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NE Code § 14-1822 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class|14-1822 - Metropolitan transit authority; transportation system; operation; rates and fares; adequate revenue.

14-1822.  Metropolitan transit authority; transportation system; operation; rates and fares; adequate revenue.The board shall make all rules and regulations, according to its discretion, governing the operation of the transportation system, and shall determine all routings and change the same whenever deemed advisable by the board. The board shall fix rates, fares, and charges for transportation, except that such revenue, together with revenue made available through taxation and revenue from any grants or loans received as provided in the Transit Authority Law, shall be at all times sufficient in the aggregate to provide revenue: (1) For the payment of the interest on and principal of all revenue bonds or certificates and equipment trust notes or certificates and other obligations of the authority, and to meet all other charges upon such revenue as provided by any trust agreement executed by the authority in connection with the issuance of revenue bonds or certificates under the Transit Authority Law; (2) for the payment of all operating costs of whatsoever character incidental to the operation of the transportation system; and (3) for the payment of any other costs and charges for the acquisition, installation, replacement, or reconstruction of equipment, structures, or rights-of-way not financed through issuance of revenue bonds or certificates.Source   Laws 1957, c. 23, § 22, p. 173;   Laws 1972, LB 1275, § 18;   Laws 1998, LB 1191, § 14. Annotations The jurisdiction and powers herein given a transit authority is for local control and does not affect the general control vested in the Public Service Commission by the Constitution. Ritums v. Howell, 190 Neb. 503, 209 N.W.2d 160 (1973).
NE Code § 14-1822.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class|14-1822.01 - Expired.

14-1822.01.  Expired.
NE Code § 14-1823 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class|14-1823 - Metropolitan transit authority; transportation system; modernization; depreciation policy.

14-1823.  Metropolitan transit authority; transportation system; modernization; depreciation policy.It shall be the duty of the board, as promptly as possible, to rehabilitate, reconstruct, and modernize all portions of any transportation system acquired, and to maintain at all times an adequate and modern transportation system suitable and adapted to the needs of the county, city, or village served by the authority, and for safe, comfortable, convenient, and expeditious service. To assure modern, attractive transportation service the board may establish a depreciation policy which makes provision for the continuous and prompt replacement of worn out and obsolete property and the board may make provision for such depreciation of the property of the authority as is not offset by current expenditures for maintenance, repairs, and replacements, under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the board.Source   Laws 1957, c. 23, § 23, p. 174;   Laws 1972, LB 1275, § 19;  Laws 2003, LB 720, § 7.
NE Code § 14-1825 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class|14-1825 - Metropolitan transit authority; labor contracts; collective bargaining.

14-1825.  Metropolitan transit authority; labor contracts; collective bargaining.The board may deal with and enter into written contracts with the employees of the authority through accredited representatives of such employees or representatives of any labor organization authorized to act for such employees, concerning wages, salaries, hours, and general working conditions. All employees of all classes serving any passenger transportation company at the time of its acquisition by the authority shall continue in their respective positions and at their respective compensations for three months after any such acquisition. Thereafter, the board shall exercise its discretion as to retention of and compensation of employees of all classes; Provided, the terms and conditions of any existing collective-bargaining agreement between any passenger transportation company, acquired by the authority, and its employees shall be recognized and accepted by the board.Source  Laws 1957, c. 23, § 25, p. 175.
NE Code § 14-1826 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class|14-1826 - Act, how cited.

14-1826.  Act, how cited.Sections 14-1801 to 14-1826 shall be known and may be cited as the Transit Authority Law.Source   Laws 1957, c. 23, § 28, p. 176;   Laws 1972, LB 1275, § 20;   Laws 1998, LB 1191, § 15.
NE Code § 14-2001 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class|14-2001 - Landmark heritage preservation district; commission; creation; purpose.

14-2001.  Landmark heritage preservation district; commission; creation; purpose.Any city of the metropolitan class may by ordinance provide for the creation and establishment of landmark heritage preservation districts and a landmark heritage preservation commission for the purpose of preserving buildings, lands, areas, or districts within any such city which are determined by the commission to possess particular historical, architectural, cultural, or educational value.Source  Laws 1976, LB 711, § 1.
NE Code § 14-2002 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class|14-2002 - Landmark heritage preservation commission; powers and duties; limitation.

14-2002.  Landmark heritage preservation commission; powers and duties; limitation.(1) The powers and duties of any landmark heritage preservation commission created pursuant to sections 14-2001 to 14-2004 shall be such as are delegated or assigned by the ordinance establishing such commission. The city council shall specifically state in such ordinance which powers the commission shall be allowed to exercise.(2) The powers of a landmark heritage preservation commission shall not be repugnant to any other provision of law and shall be exercised only in the manner prescribed by the ordinance. No action of the commission shall contravene any provision of a municipal zoning or planning ordinance unless such action is expressly authorized by the city council.Source  Laws 1976, LB 711, § 2.
NE Code § 14-2003 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class|14-2003 - City of the metropolitan class; eminent domain; when; procedure.

14-2003.  City of the metropolitan class; eminent domain; when; procedure.(1) Each city of the metropolitan class may exercise its power of eminent domain to maintain or preserve buildings, lands, areas, or districts which have been determined by the landmark heritage preservation commission to be of historical, architectural, cultural, or educational value.(2) Within a landmark heritage preservation district a city of the metropolitan class shall not exercise its power of eminent domain to acquire property for the purpose of demolition and reconveyance for private use. This subsection shall not be applicable to any eminent domain action filed by such city prior to September 6, 1991.(3) Whenever it becomes necessary to take control of property pursuant to and for the purposes stated in this section, the purpose and necessity for such control shall be declared by ordinance. The procedure to condemn property shall be exercised in the manner set forth in sections 76-704 to 76-724.Source   Laws 1976, LB 711, § 3;   Laws 1991, LB 247, § 1.
NE Code § 14-2004 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class|14-2004 - Landmark heritage preservation commission; membership; qualifications; appointed by mayor; terms; officers.

14-2004.  Landmark heritage preservation commission; membership; qualifications; appointed by mayor; terms; officers.(1) A landmark heritage preservation commission created pursuant to sections 14-2001 to 14-2004 shall have nine members. If available, one of the members shall be an architect, one shall be a curator or director of an art or other museum, one shall be a professional artist or historian, three shall be interested and qualified persons chosen, as far as possible, from any existing historical society, preservation group, architectural, landscape architectural, interior design, or planning association, or cultural organization, two shall be laypersons, and one shall be an owner or operator of a business or property within a landmark heritage preservation district, which business or property may be owned or operated by a corporation of which such member is an officer, by a partnership in which such member is a partner, or by a limited liability company in which such member is a member.(2) Members shall be appointed by the mayor and approved by the city council and shall serve for terms of three years. Members shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualified. Members may be appointed to successive terms.(3) The commission shall select one of its members as chairperson. The director of the planning department of the city shall act as the executive director of such commission, and staff assistance for the commission shall be provided by the planning department of such city.Source   Laws 1976, LB 711, § 4;   Laws 1991, LB 247, § 2;   Laws 1993, LB 121, § 129.
NE Code § 14-2101 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class|14-2101 - Public utilities district; what shall constitute.

14-2101.  Public utilities district; what shall constitute.Whenever in this state a city of the metropolitan class and one or more adjacent municipalities, sanitary and improvement districts, or unincorporated areas are served in whole or in part by a common public utilities system, owned and controlled by a single corporate public entity as provided for in sections 14-2101 to 14-2157, then the territory within the limits of the city of the metropolitan class and such adjacent municipalities, sanitary and improvement districts, or unincorporated areas, including any sanitary and improvement district or unincorporated area without the city of the metropolitan class or adjacent municipalities that may be now or hereafter served in whole or in part by the common public utilities system, shall form and constitute a public utilities district, except as provided in this section, to be known as the Metropolitan Utilities District of ....................... (inserting the name of the city of the metropolitan class). A municipality, not of the metropolitan class, now actually operating a general waterworks system of its own, shall not be included in the utilities district so long as it continues to operate its own water plant. No sanitary and improvement district or unincorporated area without the adjacent municipalities shall become a part of the utilities district except upon formal approval and proclamation by the board of directors.Source   Laws 1913, c. 143, § 1, p. 349;   R.S.1913, § 4243;   C.S.1922, § 3745;   C.S.1929, § 14-1001;   R.S.1943, § 14-1001;   R.S.1943, (1991), § 14-1001;   Laws 1992, LB 746, § 1. Annotations Sole management and control of all waterworks systems in Omaha have been exercised by district since adoption of this section. Evans v. Metropolitan Utilities Dist., 187 Neb. 261, 188 N.W.2d 851 (1971).
NE Code § 14-2102 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class|14-2102 - Board of directors; qualifications; election; outside member.

14-2102.  Board of directors; qualifications; election; outside member.(1) In each metropolitan utilities district service area, there shall be a board of directors consisting of seven members. The members shall be elected as provided in section 32-540.(2) Registered voters within the boundaries of the district shall be registered voters of such district. A registered voter of the district shall be eligible for the office of director subject to the special qualification of residence for the outside member, except that if the board of directors, by resolution, divides the territory of the district into election subdivisions pursuant to subsection (2) of section 32-540, a registered voter of the district shall be eligible for the office of director from the election subdivision in which he or she resides.(3) The outside member specified in section 32-540 shall be a registered voter residing within the district but outside the corporate limits of the city of the metropolitan class for which the district was created.In the event of the annexation of the area within which the outside member resides, he or she may continue to serve as the outside member until the expiration of the term of office for which such member was elected and until a successor is elected and qualified.Source   Laws 1913, c. 143, § 3, p. 350;   R.S.1913, § 4245;   C.S.1922, § 3747;   C.S.1929, § 14-1003;   R.S.1943, § 14-1003;   Laws 1945, c. 17, § 1, p. 121;   Laws 1953, c. 22, § 1, p. 93;   Laws 1961, c. 32, § 1, p. 152;   Laws 1976, LB 665, § 1;   Laws 1977, LB 201, § 3;   R.S.1943, (1991), § 14-1003;   Laws 1992, LB 746, § 2;   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 477;  Laws 2009, LB562, § 1;  Laws 2014, LB1014, § 1.
NE Code § 14-2103 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class|14-2103 - Board of directors; territory outside city; participation in election; filings; where made.

14-2103.  Board of directors; territory outside city; participation in election; filings; where made.Whenever a metropolitan utilities district is extended to include sanitary and improvement districts, unincorporated area, towns, villages, or territory lying outside the corporate limits of cities of the metropolitan class or so extended as to include sanitary and improvement districts, unincorporated area, towns, or villages in an adjoining county or counties, then such sanitary and improvement districts, unincorporated area, towns, or villages shall have a right to participate in the nomination and in the election of members of the board of directors of the metropolitan utilities district. The election commissioner or county clerk of each of the counties in which ballots are cast pursuant to this section shall transmit, by mail or otherwise, to the Secretary of State, a copy of the abstract of the votes cast for members of the board of directors. The Secretary of State shall in due course deliver to the candidate receiving the highest number of votes a certificate of election as a member of the board of directors. All filings for such office shall be made with the Secretary of State.Source   Laws 1921, c. 109, § 1, p. 385;   C.S.1922, § 3748;   C.S.1929, § 14-1004;   R.S.1943, § 14-1004;   Laws 1961, c. 32, § 2, p. 152;   R.S.1943, (1991), § 14-1004;   Laws 1992, LB 746, § 3;   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 478;  Laws 2014, LB1014, § 2;  Laws 2019, LB411, § 19.  Annotations Election commissioner of Douglas County receives abstract of votes from clerks of adjoining counties as to officers of Metropolitan Utilities District. Barton v. City of Omaha, 180 Neb. 752, 145 N.W.2d 444 (1966).
NE Code § 14-2104 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class|14-2104 - Board of directors; vacancy; compensation; benefits; expenses.

14-2104.  Board of directors; vacancy; compensation; benefits; expenses.(1) Any vacancy occurring in the board of directors shall be filled for the unexpired term by the remaining members thereof within thirty days after the vacancy occurs. It is the intent and purpose to render the board of directors nonpartisan in character.(2) The chairperson of the board of directors of a metropolitan utilities district shall be paid, as compensation for his or her services, not to exceed the sum of one thousand two hundred sixty dollars per month. Each of the other members of the board of directors shall be paid, as compensation for his or her services, not to exceed the sum of one thousand one hundred twenty dollars per month. Any adjustments in compensation shall be made only at regular meetings of the board of directors, and the salaries of the chairperson and other members of such board shall not be increased more often than once in any calendar year.(3) Members of the board of directors may be considered employees of the district for purposes of participation in medical and dental plans of insurance offered to regular employees. The dollar amount of any health insurance premiums paid from the funds of the district for the benefit of a member of the board of directors may be in addition to the amount of compensation authorized to be paid to such director pursuant to this section.(4) The chairperson and other members of such board of directors shall also be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties.Source   Laws 1913, c. 143, § 4, p. 351;   R.S.1913, § 4246;   Laws 1919, c. 33, § 1, p. 107;   C.S.1922, § 3749;   C.S.1929, § 14-1005;   R.S.1943, § 14-1005;   Laws 1947, c. 20, § 2, p. 108;   Laws 1953, c. 22, § 2, p. 94;   Laws 1967, c. 45, § 1, p. 176;   Laws 1981, LB 311, § 1;   Laws 1985, LB 2, § 1;   Laws 1990, LB 730, § 1;   R.S.1943, (1991), § 14-1005;   Laws 1992, LB 746, § 4;  Laws 2001, LB 101, § 1.
NE Code § 14-2105 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class|14-2105 - Board of directors; meetings.

14-2105.  Board of directors; meetings.Regular meetings of the board of directors shall be held each calendar month at such hour and on such date as the board may designate and at such other stated times as shall be fixed in the bylaws. Special meetings of the board may be held at any time at the call of the chairperson or at the request of any two members filed in writing with the secretary. All meetings of the board, any of its committees, or committees of its employees shall be public.Source   Laws 1913, c. 143, § 5, p. 351;   R.S.1913, § 4247;   C.S.1922, § 3750;   C.S.1929, § 14-1006;   R.S.1943, § 14-1006;   R.S.1943, (1991), § 14-1006;   Laws 1992, LB 746, § 5;  Laws 2019, LB411, § 20.
NE Code § 14-2106 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class|14-2106 - Board of directors; officers; bylaws; quorum.

14-2106.  Board of directors; officers; bylaws; quorum.Upon organization such board of directors shall elect one of its members chairperson and one vice-chairperson, both of whom shall serve for one year, and shall appoint a secretary as provided in section 14-2109. The board shall make such rules governing its procedure and adopt such bylaws governing its business as it may deem proper. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but a smaller number may adjourn from time to time until a quorum is secured.Source   Laws 1913, c. 143, § 6, p. 352;   R.S.1913, § 4248;   C.S.1922, § 3751;   C.S.1929, § 14-1007;   R.S.1943, § 14-1007;   R.S.1943, (1991), § 14-1007;   Laws 1992, LB 746, § 6.
NE Code § 14-2107 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class|14-2107 - Board of directors; investigatory powers.

14-2107.  Board of directors; investigatory powers.The board of directors of the metropolitan utilities district or any committee of the members of the board shall have power to compel the attendance of witnesses for investigation of any matters that may come before the board, and the presiding officer of the board, or the chairperson of the committee for the time being, may administer the requisite oaths, and the board or committee thereof shall have the same authority to compel the giving of testimony as is conferred on courts of justice.Source   Laws 1913, c. 143, § 7, p. 353;   R.S.1913, § 4249;   C.S.1922, § 3752;   C.S.1929, § 14-1008;   R.S.1943, § 14-1012;   R.S.1943, (1991), § 14-1012;   Laws 1992, LB 746, § 7. Annotations The word may in this section makes the administration of oaths a discretionary matter for the board. Flood v. Keller, 214 Neb. 797, 336 N.W.2d 549 (1983).
NE Code § 14-2108 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class|14-2108 - Directors and employees; interest in contracts prohibited.

14-2108.  Directors and employees; interest in contracts prohibited.It shall be unlawful for any member of the board of directors or any employee thereof to have any pecuniary interest, either directly or indirectly, in any contract in connection with the construction or maintenance of water or natural gas utilities of such metropolitan utilities district or be in any way connected with the furnishing of supplies required by the district.Source   Laws 1913, c. 143, § 11, p. 355;   R.S.1913, § 4253;   C.S.1922, § 3756;   C.S.1929, § 14-1012;   R.S.1943, § 14-1018;   R.S.1943, (1991), § 14-1018;   Laws 1992, LB 746, § 8.
NE Code § 14-2109 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class|14-2109 - Utilities district; personnel; duties; salary.

14-2109.  Utilities district; personnel; duties; salary.The board of directors of a metropolitan utilities district shall at its first regular meeting appoint an individual with an official title designated by the board who shall (1) act as secretary of such board, (2) have general supervision of the management, construction, operation, and maintenance of the utility plants and property under the jurisdiction of or owned by such metropolitan utilities district, subject to the direction of the board, (3) hold office at the pleasure of the board, (4) possess business training, executive experience, and knowledge of the development and operation of public utilities, (5) receive such compensation as the board may determine, and (6) devote his or her exclusive time to the duties of the office. The board of directors may employ or authorize the employment of such other employees and assistants as may be deemed necessary for the operation and maintenance of the utility plants under its jurisdiction and of the conduct of the affairs of the board and provide for their compensation. The compensation of the appointed individual and such employees shall be paid from funds under control of the board. In no event shall the compensation, as a salary or otherwise, of any employee or officer exceed ten thousand dollars per annum unless approved by a vote of two-thirds or more of the members of the board of directors. The record of such vote of approval, together with the names of the directors so voting, shall be made a part of the permanent records of the board.Source   Laws 1913, c. 143, § 13, p. 356;   R.S.1913, § 4255;   Laws 1919, c. 33, § 2, p. 108;   C.S.1922, § 3758;   Laws 1923, c. 134, § 1, p. 329;   C.S.1929, § 14-1014;   R.S.1943, § 14-1020;   Laws 1947, c. 20, § 3, p. 108;   R.S.1943, (1983), § 14-1020;   R.S.1943, (1991), § 14-1101.01;   Laws 1992, LB 746, § 9;  Laws 2001, LB 177, § 2;  Laws 2007, LB207, § 1;  Laws 2013, LB208, § 1.
NE Code § 14-2110 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class|14-2110 - Utilities district; employees; removal.

14-2110.  Utilities district; employees; removal.No regular appointee or employee of the metropolitan utilities district, except the individual appointed in section 14-2109, who has been in its service consecutively for more than one year shall be subject to removal except upon a two-thirds vote of the full board and then only for cause which shall be stated in writing and filed with the secretary of the board at least ten days prior to a hearing preceding such removal.Source   Laws 1913, c. 143, § 14, p. 356;   R.S.1913, § 4256;   Laws 1919, c. 33, § 3, p. 108;   C.S.1922, § 3759;   C.S.1929, § 14-1015;   Laws 1941, c. 20, § 1, p. 110;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 14-1015;   Laws 1943, c. 38, § 1(1), p. 180;   R.S.1943, § 14-1021;   R.S.1943, (1991), § 14-1021;   Laws 1992, LB 746, § 10;  Laws 2007, LB207, § 2;  Laws 2013, LB208, § 2.