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NE Code § 13-520 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 13 - Cities, Counties, and Other Political Subdivisions|13-520 - Limitations; not applicable to certain restricted funds.

13-520.  Limitations; not applicable to certain restricted funds.The limitations in section 13-519 shall not apply to (1) restricted funds budgeted for capital improvements, (2) restricted funds expended from a qualified sinking fund for acquisition or replacement of tangible personal property with a useful life of five years or more, (3) restricted funds pledged to retire bonds as defined in subdivision (1) of section 10-134 and approved according to law, (4) restricted funds used by a public airport to retire interest-free loans from the Division of Aeronautics of the Department of Transportation in lieu of bonded indebtedness at a lower cost to the public airport, (5) restricted funds budgeted in support of a service which is the subject of an agreement or a modification of an existing agreement whether operated by one of the parties to the agreement or by an independent joint entity or joint public agency, (6) restricted funds budgeted to pay for repairs to infrastructure damaged by a natural disaster which is declared a disaster emergency pursuant to the Emergency Management Act, (7) restricted funds budgeted to pay for judgments, except judgments or orders from the Commission of Industrial Relations, obtained against a governmental unit which require or obligate a governmental unit to pay such judgment, to the extent such judgment is not paid by liability insurance coverage of a governmental unit, (8) restricted funds budgeted to pay benefits under the Firefighter Cancer Benefits Act, or (9) the dollar amount by which restricted funds budgeted by a natural resources district to administer and implement ground water management activities and integrated management activities under the Nebraska Ground Water Management and Protection Act exceed its restricted funds budgeted to administer and implement ground water management activities and integrated management activities for FY2003-04.Source   Laws 1996, LB 299, § 3;   Laws 1998, LB 989, § 3;  Laws 1999, LB 86, § 8;  Laws 1999, LB 87, § 54;  Laws 1999, LB 141, § 1;  Laws 2004, LB 962, § 4;  Laws 2009, LB121, § 2;  Laws 2015, LB261, § 2;  Laws 2017, LB339, § 73;  Laws 2019, LB212, § 2;  Laws 2021, LB432, § 10.   Operative Date: August 28, 2021  Cross References   Emergency Management Act, see section 81-829.36.  Firefighter Cancer Benefits Act, see section 35-1002.  Nebraska Ground Water Management and Protection Act, see section 46-701.
NE Code § 13-521 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 13 - Cities, Counties, and Other Political Subdivisions|13-521 - Governmental unit; unused restricted funds; authority to carry forward.

13-521.  Governmental unit; unused restricted funds; authority to carry forward.A governmental unit may choose not to increase its total of restricted funds by the full amount allowed by law in a particular year. In such cases, the governmental unit may carry forward to future budget years the amount of unused restricted funds authority. The governmental unit shall calculate its unused restricted funds authority and submit an accounting of such amount with the budget documents for that year. Such unused restricted funds authority may then be used in later years for increases in the total of restricted funds allowed by law. Any unused budget authority existing on April 8, 1998, by reason of any prior law may be used for increases in restricted funds authority.Source   Laws 1996, LB 299, § 4;   Laws 1998, LB 989, § 4.
NE Code § 13-522 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 13 - Cities, Counties, and Other Political Subdivisions|13-522 - Noncompliance with budget limitations; Auditor of Public Accounts; State Treasurer; duties.

13-522.  Noncompliance with budget limitations; Auditor of Public Accounts; State Treasurer; duties.The Auditor of Public Accounts shall prepare budget documents to be submitted by governmental units which calculate the restricted funds authority for each governmental unit. Each governmental unit shall submit its calculated restricted funds authority with its budget documents at the time the budgets are due to the Auditor of Public Accounts. If the Auditor of Public Accounts determines from the budget documents that a governmental unit is not complying with the budget limits provided in sections 13-518 to 13-522, he or she shall notify the governing body of his or her determination and notify the State Treasurer of the noncompliance. The State Treasurer shall then suspend distribution of state aid allocated to the governmental unit until such sections are complied with. The funds shall be held for six months until the governmental unit complies, and if the governmental unit complies within the six-month period, it shall receive the suspended funds, but after six months, if the governmental unit fails to comply, the suspended funds shall be forfeited and shall be redistributed to other recipients of the state aid or, in the case of homestead exemption reimbursement, returned to the General Fund.Source  Laws 1996, LB 299, § 5.
NE Code § 13-601 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 13 - Cities, Counties, and Other Political Subdivisions|13-601 - Local governments; receive funds from United States Government; expenditures authorized.

13-601.  Local governments; receive funds from United States Government; expenditures authorized.It shall be lawful for any unit of local government of the State of Nebraska to receive funds from the United States Government pursuant to Title I of the federal State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972, Public Law 92-512, 92nd Congress, Second Session, 31 U.S.C. 1221 and following, or any successor act thereto. Such local government may use local assistance and other available resources for any purpose for which other revenue may be lawfully expended including the following:(1) Ordinary and necessary maintenance and operating expenses for (a) public safety, including law enforcement, fire protection, and building code enforcement, (b) environmental protection, including sewage disposal, sanitation, and pollution abatement, (c) public transportation, including transit systems and streets and roads, (d) health, (e) recreation, (f) libraries, (g) social services as defined in section 68-1202, and (h) financial administration; and(2) Ordinary and necessary capital expenditures authorized by law.Source   Laws 1974, LB 824, § 1;   Laws 1978, LB 519, § 2;   R.S.1943, (1983), § 23-2701.
NE Code § 13-602 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 13 - Cities, Counties, and Other Political Subdivisions|13-602 - Revenue sharing; interpretation.

13-602.  Revenue sharing; interpretation.It is the intent of the Legislature that in construing section 13-601 the courts will be guided by the interpretations given by the Office of Revenue Sharing, U.S. Department of Treasury and by the federal courts to section 103 of the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972, 31 U.S.C. 1222, as from time to time amended.Source   Laws 1974, LB 824, § 2;   R.S.1943, (1983), § 23-2702.
NE Code § 13-603 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 13 - Cities, Counties, and Other Political Subdivisions|13-603 - Revenue sharing; supplemental to existing laws; joint operations authorized.

13-603.  Revenue sharing; supplemental to existing laws; joint operations authorized.The provisions of sections 13-601 to 13-603 are supplementary to existing laws relating to any unit of local government and confer upon such units of local government powers not previously granted by state law to permit those governmental subdivisions to use such funds and other available resources for the purposes of sections 13-601 to 13-603, and any unit of local government shall have the power to join with any other governmental subdivision, or with any agency or nonprofit corporation, whether federal, state, or local, or with any number or combinations thereof, by contract or otherwise, in joint ownership, operation of any function, or exercise of any power pursuant to the provisions of sections 13-601 to 13-603, or in agreements containing the provision that one or more operate or perform for the other or others.Source   Laws 1974, LB 824, § 3;   R.S.1943, (1983), § 23-2703.
NE Code § 13-604 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 13 - Cities, Counties, and Other Political Subdivisions|13-604 - Municipalities and counties; federal and other funds; expenditures authorized.

13-604.  Municipalities and counties; federal and other funds; expenditures authorized.It shall be lawful for any municipality and for any county to spend its own revenue and other available resources, including funds received under Title I of the federal State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972 (Public Law 92-512, 23 U.S.C. chapter 24), or any successor act thereto, for any purpose for which other revenue may be lawfully expended including the following:(1) Ordinary and necessary maintenance and operating expenses for (a) public safety, including law enforcement, fire protection, and building code enforcement; (b) environmental protection, including sewage disposal, sanitation and pollution abatement; (c) public transportation, including transit systems for streets and roads; (d) health; (e) recreation; (f) libraries; (g) social services as defined in section 68-1202; and (h) financial administration; and(2) Ordinary and necessary capital expenditures authorized by law.Source   Laws 1975, LB 345, § 1;   Laws 1978, LB 519, § 1;   R.S.1943, (1983), § 18-1735.
NE Code § 13-605 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 13 - Cities, Counties, and Other Political Subdivisions|13-605 - State, municipalities, and counties; housing and community development programs; funding and administration authorized; restriction.

13-605.  State, municipalities, and counties; housing and community development programs; funding and administration authorized; restriction.The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the problems relating to the critical social, economic, and environmental problems of the nation's cities, towns, and smaller urban communities which are found and declared to exist by the Congress of the United States in the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 as amended through the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1981 exist within this state and that it is in the public interest for the state, cities of all classes, villages, or counties to be authorized to apply for, receive, or expend federal funds for the eligible activities under such act or to administer such programs. The Legislature hereby declares such activities to be a public purpose within this state. Money received from the federal government for such activities shall be placed in a distinct and separate fund and shall not be commingled with other money of the state, city, village, or county.Source   Laws 1983, LB 71, § 1;   R.S.1943, (1983), § 18-1735.01.
NE Code § 13-606 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 13 - Cities, Counties, and Other Political Subdivisions|13-606 - Financial statements; filing requirements.

13-606.  Financial statements; filing requirements.Every governing body of any political subdivision that is required by law to submit to an audit of its accounts shall provide and file with its secretary or clerk, in the year of its organization and each year thereafter, not later than August 1 of each year, financial statements showing its actual and budgeted figures for the most recently completed fiscal year.Source   Laws 1984, LB 932, § 2;   R.S.Supp.,1986, § 23-934.
NE Code § 13-610 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 13 - Cities, Counties, and Other Political Subdivisions|13-610 - Purchasing card program; authorized; requirements; governing body; duties.

13-610.  Purchasing card program; authorized; requirements; governing body; duties.(1) A political subdivision, through its governing body, may create its own purchasing card program. The governing body shall determine the type of purchasing card or cards utilized in the purchasing card program and shall approve or disapprove those persons who will be assigned a purchasing card. Under the direction of its governing body, any political subdivision may contract with one or more financial institutions, card-issuing banks, credit card companies, charge card companies, debit card companies, or third-party merchant banks capable of operating the purchasing card program on behalf of the political subdivision. Expenses associated with the political subdivision's purchasing card program shall be considered, for purposes of this section, as an administrative or operational expense.(2) Any political subdivision may utilize its purchasing card program for the purchase of goods and services for and on behalf of the political subdivision.(3) Vendors accepting a political subdivision's purchasing card shall obtain authorization for all transactions. Authorization shall be from the financial institution, card-issuing bank, credit card company, charge card company, debit card company, or third-party merchant bank contracted to provide such service to the political subdivision. Each transaction shall be authorized in accordance with the instructions provided by the political subdivision.(4) An itemized receipt for purposes of tracking expenditures shall accompany all purchasing card purchases. In the event that a receipt does not accompany such a purchase, purchasing card privileges shall be temporarily or permanently suspended in accordance with rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the political subdivision.(5) Upon the termination or suspension of employment of an individual using a purchasing card, such individual's purchasing card account shall be immediately closed and he or she shall return the purchasing card to the political subdivision.(6) No officer or employee of a political subdivision shall use a political subdivision purchasing card for any unauthorized use as determined by the governing body.Source Laws 1999, LB 113, § 2.
NE Code § 13-701 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 13 - Cities, Counties, and Other Political Subdivisions|13-701 - Act, how cited.

13-701.  Act, how cited.Sections 13-701 to 13-706 shall be known and may be cited as the Nebraska Emergency Seat of Local Government Act.Source   Laws 1959, c. 92, § 1, p. 402;   Laws 1972, LB 1048, § 3;   R.S.1943, (1983), § 23-2101.
NE Code § 13-702 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 13 - Cities, Counties, and Other Political Subdivisions|13-702 - Terms, defined.

13-702.  Terms, defined.As used in sections 13-701 to 13-706, and unless otherwise clearly required by the context, the following terms have the respective meanings and connotations shown:(1) An attack means any action or series of actions by an enemy of the United States, causing, or which may cause, substantial injury or damage to civilian persons or property in the United States in any manner, whether by sabotage, or by the use of bombs, missiles, or shellfire, or by atomic, radiological, chemical, bacteriological, or biological means, or by other weapons or processes;(2) The term political subdivisions includes counties, townships, cities, villages, districts, authorities, and other public corporations and entities, whether organized and existing under direct provisions of the Constitution of Nebraska or statutes of this state, or by virtue of charters or other corporate articles or instruments executed under authority of such Constitution or laws; and(3) The term seat of local government, when applied to a political subdivision, usually means the place fixed by law, charter, etc., as the situs of its separate government; as, for example, the county seat of a county. But in any instance where the law, charter, etc., does not fix a specific place therefor, then the term seat of local government means the place at which the separate government of the subdivision usually is maintained in accordance with tradition or custom.Source   Laws 1959, c. 92, § 2, p. 402;   R.S.1943, (1983), § 23-2102.
NE Code § 13-703 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 13 - Cities, Counties, and Other Political Subdivisions|13-703 - Temporary location of seat of government; location.

13-703.  Temporary location of seat of government; location.Whenever, due to an emergency resulting from the effects of any enemy attack upon the United States, or the immediate threat thereof, it becomes imprudent, inexpedient, or impossible to conduct the affairs of the government of any political subdivision at the permanent seat of local government, the governing body thereof shall meet at such place, within or without the territorial limits of the subdivision, as the presiding officer or any two members may fix, and then shall proceed to establish and designate, by ordinance, resolution, resolve, or other appropriate manner, a temporary location or locations for an emergency local seat of government. Such location or locations shall be a site or sites which, in the judgment of the governing body, is or are proper and appropriate, under the conditions and circumstances then prevailing, and may be within or without the territorial limits of the political subdivision, or within or without this state. Thereafter, such governing body shall take such action and shall issue such orders and directives as may be necessary for the prompt and orderly transition of the affairs of the local government to such temporary location or locations. Such temporary location or locations shall be and remain the emergency local seat of government until another temporary location or locations shall be designated in the same manner, or until the Governor, by proclamation, or the Legislature, by resolution approved by the Governor, shall declare the emergency to be ended, at which time the seat of local government shall be returned to its permanent location, or shall be removed to a new permanent seat of local government established in accordance with the Constitution of Nebraska and general laws of this state.Source   Laws 1959, c. 92, § 3, p. 402;   R.S.1943, (1983), § 23-2103.
NE Code § 13-704 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 13 - Cities, Counties, and Other Political Subdivisions|13-704 - Temporary location of seat of government; validity of acts done.

13-704.  Temporary location of seat of government; validity of acts done.During such time as such temporary location or locations shall remain the emergency seat of local government of any such political subdivision, all official acts done or performed thereat by or on the part of any officer, office, council, board, court, department, or division, or any other agency or authority of such political subdivision, shall be as valid, effective and binding as if regularly done or performed at the permanent seat of local government.Source   Laws 1959, c. 92, § 4, p. 403;   R.S.1943, (1983), § 23-2104.
NE Code § 13-706 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 13 - Cities, Counties, and Other Political Subdivisions|13-706 - Sections, how construed.

13-706.  Sections, how construed.The provisions of sections 13-701 to 13-706, in the event they shall be employed, shall control and take precedence over any provision of any other law, charter, ordinance, or regulation to the contrary or in conflict therewith; Provided, that nothing herein shall be construed as contravening, suspending, or otherwise affecting any provision of the Constitution of Nebraska or laws of this state, or of any local charter or other corporate articles or instrument of the political subdivision concerned, relating to the permanent relocation of any local seat of government.Source   Laws 1959, c. 92, § 6, p. 405;   Laws 1972, LB 1048, § 4;   R.S.1943, (1983), § 23-2106.
NE Code § 13-801 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 13 - Cities, Counties, and Other Political Subdivisions|13-801 - Act, how cited.

13-801.  Act, how cited.Sections 13-801 to 13-827 shall be known and may be cited as the Interlocal Cooperation Act.Source   Laws 1963, c. 333, § 2, p. 1071;   R.S.1943, (1983), § 23-2202;   Laws 1991, LB 731, § 1;  Laws 2007, LB636, § 1.
NE Code § 13-802 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 13 - Cities, Counties, and Other Political Subdivisions|13-802 - Purpose of act.

13-802.  Purpose of act.It is the purpose of the Interlocal Cooperation Act to permit local governmental units to make the most efficient use of their taxing authority and other powers by enabling them to cooperate with other localities on a basis of mutual advantage and thereby to provide services and facilities in a manner and pursuant to forms of governmental organization that will accord best with geographic, economic, population, and other factors influencing the needs and development of local communities.Source   Laws 1963, c. 333, § 1, p. 1071;   R.S.1943, (1983), § 23-2201;   Laws 1991, LB 731, § 2;   Laws 1996, LB 1177, § 14. Annotations  The city of Omaha was not authorized by the Interlocal Cooperation Act to divert part of Elmwood Park to the university for a parking lot. Gallagher v. City of Omaha, 189 Neb. 598, 204 N.W.2d 157 (1973). Interest in holding job with governmental agency not first amendment interest, but first amendment protections come into play when governmental employer makes decision to deprive public employee of benefit of government employment on a basis that infringes his interest in freedom of speech or association. Rose v. Eastern Neb. Human Serv. Agency, 510 F.Supp. 1343 (D. Neb. 1981).
NE Code § 13-803 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 13 - Cities, Counties, and Other Political Subdivisions|13-803 - Terms, defined.

13-803.  Terms, defined.For purposes of the Interlocal Cooperation Act:(1) Joint entity shall mean an entity created by agreement pursuant to section 13-804;(2) Public agency shall mean any county, city, village, school district, or agency of the state government or of the United States, any drainage district, sanitary and improvement district, or other municipal corporation or political subdivision of this state, and any political subdivision of another state;(3) Public safety services shall mean public services for the protection of persons or property. Public safety services shall include law enforcement, fire protection, and emergency response services; and(4) State shall mean a state of the United States and the District of Columbia.Source   Laws 1963, c. 333, § 3, p. 1071;   Laws 1971, LB 874, § 1;   Laws 1975, LB 104, § 9;   R.S.1943, (1983), § 23-2203;   Laws 1991, LB 731, § 3;   Laws 1996, LB 1177, § 15.
NE Code § 13-805 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 13 - Cities, Counties, and Other Political Subdivisions|13-805 - Public agencies; submission of agreements for approval; when.

13-805.  Public agencies; submission of agreements for approval; when.In the event that an agreement made pursuant to the Interlocal Cooperation Act deals in whole or in part with the provision of services or facilities with regard to which an officer or agency of the state government has constitutional or statutory powers of control, the agreement shall, as a condition precedent to its entry into force, be submitted to the state officer or agency having such power of control and shall be approved or disapproved by the officer or agency as to all matters within the officer's or agency's jurisdiction.Source   Laws 1963, c. 333, § 5, p. 1073;   Laws 1975, LB 104, § 10;   R.S.1943, (1983), § 23-2205;   Laws 1991, LB 731, § 5.