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NE Code § 17-151 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages|17-151 - Sewerage system; establishment; borrowing money; conditions precedent.

17-151.  Sewerage system; establishment; borrowing money; conditions precedent.Before submitting any proposition for borrowing money for the purposes mentioned in section 17-150, the mayor and city council of a city of the second class shall determine upon a system of sewerage and shall procure from the city engineer an estimate of the actual cost of such system and of the cost of the portion of such sewer as the mayor and city council may propose to construct, with the amount proposed to be borrowed and the plans of such system. Such estimate shall be placed and remain in the hands of the city clerk, subject to public inspection during all the time such proposition to borrow money shall be pending. After such system shall have been adopted, no change shall be made to such system involving an expense of more than one thousand dollars, nor shall any other system be adopted in lieu of such system, unless authorized by a vote of the people.Source   Laws 1903, c. 22, § 4, p. 256;   R.S.1913, § 5045;   C.S.1922, § 4214;   C.S.1929, § 17-153;   R.S.1943, § 17-151;  Laws 2017, LB133, § 41.
NE Code § 17-153 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages|17-153 - Sewerage system; bonds; sinking funds; investment.

17-153.  Sewerage system; bonds; sinking funds; investment.All taxes levied for the purpose of raising money to pay the interest or to create a sinking fund for the payment of the bonds provided for in section 17-925, shall be payable in money only. Except as otherwise provided, no money so obtained shall be used for any other purpose than the payment of the interest or debt for the payment of which they shall have been raised. Such sinking fund may, under the direction of the mayor and city council, be invested in any of the underdue bonds issued by such city of the second class, and such bonds may be procured by the city treasurer at such rate of premium as shall be prescribed by ordinance. Any due or overdue bond or coupon shall be a sufficient warrant or order for the payment of the same by the city treasurer, out of any fund specially created for that purpose, without any further order or allowance by the mayor and city council.Source   Laws 1903, c. 22, § 8, p. 258;   R.S.1913, § 5047;   C.S.1922, § 4216;   C.S.1929, § 17-155;   R.S.1943, § 17-153;  Laws 2017, LB133, § 42.
NE Code § 17-154 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages|17-154 - Sewers; right-of-way; condemnation; procedure.

17-154.  Sewers; right-of-way; condemnation; procedure.In case of the refusal of the owner or owners or claimant or claimants of any lands or any right-of-way, or any easement in any lands through which cities of the second class propose to construct any sewer or drain or any outlet for any sewer or drain, to allow the passage of such sewer or drain, the city proposing to construct such sewer or drain, and desiring the right-of-way may proceed to acquire such right-of-way by the exercise of the power of eminent domain. The procedure to condemn property shall be exercised in the manner set forth in sections 76-704 to 76-724.Source   Laws 1905, c. 28, § 1, p. 253;   R.S.1913, § 5049;   C.S.1922, § 4218;   C.S.1929, § 17-157;   R.S.1943, § 17-154;   Laws 1951, c. 101, § 55, p. 472;  Laws 2017, LB133, § 43.
NE Code § 17-155 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages|17-155 - Board of equalization; counties under township organization; members; meetings.

17-155.  Board of equalization; counties under township organization; members; meetings.In all cities of the second class in counties under township organization, the city council shall constitute a board of equalization for such city, whose duty it shall be to meet and equalize the assessments of such city at the same time and in the same manner as provided by law for townships in counties under township organization.Source   Laws 1889, c. 76, § 1, p. 537;   R.S.1913, § 5050;   C.S.1922, § 4219;   C.S.1929, § 17-158;   R.S.1943, § 17-155;  Laws 2017, LB133, § 44.
NE Code § 17-156 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages|17-156 - Joint city and school district facility; acquisition of land; erection, equipment, furnishings, and maintenance.

17-156.  Joint city and school district facility; acquisition of land; erection, equipment, furnishings, and maintenance.Any school district in this state which has within its boundaries, or is contiguous to, a city of the second class may, together with such city, jointly acquire land for, erect, equip, furnish, maintain, and operate a joint municipal and recreation building or joint recreational and athletic field to be used jointly by such school district and city.Source   Laws 1953, c. 37, § 1, p. 128;   Laws 1955, c. 39, § 1, p. 152;   Laws 1961, c. 47, § 1, p. 184.
NE Code § 17-157 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages|17-157 - Joint city and school district facility; expense; bonds; election; approval by electors.

17-157.  Joint city and school district facility; expense; bonds; election; approval by electors.The cost and expense of acquiring land for, erecting, equipping, furnishing, and maintaining a joint municipal and recreation building or joint recreational and athletic field under section 17-156 shall be borne by the school district and city of the second class in the proportion determined by the board of education of the school district and the city council. The building shall not be erected or contracted to be erected, no land shall be acquired for such buildings, and no bonds shall be issued or sold by the school district or the city of the second class until the school district and the city of the second class have each been authorized to issue bonds to defray its proportion of the cost of such land, building, equipment, and furnishings by the required number of electors of the school district and the city of the second class in the manner provided by sections 10-702 to 10-716 and 17-954. When funds and property are available for such purpose, land may be acquired, buildings erected, or equipment and furnishings supplied by a joint resolution of the school district and the city of the second class without a vote of the people.Source   Laws 1953, c. 37, § 2, p. 128;   Laws 1955, c. 39, § 2, p. 152;  Laws 2017, LB133, § 45.
NE Code § 17-158 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages|17-158 - Joint city and school district facility; indebtedness; bonds; principal and interest; in addition to other limitations.

17-158.  Joint city and school district facility; indebtedness; bonds; principal and interest; in addition to other limitations.The amount of indebtedness, authorized to be incurred by any school district or city of the second class for the payment of principal and interest for the bonds authorized by the provisions of sections 17-156 to 17-162 shall be in addition to and over and above any limits under applicable law.Source   Laws 1953, c. 37, § 3, p. 128;  Laws 2017, LB133, § 46.
NE Code § 17-159 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages|17-159 - Joint city and school district facility; city council and board of education; building commission; powers; duties.

17-159.  Joint city and school district facility; city council and board of education; building commission; powers; duties.The members of the board of education of the school district and the city council of the city of the second class, which board and city council have agreed to build a joint municipal and recreation building or joint recreational and athletic field under sections 17-156 to 17-162, shall be the building commission to purchase the land for the building and to contract for the erection, equipment, and furnishings of the building or the recreational and athletic field. After the completion of such building or field, the building commission shall be in charge of the maintenance and repair of such building or field.Source   Laws 1953, c. 37, § 4, p. 129;   Laws 1955, c. 39, § 3, p. 153;  Laws 2017, LB133, § 47.
NE Code § 17-160 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages|17-160 - Joint city and school district facility; building commission; plans and specifications; personnel; compensation; contracts.

17-160.  Joint city and school district facility; building commission; plans and specifications; personnel; compensation; contracts.The building commission shall cause to be prepared building plans and specifications for the joint building or joint recreational and athletic field and may employ architects, engineers, and such clerical help as may be deemed necessary for the purpose of preparing such plans and specifications. The compensation of such personnel shall be fixed by the commission and shall be paid in the same proportion as determined for defraying the cost of such building or field as provided for in section 17-157. The contract for erecting the building, for the equipment, and for furnishings shall be let by the commission in the same manner as for other public buildings. The members of the commission shall receive no compensation for their services as members of the commission.Source   Laws 1953, c. 37, § 5, p. 129;   Laws 1955, c. 39, § 4, p. 153;  Laws 2017, LB133, § 48.
NE Code § 17-161 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages|17-161 - Joint city and school district facility; annual budget of city and school district.

17-161.  Joint city and school district facility; annual budget of city and school district.The school district and the city of the second class shall each provide in their annual budgets an item for their proportion of the expense of maintaining any joint municipal and recreation building or joint recreational and athletic field built pursuant to section 17-156.Source   Laws 1953, c. 37, § 6, p. 129;   Laws 1955, c. 39, § 5, p. 154;  Laws 2017, LB133, § 49.
NE Code § 17-162 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages|17-162 - Joint city and school district facility; building commission; accept gifts.

17-162.  Joint city and school district facility; building commission; accept gifts.The building commission shall have the power to accept gifts, devises, and bequests of real and personal property to carry out the purposes of sections 17-156 to 17-162 and, to the extent of the powers conferred upon the building commission by sections 17-156 to 17-162, to execute and carry out such conditions as may be annexed to any such gifts, devises, or bequests.Source   Laws 1953, c. 37, § 7, p. 129;  Laws 2017, LB133, § 50.
NE Code § 17-163 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages|17-163 - Offstreet parking; declaration of purpose.

17-163.  Offstreet parking; declaration of purpose.The Legislature finds and declares that the great increase in the number of motor vehicles, buses, and trucks in Nebraska has created hazards to life and property in cities of the second class in the state. In order to remove or reduce such hazards to life and property and the inconvenience of congested traffic on the streets in such cities in this state, it is hereby deemed necessary and of general benefit to the entire State of Nebraska to provide means for such cities in Nebraska to own offstreet vehicle parking facilities exclusively for the parking of motor vehicles.Source   Laws 1957, c. 29, § 1, p. 185;  Laws 2017, LB133, § 51.  Cross References  For applicability of sections 17-163 to 17-173 to villages, see sections 17-207.01 and 17-207.02.
NE Code § 17-164 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages|17-164 - Offstreet parking; facilities; acquisition; procedure.

17-164.  Offstreet parking; facilities; acquisition; procedure.Any city of the second class is hereby authorized to own, purchase, construct, equip, lease, or operate within such city offstreet motor vehicle parking facilities for the use of the general public. This does not include the power to engage, directly or indirectly, in the sale of gasoline, oil, or other merchandise or in the furnishing of any service other than that of parking motor vehicles as provided in this section. Such city shall have the authority to acquire by grant, contract, purchase, or through the condemnation of property, as provided by law for such acquisition, 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 section. Before any such city may commence a program to construct, purchase, or acquire by other means a proposed offstreet parking facility or facilities, notice shall be given, by publication in a legal newspaper in or of general circulation in the city once each week for not less than thirty days, inviting application for private ownership and operation of offstreet parking facilities. If no application or applications have been received or, if received, the application or applications have been disapproved by the city council within ninety days from the first date of publication, then such city may proceed in the exercise of the powers granted under this section.Source   Laws 1957, c. 29, § 2, p. 186;  Laws 2017, LB133, § 52.
NE Code § 17-165 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages|17-165 - Offstreet parking; revenue bonds; issuance; terms.

17-165.  Offstreet parking; revenue bonds; issuance; terms.In order to pay the cost required by any purchase, construction, lease, or condemnation of property and equipping of parking facilities or the enlargement of presently owned parking facilities, a city of the second class may issue revenue bonds to provide the funds for such improvements. Such revenue bonds shall not be payable from any general tax upon the issuing city, but shall be a lien only upon the revenue and earnings of the parking facilities. Such revenue bonds shall mature in not to exceed forty years but may be optional prior to maturity at a premium as provided in the authorizing resolution or ordinance. Any such revenue bonds which may be issued shall not be included in computing the maximum amounts of bonds which the issuing city may be authorized to issue under its charter or any statute of this state. Such revenue bonds may be issued and sold or delivered to the contractor at par and accrued interest for the amount of work performed. If any city of the second class 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 under sections 17-163 to 17-173.Source   Laws 1957, c. 29, § 3, p. 186;   Laws 1969, c. 51, § 42, p. 297;  Laws 2017, LB133, § 53.
NE Code § 17-166 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages|17-166 - Offstreet parking; plans and specifications; coordination with traffic control program.

17-166.  Offstreet parking; plans and specifications; coordination with traffic control program.Before the issuance of any revenue bonds under section 17-165, the city of the second class shall have an independent and qualified firm of engineers prepare plans and specifications for such improvements. In the preparation of the plans and specifications, the independent engineer shall collaborate and counsel with any city engineering or traffic departments so as to coordinate the program with the program for the control of traffic within such city.Source   Laws 1957, c. 29, § 4, p. 187;  Laws 2017, LB133, § 54.
NE Code § 17-167 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages|17-167 - Offstreet parking; city council; rules and regulations; contracts; rates.

17-167.  Offstreet parking; city council; rules and regulations; contracts; rates.Before the issuance of any revenue bonds as provided under section 17-165, the city council of a city of the second class shall make all necessary rules and regulations governing the use, operation, and control of such improvements. In carrying out sections 17-163 to 17-173, the city of the second class may make contracts with other departments of the city, or others, if such contracts are necessary and needed for the payment of the revenue bonds authorized under section 17-165 and for the successful operation of the parking facilities. The city council shall also establish and maintain equitable rates or charges for such services sufficient in amount to pay for the cost of 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 17-163 to 17-173. The city council 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 with sections 17-163 to 17-173.Source   Laws 1957, c. 29, § 5, p. 187;  Laws 2017, LB133, § 55.
NE Code § 17-168 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages|17-168 - Offstreet parking; acquisition of facilities; submission at election; notice.

17-168.  Offstreet parking; acquisition of facilities; submission at election; notice.The mayor and city council of any city of the second class may adopt by ordinance the proposition to make such purchase, or to erect such facility or facilities, set forth in section 17-164, and before the purchase can be made or facility created, must submit the question to the electors of such city at a general municipal election or at a special election called for that purpose and the question must be approved by a majority of the electors voting on such question. If the question is submitted at a special election, the vote for the purchase or acquisition of such real estate or the purchase or erection of such facility or facilities shall equal at least a majority of the votes cast at the last preceding general election. Notice of the time and place of the election shall be given by publication in a legal newspaper in or of general circulation in such city three successive weeks prior to such election.Source   Laws 1957, c. 29, § 6, p. 188;  Laws 2017, LB133, § 56.
NE Code § 17-169 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages|17-169 - Offstreet parking; facilities; lease; controls retained; business restricted.

17-169.  Offstreet parking; facilities; lease; controls retained; business restricted.On the creation of a motor vehicle parking facility as provided under section 17-164 for the use of the general public, the city of the second class may lease such facility to one or more operators to provide for the efficient operation of the facility. Such lease shall be let on a competitive basis, and no lease shall run for a period in excess of ten years. In granting any lease, the city shall retain such control of the facility as may be necessary to insure that the facility will be properly operated in the public interest and that the prices charged are reasonable. The provisions of sections 17-163 to 17-173 shall not be construed to authorize the city or the lessee of the facility to engage in the sale of any commodity, product, or service or to engage in any business other than the purposes set forth in section 17-164.Source   Laws 1957, c. 29, § 7, p. 188;  Laws 2017, LB133, § 57.
NE Code § 17-170 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages|17-170 - Offstreet parking; private parking lot; not subject to eminent domain.

17-170.  Offstreet parking; private parking lot; not subject to eminent domain.Property now used or hereafter acquired within the boundaries of a city of the second class for offstreet motor vehicle parking by a private operator shall not be subject to condemnation.Source   Laws 1957, c. 29, § 8, p. 188;  Laws 2017, LB133, § 58.
NE Code § 17-171 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages|17-171 - Offstreet parking; rights of bondholders.

17-171.  Offstreet parking; rights of bondholders.The provisions of sections 17-163 to 17-173 and of any ordinance authorizing the issuance of bonds under sections 17-163 to 17-173 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, issued under the provisions of sections 17-163 to 17-173, may either in law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus, or other proceedings, enforce and compel the performance of all duties required by the provisions of sections 17-163 to 17-173 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 1957, c. 29, § 9, p. 189;  Laws 2017, LB133, § 59.
NE Code § 17-172 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages|17-172 - Offstreet parking; revenue; use.

17-172.  Offstreet parking; revenue; use.Any city of the second class is authorized to use any or all of the revenue from onstreet parking meters for the purpose set forth in section 17-164 if such revenue has not been pledged for the payment of revenue bonds authorized in sections 17-163 to 17-173.Source   Laws 1957, c. 29, § 10, p. 189;  Laws 2017, LB133, § 60.
NE Code § 17-173 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages|17-173 - Offstreet parking; supplementary powers.

17-173.  Offstreet parking; supplementary powers.Sections 17-163 to 17-173 are supplementary to existing statutes relating to cities of the second class and confer upon such cities powers not heretofore granted.Source  Laws 1957, c. 29, § 11, p. 189.