, § 12, p. 325;   R.S.1913, § 5276;   C.S.1922, § 4499;   C.S.1929, § 19-303;   R.S.1943, § 19-303;   Laws 1955, c. 54, § 1, p. 176;   Laws 1961, c. 57, § 3, p. 211;   Laws 1973, LB 103, § 2;   Laws 1995, LB 36, § 2;  Laws 2020, LB107, § 3.
NE Code § 18-1904 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-1904 - Plumbing board; meetings; examination for license; rules and regulations.

18-1904.  Plumbing board; meetings; examination for license; rules and regulations.The plumbing board shall fix stated times and places of meeting, which times shall not be less than once each year, and meetings may be held more often upon written call of the chairperson of the board. The chairperson of the plumbing board shall also call a meeting of the plumbing board upon the written request of a license applicant, licensee, or another member of the plumbing board. Such meeting shall be held within four weeks of such written request. The plumbing board shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations for the examination, at such times and places, of all persons who desire a license to work at the construction or repairing of plumbing within the city or village, and also within the area of the extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction of cities of the metropolitan class.Source   Laws 1901, c. 21, § 4, p. 323;   R.S.1913, § 5277;   C.S.1922, § 4500;   C.S.1929, § 19-304;   R.S.1943, § 19-304;   Laws 1961, c. 57, § 4, p. 212;   Laws 1965, c. 76, § 1, p. 310;  Laws 2020, LB107, § 4.
NE Code § 18-1905 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-1905 - Assistant inspector; plumbing board members; compensation; meetings, restriction.

18-1905.  Assistant inspector; plumbing board members; compensation; meetings, restriction.The assistant inspectors shall receive a salary in an amount to be determined by the city council or village board of trustees. The members of the plumbing board, not ex officio members, shall be paid an amount to be determined by the city council or village board of trustees. No meeting of the plumbing board shall be held at any time, except on the call of the chairperson of such board. All salaries shall be paid out of the general fund of the city or village, where the plumbing board is located, the same as other city or village officers are paid. Vouchers for the same shall be duly certified by the chairperson and secretary of such plumbing board to the city council, city manager, or village board of trustees.Source   Laws 1901, c. 21, § 13, p. 325;   R.S.1913, § 5278;   C.S.1922, § 4501;   C.S.1929, § 19-305;   R.S.1943, § 19-305;   Laws 1955, c. 54, § 2, p. 176;   Laws 1961, c. 57, § 5, p. 212;   Laws 1973, LB 103, § 3;  Laws 2021, LB163, § 123.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 18-1907 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-1907 - License; examination; when; subject matter.

18-1907.  License; examination; when; subject matter.Any person desiring to do any plumbing, or to work at the business of plumbing, in any city or village which has established a plumbing board, shall make written application to the plumbing board for examination for a license, which examination shall be made at the next meeting of the plumbing board, or at an adjourned meeting. The plumbing board shall examine the applicant as to his or her practical knowledge of plumbing, house drainage, ventilation, and sanitation, which examination shall be practical as well as theoretical, and if the applicant has shown himself or herself competent, the plumbing board shall cause its chairperson and secretary to execute and deliver to the applicant a license authorizing him or her to do plumbing in such city or village and also within the area of extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction of cities of the metropolitan class.Source   Laws 1901, c. 21, § 5, p. 323;   R.S.1913, § 5280;   C.S.1922, § 4503;   C.S.1929, § 19-307;   R.S.1943, § 19-307;   Laws 1961, c. 57, § 7, p. 213;   Laws 1965, c. 76, § 2, p. 310;   Laws 1997, LB 752, § 76;  Laws 2021, LB163, § 124.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 18-1908 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-1908 - License; renewal; reexamination; when.

18-1908.  License; renewal; reexamination; when.All original and renewal licenses may be renewed by the plumbing board at the dates of their expiration. Such renewal licenses shall be granted, without a reexamination, upon the written application of the licensee filed with the plumbing board and showing that his or her purposes and condition remain unchanged and that he or she has complied with all other applicable rules and regulations required by the city council or village board of trustees. If it is made to appear by affidavit before the plumbing board that the applicant is no longer competent or entitled to such renewal license, then the renewal license shall not be granted until the applicant has undergone the examination required pursuant to sections 18-1901 to 18-1913.Source   Laws 1901, c. 21, § 6, p. 323;   R.S.1913, § 5281;   C.S.1922, § 4504;   C.S.1929, § 19-308;   R.S.1943, § 19-308;  Laws 2020, LB107, § 6.
NE Code § 18-1909 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-1909 - License; term; revocation; suspension; grounds; notice and hearing.

18-1909.  License; term; revocation; suspension; grounds; notice and hearing.All original and renewal plumbing licenses shall be good for one year or two years from the date of issuance as determined by the plumbing board, except that any license may be revoked or suspended by the plumbing board at any time upon a hearing upon sufficient written, sworn charges filed with the plumbing board showing the holder of the license to be incompetent or guilty of a willful breach of the rules, regulations, or requirements of the plumbing board or of the laws or ordinances relating thereto or of other causes sufficient for the revocation or suspension of his or her license, of which charges and hearing the holder of such license shall have written notice.Source   Laws 1901, c. 21, § 7, p. 324;   R.S.1913, § 5282;   C.S.1922, § 4505;   C.S.1929, § 19-309;   R.S.1943, § 19-309;   Laws 1990, LB 1221, § 3;   Laws 1995, LB 36, § 3;  Laws 2021, LB163, § 125.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 18-1910 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-1910 - License; required; compliance with codes; exception.

18-1910.  License; required; compliance with codes; exception.It shall be unlawful for any person to do any plumbing in any city or village, or within the area of extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction of cities of the metropolitan class, which has established a plumbing board unless the person holds a proper license. It shall be unlawful for any person to make any connection to water mains extended from within and beyond the extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction of a city of the metropolitan class which has established a plumbing board, unless the person complies with the applicable plumbing codes of the city of the metropolitan class and holds a proper license as required by such city. The requirements of this section shall not apply to employees of the water utility of such city or village acting within the scope of their employment.Source   Laws 1901, c. 21, § 8, p. 324;   R.S.1913, § 5283;   C.S.1922, § 4506;   C.S.1929, § 19-310;   R.S.1943, § 19-310;   Laws 1961, c. 57, § 8, p. 213;   Laws 1965, c. 76, § 3, p. 310;   Laws 1972, LB 1257, § 1;  Laws 2021, LB163, § 126.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 18-1911 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-1911 - License; fees; disposition.

18-1911.  License; fees; disposition.The amount of the fees for original and renewal licenses shall be as established by the city council or village board of trustees based on the amounts actually necessary to administer the licensing program, but not to exceed twenty-five dollars per license. All license fees shall be paid to the city treasurer or village treasurer to be distributed in accordance with Article VII, section 5, of the Constitution of Nebraska.Source   Laws 1901, c. 21, § 9, p. 324;   R.S.1913, § 5284;   C.S.1922, § 4507;   C.S.1929, § 19-311;   R.S.1943, § 19-311;   Laws 1961, c. 57, § 9, p. 214;   Laws 1995, LB 36, § 4;  Laws 2020, LB107, § 7.
NE Code § 18-1912 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-1912 - Inspector; duties; assistants.

18-1912.  Inspector; duties; assistants.The city or village plumbing inspector shall inspect all plumbing work in process of construction, alteration, or repair within the inspector's respective jurisdiction, and for which a permit either has or has not been granted, and shall report to the plumbing board all violations of any law, ordinance, or rule or regulation of the plumbing board, in connection with the plumbing work being done, and shall perform such other appropriate duties as may be required of such inspector by the plumbing board. If necessary, the mayor, by the consent of the city council, the city manager, or the chairperson of the village board of trustees, shall employ one or more assistant inspectors, who shall be licensed plumbers, to assist in the performance of the duties of the plumbing inspector.Source   Laws 1901, c. 21, § 10, p. 324;   R.S.1913, § 5285;   C.S 1922, § 4508;   C.S.1929, § 19-312;   R.S.1943, § 19-312;   Laws 1961, c. 57, § 10, p. 214;  Laws 2021, LB163, § 127.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021