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NE Code § 19-2907 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes|19-2907 - Annual audit; failure or refusal of municipality; mandamus; damages; notice; State Treasurer; withhold distribution of funds.

19-2907.  Annual audit; failure or refusal of municipality; mandamus; damages; notice; State Treasurer; withhold distribution of funds.Should any municipality fail or refuse to cause an annual audit to be made of all of its functions, activities, and transactions for the fiscal year within a period of six months following the close of such fiscal year, then and in such event, any resident taxpayer may make a written demand on the city council or village board of trustees of such municipality to commence such annual audit within thirty days, and if such demand is ignored, a mandamus action may be instituted by any taxpayer or taxpayers residing in such municipality against the municipal authorities of such municipality requiring the municipality to proceed forthwith to cause such audit to be made, and if such action is decided in favor of the taxpayer or taxpayers instituting the same, the municipal authorities of such municipality shall be personally, and jointly and severally, liable for the costs of such action, including a reasonable attorney's fee to be allowed by the court for the attorney employed by the taxpayer or taxpayers and who prosecuted the action. Upon a failure, refusal, or neglect to cause such annual audit to be made as required by sections 19-2903 and 19-2904, and a failure to file a copy thereof with the Auditor of Public Accounts as required by section 19-2905, the Auditor of Public Accounts shall, after due notice and a hearing to show cause by such city or village, notify the State Treasurer of such failure to file a copy with the Auditor of Public Accounts. The State Treasurer shall, upon receipt of such notice, withhold distribution of all money to which such city or village may be entitled under the provisions of sections 39-2511 to 39-2520, until such annual audit shall have been made and have been filed with the Auditor of Public Accounts. If such annual audit is not filed within a period of six months from the time of the order and notice of delinquency given by the Auditor of Public Accounts to the State Treasurer, the amount so withheld shall be distributed to the other cities and villages in the county where such delinquent city is located. Upon compliance with the law requiring annual audits, the delinquent city or village shall again become entitled to distribution of all money to which it is entitled from the State Treasurer beginning with the date of such compliance.Source   Laws 1959, c. 69, § 7, p. 298;   Laws 1969, c. 93, § 3, p. 460;  Laws 2019, LB193, § 175.
NE Code § 19-2908 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes|19-2908 - Act, how construed; failure to comply, effect on taxes levied.

19-2908.  Act, how construed; failure to comply, effect on taxes levied.The Nebraska Municipal Auditing Law shall not be construed to relieve any officer of any duties now required by law of him or her with relation to public accounts of a municipality or the disbursement of public funds of a municipality. Failure of the municipality to comply with any provisions of the Nebraska Municipal Auditing Law shall not affect the legality of taxes levied for any of the funds of such municipality or any special assessments levied in connection with public improvements.Source   Laws 1959, c. 69, § 8, p. 298;  Laws 2019, LB193, § 176.
NE Code § 19-2909 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes|19-2909 - Audit; expense; payment.

19-2909.  Audit; expense; payment.The expenses of the audit required by the Nebraska Municipal Auditing Law shall be paid by the municipal authorities of the municipality involved from appropriate municipal funds.Source   Laws 1959, c. 69, § 9, p. 298;  Laws 2019, LB193, § 177.
NE Code § 19-3101 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes|19-3101 - City council or village board of trustees; vacancy; when.

19-3101.  City council or village board of trustees; vacancy; when.In all cities of the first class, cities of the second class, and villages, regardless of the form of government, in addition to the events listed in section 32-560 and any other reasons for a vacancy provided by law, after notice and a hearing, a vacancy on the city council or village board of trustees shall exist if a member is absent from more than five consecutive regular meetings of the city council or village board of trustees unless the absences are excused by a majority vote of the remaining members.Source  Laws 2002, LB 1054, § 1;  Laws 2019, LB193, § 179.
NE Code § 19-3301 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes|19-3301 - Act, how cited.

19-3301.  Act, how cited.Sections 19-3301 to 19-3326 shall be known and may be cited as the Offstreet Parking District Act.Source   Laws 1967, c. 60, § 1, p. 198;   R.S.Supp.,1967, § 16-812;   Laws 1969, c. 88, § 1, p. 437;   Laws 1997, LB 746, § 2.
NE Code § 19-3302 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes|19-3302 - Terms, defined.

19-3302.  Terms, defined.As used in the Offstreet Parking District Act, unless the context otherwise requires, offstreet parking facilities includes parking lots, garages, buildings, and multifloor buildings for the parking of motor vehicles.Source   Laws 1967, c. 60, § 2, p. 198;   R.S.Supp.,1967, § 16-813;   Laws 1969, c. 88, § 2, p. 437;  Laws 2019, LB193, § 180.
NE Code § 19-3303 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes|19-3303 - Districts authorized; powers.

19-3303.  Districts authorized; powers.In addition to matters specifically set forth in the Offstreet Parking District Act, cities of the primary class, cities of the first class, and cities of the second class are authorized to conduct the following activities:(1) The formation of offstreet parking districts;(2) The acquisition of lands, property, and rights-of-way necessary or convenient for use as offstreet parking facilities;(3) The acquisition of lands, property, and rights-of-way necessary or convenient for the opening, widening, straightening, or extending of streets or alleys necessary or convenient for ingress to and egress from any offstreet parking facility;(4) The acquisition by condemnation, purchase, or gift of property or any interest therein. Any lands or property necessary or convenient for offstreet parking facilities may be acquired in fee simple by condemnation or otherwise;(5) The improvement of any acquired lands by the construction thereon of garages or other buildings, including multifloor buildings, or improvements necessary or convenient for offstreet parking facilities including paying from revenue received pursuant to the Offstreet Parking District Act all or a portion of the cost of a covered or uncovered mall to be constructed in a street or alley pursuant to city authority to construct such improvements in connection with paving and street improvements;(6) The improvement of parking places and any alleys, streets, or ways necessary or convenient for ingress to or egress from offstreet parking facilities;(7) The issuance, sale, and payment of bonds to pay the cost and expense of any acquisition or improvement authorized by the Offstreet Parking District Act;(8) The administration, maintenance, operation, and repair of such offstreet parking facilities, including the maintenance of parking meters thereon;(9) The collection of fees or charges to pay all or any part of the cost of improving, repairing, maintaining, or operating offstreet parking facilities and of acquiring and improving offstreet parking facilities;(10) The employment of engineers, attorneys, and other persons necessary or convenient for the doing of any acts authorized by the Offstreet Parking District Act; and(11) The doing of all acts and things necessary or convenient for the accomplishment of the purpose of the Offstreet Parking District Act. The enumeration of specific authority in the Offstreet Parking District Act does not limit in any way the general authority granted by the act.Source   Laws 1967, c. 60, § 3, p. 198;   R.S.Supp.,1967, § 16-814;   Laws 1969, c. 88, § 3, p. 438;   Laws 1972, LB 1430, § 1;  Laws 2019, LB193, § 181.
NE Code § 19-3304 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes|19-3304 - Notice; given or posted by whom.

19-3304.  Notice; given or posted by whom.Whenever any notice is to be given or posted pursuant to the Offstreet Parking District Act and the officer to give or post notice is not designated, the notice shall be given or posted by the city engineer. Any notice or posting shall not be invalidated because such notice or posting is given or done by an officer other than those whose duty it is to give the notice or perform the posting.Source   Laws 1967, c. 60, § 4, p. 200;   R.S.Supp.,1967, § 16-815;   Laws 1969, c. 88, § 4, p. 439;  Laws 2019, LB193, § 182.
NE Code § 19-3305 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes|19-3305 - Proceedings, taxes or assessments levied, bonds issued; validity.

19-3305.  Proceedings, taxes or assessments levied, bonds issued; validity.Any proceedings taken, taxes or assessments levied, or bonds issued pursuant to the Offstreet Parking District Act shall not be held invalid for failure to comply with the act.Source   Laws 1967, c. 60, § 5, p. 200;   R.S.Supp.,1967, § 16-816;   Laws 1969, c. 88, § 5, p. 439;  Laws 2019, LB193, § 183.
NE Code § 19-3306 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes|19-3306 - Procedure authorized.

19-3306.  Procedure authorized.Any procedure not expressly set forth in the Offstreet Parking District Act but deemed necessary or convenient to carry out any of the purposes of the act is authorized.Source   Laws 1967, c. 60, § 6, p. 200;   R.S.Supp.,1967, § 16-817;   Laws 1969, c. 88, § 6, p. 440;  Laws 2019, LB193, § 184.
NE Code § 19-3307 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes|19-3307 - Remedies not exclusive.

19-3307.  Remedies not exclusive.The remedies provided in the Offstreet Parking District Act for the enforcement of taxes or assessments levied or bonds issued pursuant to the act are not exclusive.Source   Laws 1967, c. 60, § 7, p. 200;   R.S.Supp.,1967, § 16-818;   Laws 1969, c. 88, § 7, p. 440;  Laws 2019, LB193, § 185.
NE Code § 19-3308 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes|19-3308 - Curative clauses; cumulative.

19-3308.  Curative clauses; cumulative.The curative clauses of the Offstreet Parking District Act are cumulative, and each is to be given full effect.Source   Laws 1967, c. 60, § 8, p. 200;   R.S.Supp.,1967, § 16-819;   Laws 1969, c. 88, § 8, p. 440;  Laws 2019, LB193, § 186.
NE Code § 19-3309 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes|19-3309 - Alternative authority and procedure.

19-3309.  Alternative authority and procedure.The Offstreet Parking District Act does not affect any other law relating to the same or any similar subject but provides an alternative authority and procedure for the subject to which it relates. When proceeding under the act, only the provisions of the act need be followed.Source   Laws 1967, c. 60, § 9, p. 200;   R.S.Supp.,1967, § 16-820;   Laws 1969, c. 88, § 9, p. 440;  Laws 2019, LB193, § 187.
NE Code § 19-3310 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes|19-3310 - Act, liberally construed.

19-3310.  Act, liberally construed.The Offstreet Parking District Act shall be liberally construed.Source   Laws 1967, c. 60, § 10, p. 200;   R.S.Supp.,1967, § 16-821;   Laws 1969, c. 88, § 10, p. 440;  Laws 2019, LB193, § 188.
NE Code § 19-3312 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes|19-3312 - Proposed districts; boundaries; notice; objections; hearing.

19-3312.  Proposed districts; boundaries; notice; objections; hearing.The mayor and city council may fix and establish by resolution pursuant to the Offstreet Parking District Act the boundaries of a proposed offstreet parking district, which boundaries shall include all the land in the district which in the opinion of the mayor and city council will be specially benefited thereby. Notice of the time and place of a hearing before the city council on the creation of such district and of protests and objections to the creation of the district as set forth in the notice shall be given by publication one time each week for not less than three weeks in a legal newspaper in or of general circulation in the city. The notice shall also set forth the proposed boundaries of the district and the engineer's estimate of the sum of money to be expended in the acquisition of property and the construction of the offstreet parking facility. Not later than the hour set for the hearing any owner or any person interested in any real estate within the proposed district may severally or with other owners file with the city clerk written objections to the thing proposed to be done, the extent of the proposed district, or both, and every person so interested shall have a right to protest on any grounds and to object to his or her real estate being included in the district, and at such hearing all objections and protests shall be heard and passed upon by the mayor and city council.Source   Laws 1967, c. 60, § 12, p. 201;   R.S.Supp.,1967, § 16-823;   Laws 1969, c. 88, § 12, p. 441;  Laws 2019, LB193, § 190.
NE Code § 19-3313 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes|19-3313 - Objections to formation of district; percentage required; effect; designation of district.

19-3313.  Objections to formation of district; percentage required; effect; designation of district.If the owners of the record title representing more than fifty percent of the taxable valuation of all of the taxable real property included in a proposed offstreet parking district or districts under the Offstreet Parking District Act, and who were such owners at the time the notice of hearing on objections to the creation of the district was first published, file with the city clerk within twenty days of the first publication of the notice written objections to the formation of the district, such district shall not be formed. If objections are not filed by owners of such fifty percent of the taxable valuation of all of the taxable real property and if the mayor and city council find, after considering any other protests and objections that may be filed and after considering the evidence presented at the hearing, that the public health, welfare, convenience, or necessity requires the formation of such an offstreet parking district and facilities, then such district shall be formed by ordinance. If the mayor and city council find that the boundaries as set forth in the resolution and notice include land which should not be included, then the ordinance shall fix the boundaries of the district so as to exclude such land. Each district formed pursuant to this section shall be numbered and the designation of the district shall be called, using appropriate numbers, Vehicle Offstreet Parking District No. .... of the City of .............., Nebraska. The ordinance creating the district need not designate the exact location of the proposed offstreet parking facility but shall designate the engineer's estimate of the sum of money to be expended in the acquisition of property and construction of such offstreet parking facility or the share of such project as will be borne by the district. The total cost and expenses shall include:(1) The amounts estimated to be paid for the property to be acquired;(2) All costs and expenses in construction of the offstreet parking facility;(3) All engineering expense; and(4) The estimated expense of issuing and selling bonds and all other expenses which the city would not have except for the creation of such offstreet parking district.Source   Laws 1967, c. 60, § 13, p. 202;   R.S.Supp.,1967, § 16-824;   Laws 1969, c. 88, § 13, p. 442;   Laws 1979, LB 187, § 85;   Laws 1992, LB 719A, § 85;  Laws 2019, LB193, § 191.
NE Code § 19-3314 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes|19-3314 - Costs; special assessment; notice; contents; appeal.

19-3314.  Costs; special assessment; notice; contents; appeal.In the ordinance creating an offstreet parking district pursuant to the Offstreet Parking District Act, the mayor and city council shall provide that in addition to the levy of taxes and pledge of revenue all or a portion of the cost of acquisition, including construction, maintenance, repair, and reconstruction of any offstreet parking facility may be paid for by special assessment against the real estate located in such district in proportion to the special benefit of each parcel of real estate. The amounts of such special assessments shall be determined by the mayor and city council sitting as a board of equalization. Notice of a hearing on any special assessments to be levied under section 19-3315 shall be given to the landowners in such district by publication of the description of the land, the amount proposed to be assessed, and the general purpose for which such assessment is to be made one time each week for three weeks in a legal newspaper in or of general circulation in the city. The notice shall provide the date, time, and place of hearing to determine any objection or protest by landowners in the district as to the amount of assessment made against their land. An appeal by writ of error or direct appeal to the district court of the county in which such city is located may be taken from the decision of the city council in the same manner and under like terms and conditions as appeals may be taken from the amount of special assessments levied in street improvement districts of such city.Source   Laws 1967, c. 60, § 14, p. 203;   R.S.Supp.,1967, § 16-825;   Laws 1969, c. 88, § 14, p. 443;   Laws 1972, LB 1430, § 2;   Laws 1973, LB 540, § 1;  Laws 2019, LB193, § 192.
NE Code § 19-3316 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes|19-3316 - Assessments; delinquent; interest; notice; lien; payment.

19-3316.  Assessments; delinquent; interest; notice; lien; payment.Special assessments levied pursuant to section 19-3315 shall become due in fifty days after the date of such levy and shall become delinquent in one or more installments over a period of not to exceed twenty years, in such manner as the mayor and city council shall determine at the time of making the levy. The first installment may become delinquent in fifty days after the date of levy if so specified by the mayor and the city council. Each of such installments shall draw interest before due date of not more than the rate of interest specified in section 45-104.01, as such rate may from time to time be adjusted by the Legislature, and after delinquency at the rate specified in section 45-104.01, as such rate may from time to time be adjusted by the Legislature, as the mayor and city council shall determine at the time the levy shall be made, except that any installment may be paid within fifty days of the date of such levy without interest being charged thereon. If three or more of such installments become delinquent and unpaid on the same property, the mayor and city council may by resolution declare all future installments on such delinquent property to be due on a future fixed date. The resolution shall set forth the description of the property and the name of its record title owner and shall provide that all future installments shall become delinquent upon such fixed date. A copy of such resolution shall be published one time each week for not less than twenty days in a legal newspaper in or of general circulation in the city. After the fixed date, such future installments shall be deemed to be delinquent and the city may proceed to enforce and collect the total amount due and all future installments. Except as otherwise provided, all special assessments levied under section 19-3315 shall be liens on the property and shall be certified for collection and be collected in the same manner as special assessments made for improvements in street improvement districts in the city are collected.Source   Laws 1967, c. 60, § 16, p. 204;   R.S.Supp.,1967, § 16-827;   Laws 1969, c. 88, § 16, p. 444;   Laws 1973, LB 540, § 4;   Laws 1980, LB 933, § 25;   Laws 1981, LB 167, § 26;   Laws 1986, LB 960, § 17;  Laws 2019, LB193, § 195.