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NE Code § 18-2475 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2475 - Bonds; provisions of sections; exclusive.

18-2475.  Bonds; provisions of sections; exclusive.Bonds may be issued under sections 18-2401 to 18-2485 without obtaining the consent of any department, division, commission, board, bureau, or instrumentality of this state, and without any other proceedings or the happening of any other conditions or things than those proceedings, conditions, or things which are specifically required therefor by sections 18-2401 to 18-2485, and the validity of and security for any bonds shall not be affected by the existence or nonexistence of any such consent or other proceedings, conditions, or things.Source  Laws 1981, LB 132, § 75.
NE Code § 18-2476 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2476 - Resolution or other proceeding; publication.

18-2476.  Resolution or other proceeding; publication.The board may provide for the publication of any resolution or other proceeding adopted by it pursuant to the Municipal Cooperative Financing Act in a legal newspaper published in or of general circulation in the municipality or county where the principal office or place of business of the agency is located.Source   Laws 1981, LB 132, § 76;  Laws 2021, LB163, § 163.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 18-2477 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2477 - Bonds; notice of intention to issue bonds; publication; contents.

18-2477.  Bonds; notice of intention to issue bonds; publication; contents.In the case of a resolution or other proceeding providing for the issuance of bonds pursuant to sections 18-2401 to 18-2485, the board may, either before or after the adoption of such resolution or other proceeding, in lieu of publishing the entire resolution or other proceeding, publish a notice of intention to issue bonds under sections 18-2401 to 18-2485, titled as such, containing:(1) The name of the agency;(2) The purpose of the issue, including a brief description of the project and the name of the municipalities to be serviced by the project;(3) The principal amount of bonds to be issued;(4) The maturity date or dates and amount or amounts maturing on such dates;(5) The maximum rate of interest payable on the bonds; and(6) The times and place where a copy of the form of the resolution or other proceeding providing for the issuance of the bonds may be examined, which shall be at an office of the agency, identified in the notice, during regular business hours of the agency as described in the notice and for a period of at least thirty days after the publication of the notice.Source  Laws 1981, LB 132, § 77.
NE Code § 18-2478 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2478 - Publication; contest board action; limitation.

18-2478.  Publication; contest board action; limitation.For a period of thirty days after such publication any person in interest shall have the right to contest the legality of such resolution or proceeding or any bonds which may be authorized thereby, any provisions made for the security and payment of such bonds, any contract of purchase, sale, or lease, or any contract for the supply of water, power or electricity, energy conservation services or devices, or acquisition of energy sources or fuel, or sewerage or solid waste disposal services, and after such time no one shall have any cause of action to contest the regularity, formality, or legality thereof for any cause whatsoever.Source  Laws 1981, LB 132, § 78.
NE Code § 18-2479 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2479 - Bonds; authorized as investments; made securities.

18-2479.  Bonds; authorized as investments; made securities.Bonds issued pursuant to sections 18-2401 to 18-2485 are hereby made securities in which all public officers and instrumentalities of the state and all political subdivisions, all insurance companies, trust companies, banks, savings and loan associations, investment companies, executors, administrators, trustees, and other fiduciaries may properly and legally invest funds, including capital in their control or belonging to them. Such bonds are hereby made securities which may properly and legally be deposited with and received by any officer or instrumentality of this state or any political subdivision for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds or obligations of this state or any political subdivision thereof is now or may hereafter be authorized by law.Source  Laws 1981, LB 132, § 79.
NE Code § 18-2480 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2480 - Bonds and property; tax exempt; when.

18-2480.  Bonds and property; tax exempt; when.(1) All bonds of an agency are declared to be issued for an essential public and governmental purpose and, together with interest thereon and income therefrom, shall be exempt from all taxes.(2) The property of an agency, including any pro rata share of any property owned by an agency in conjunction with any other person, is declared to be public property of a governmental subdivision of the state. Such property and the income of an agency shall be exempt from all taxes of the state or any municipality or other political subdivision of the state and shall be exempt from all special assessments of any participating municipality if used for a public purpose.Source   Laws 1981, LB 132, § 80;  Laws 2001, LB 173, § 15.
NE Code § 18-2481 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2481 - Legislative consent to foreign laws.

18-2481.  Legislative consent to foreign laws.Legislative consent is hereby given to the application of the laws of other states with respect to taxation payments in lieu of taxes and the assessment thereof to any agency which has acquired an interest in a project or property situated outside the state or which owns or operates a project outside the state and to the application of regulatory and other laws of other states and of the United States to any agency in relation to the acquisition, ownership, and operation by such agency of projects situated outside this state.Source  Laws 1981, LB 132, § 81.
NE Code § 18-2482 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2482 - Sections, how construed.

18-2482.  Sections, how construed.The provisions of sections 18-2401 to 18-2485 shall be deemed to provide an additional, alternative, and complete method for the doing of the things authorized hereby and shall be deemed and construed to be supplemental and additional to, and not in derogation of, powers conferred upon municipalities, agencies, and others by law. Insofar as the provisions of sections 18-2401 to 18-2485 are inconsistent with the provisions of any general or special law, administrative order, or regulation, the provisions of sections 18-2401 to 18-2485 shall be controlling.Source  Laws 1981, LB 132, § 82.
NE Code § 18-2483 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2483 - Bondholders; pledge; agreement of the state.

18-2483.  Bondholders; pledge; agreement of the state.The State of Nebraska does hereby pledge to and agree with the holders of any bonds and with those parties who may enter into contracts with any agency or municipality under sections 18-2401 to 18-2485 that the state will not alter, impair, or limit the rights thereby vested until the bonds, together with applicable interest, are fully met and discharged and such contracts are fully performed. Nothing contained in sections 18-2401 to 18-2485 shall preclude such alteration, impairment, or limitation if and when adequate provisions shall be made by law for the protection of the holders of the bonds or persons entering into contracts with any agency or municipality. Each agency and municipality is authorized to include this pledge and undertaking for the state in such bonds or contracts.Source  Laws 1981, LB 132, § 83.
NE Code § 18-2484 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2484 - Sections, liberal construction.

18-2484.  Sections, liberal construction.Sections 18-2401 to 18-2485, being necessary for the welfare of the state and its inhabitants, shall be construed liberally to effect its purposes.Source  Laws 1981, LB 132, § 84.
NE Code § 18-2485 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2485 - Agencies; other laws applicable.

18-2485.  Agencies; other laws applicable.Insofar as any provisions of sections 18-2401 to 18-2485 are applicable to the formation, organization, or operation of power projects, generators, or suppliers of electric energy, all agencies created pursuant to sections 18-2401 to 18-2485 shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 70, articles 10 and 13.Source  Laws 1981, LB 132, § 85.
NE Code § 18-2501 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2501 - Act, how cited; initiative and referendum; powers; use; provisions governing.

18-2501.  Act, how cited; initiative and referendum; powers; use; provisions governing.(1) Sections 18-2501 to 18-2538 shall be known and may be cited as the Municipal Initiative and Referendum Act.(2) The powers of initiative and referendum are hereby reserved to the qualified electors of each municipality in the state. The Municipal Initiative and Referendum Act shall govern the use of initiative to enact and the use of referendum to amend or repeal measures affecting the governance of all municipalities in the state, except those operating under home rule charter and as specified in section 18-2537.(3) Cities operating under home rule charter shall provide, by charter provision or ordinance, for the exercise of the powers of initiative and referendum within such cities. Nothing in the Municipal Initiative and Referendum Act shall be construed to prevent such cities from adopting any or all of the provisions of the act.Source   Laws 1982, LB 807, § 1;  Laws 2021, LB163, § 164.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 18-2502 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2502 - Definitions, where found.

18-2502.  Definitions, where found.For purposes of the Municipal Initiative and Referendum Act, the definitions in sections 18-2502.01 to 18-2511, unless the context otherwise requires, shall apply.Source   Laws 1982, LB 807, § 2;   Laws 1984, LB 1010, § 1;  Laws 2021, LB163, § 165.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 18-2502.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2502.01 - Chief executive officer, defined.

18-2502.01.  Chief executive officer, defined.Chief executive officer means the mayor, the city manager, or the chairperson of the board of trustees of a municipality.Source  Laws 2021, LB163, § 166.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 18-2503 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2503 - Circulator, defined.

18-2503.  Circulator, defined.Circulator shall mean any person who solicits signatures for an initiative or referendum petition.Source  Laws 1982, LB 807, § 3.
NE Code § 18-2504 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2504 - City clerk, defined.

18-2504.  City clerk, defined.City clerk means the city clerk, village clerk, or other municipal official in charge of elections.Source   Laws 1982, LB 807, § 4;  Laws 2021, LB163, § 167.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 18-2505 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2505 - Governing body, defined.

18-2505.  Governing body, defined.Governing body means the city council or village board of trustees of any municipality subject to the Municipal Initiative and Referendum Act.Source   Laws 1982, LB 807, § 5;  Laws 2021, LB163, § 168.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 18-2506 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2506 - Measure, defined.

18-2506.  Measure, defined.Measure means an ordinance, charter provision, or resolution which is within the legislative authority of the governing body of a municipality to pass and which is not excluded from the operation of referendum by the exceptions in section 18-2528. Measure does not include any action permitted by the Nebraska Advantage Transformational Tourism and Redevelopment Act.Source   Laws 1982, LB 807, § 6;   Laws 1984, LB 1010, § 2;  Laws 2010, LB1018, § 36;  Laws 2021, LB163, § 169.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021  Cross References  Nebraska Advantage Transformational Tourism and Redevelopment Act, see section 77-1001.
NE Code § 18-2507 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2507 - Municipality, defined.

18-2507.  Municipality, defined.Municipality means all cities and villages, not operating under home rule charters, including those functioning under the commission and city manager plans of government.Source   Laws 1982, LB 807, § 7;  Laws 2019, LB193, § 9;  Laws 2021, LB163, § 170.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 18-2508 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2508 - Petition, defined.

18-2508.  Petition, defined.Petition shall mean a document authorized for circulation pursuant to section 18-2512, or any copy of such document.Source  Laws 1982, LB 807, § 8.
NE Code § 18-2508.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2508.01 - Place of residence, defined.

18-2508.01.  Place of residence, defined.Place of residence shall mean the street and number of the residence. If there is no street and number for the residence, place of residence shall mean the mailing address.Source  Laws 1984, LB 1010, § 3.
NE Code § 18-2509 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2509 - Prospective petition, defined.

18-2509.  Prospective petition, defined.Prospective petition shall mean a sample document containing the information necessary for a completed petition, including a sample signature sheet, which has not yet been authorized for circulation.Source  Laws 1982, LB 807, § 9.
NE Code § 18-2510 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2510 - Qualified electors, defined.

18-2510.  Qualified electors, defined.Qualified electors shall mean all persons registered to vote, at the time the prospective petition is filed, in the jurisdiction governed or to be governed by any measure sought to be enacted by initiative, or altered or repealed by referendum.Source  Laws 1982, LB 807, § 10.
NE Code § 18-2510.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2510.01 - Residence, defined.

18-2510.01.  Residence, defined.Residence shall mean that place at which a person has established his or her home, where he or she is habitually present, and to which, when he or she departs, he or she intends to return.Source  Laws 1984, LB 1010, § 4.
NE Code § 18-2511 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2511 - Signature sheet, defined.

18-2511.  Signature sheet, defined.Signature sheet shall mean a sheet of paper which is part of a petition and which is signed by persons wishing to support the petition effort.Source  Laws 1982, LB 807, § 11.
NE Code § 18-2512 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2512 - Prospective petition; filing; city clerk; duties; revision; procedure; verification; effect.

18-2512.  Prospective petition; filing; city clerk; duties; revision; procedure; verification; effect.Before circulating an initiative or referendum petition, the petitioner shall file with the city clerk a prospective petition. The city clerk shall date the prospective petition immediately upon its receipt. The city clerk shall verify that the prospective petition is in proper form and shall provide a ballot title for the initiative or referendum proposal, pursuant to section 18-2513. If the prospective petition is in proper form, the city clerk shall authorize the circulation of the petition and such authorization shall be given within three working days from the date the prospective petition was filed. If the form of the prospective petition is incorrect, the city clerk shall, within three working days from the date the prospective petition was filed, inform the petitioner of necessary changes and request that those changes be made. When the requested changes have been made and the revised prospective petition has been submitted to the city clerk in proper form, the city clerk shall authorize the circulation of the petition and such authorization shall be given within two working days from the receipt of the properly revised petition. Verification by the city clerk that the prospective petition is in proper form does not constitute an admission by the city clerk, governing body, or municipality that the measure is subject to referendum or limited referendum or that the measure may be enacted by initiative.Source   Laws 1982, LB 807, § 12;   Laws 1984, LB 1010, § 5.
NE Code § 18-2513 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2513 - Ballot title; contents; ballots; form.

18-2513.  Ballot title; contents; ballots; form.(1) The ballot title of any measure to be initiated or referred shall consist of:(a) A briefly worded caption by which the measure is commonly known or which accurately summarizes the measure;(b) A briefly worded question which plainly states the purpose of the measure and is phrased so that an affirmative response to the question corresponds to an affirmative vote on the measure; and(c) A concise and impartial statement, of not more than seventy-five words, of the chief purpose of the measure.(2) The ballots used when voting on an initiative or referendum proposal shall contain the entire ballot title. Proposals for initiative and referendum shall be submitted on separate ballots and the ballots shall be printed in lowercase ten-point type, except that the caption shall be in boldface type. All initiative and referendum measures shall be submitted in a nonpartisan manner without indicating or suggesting on the ballot that they have or have not been approved or endorsed by any political party or organization.Source   Laws 1982, LB 807, § 13;   Laws 1984, LB 1010, § 6.
NE Code § 18-2514 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2514 - Petitions; form; Secretary of State; duties; copies.

18-2514.  Petitions; form; Secretary of State; duties; copies.The Secretary of State shall design the form to be used for initiative and referendum petitions. The petitions shall conform to section 32-628. These forms shall be made available to the public by the city clerk, and they shall serve as a guide for individuals preparing prospective petitions. Substantial compliance with initiative and referendum forms is required before authorization to circulate such petition shall be granted by the city clerk pursuant to section 18-2512. Chief petitioners or circulators preparing prospective petitions shall be responsible for making copies of the petition for circulation after authorization for circulation has been granted.Source   Laws 1982, LB 807, § 14;   Laws 1984, LB 1010, § 7;   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 499.
NE Code § 18-2515 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2515 - Petition; contents.

18-2515.  Petition; contents.(1) Each petition presented for signature must be identical to the petition authorized for circulation by the city clerk pursuant to section 18-2512.(2) Every petition shall contain the name and place of residence of not more than three persons as chief petitioners or sponsors of the measure.(3) Every petition shall contain the caption and the statement specified in subdivisions (1)(a) and (1)(c) of section 18-2513.(4) When a special election is being requested, such fact shall be stated on every petition.Source   Laws 1982, LB 807, § 15;   Laws 1984, LB 1010, § 9;  Laws 2003, LB 444, § 1;  Laws 2019, LB411, § 21.
NE Code § 18-2516 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2516 - Signature sheet; requirements.

18-2516.  Signature sheet; requirements.Every signature sheet shall:(1) Contain the caption required in subdivision (1)(a) of section 18-2513;(2) Be part of a complete and authorized petition when presented to potential signatories; and(3) Comply with the requirements of section 32-628.Source   Laws 1982, LB 807, § 16;   Laws 1984, LB 1010, § 10;   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 500.
NE Code § 18-2517 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2517 - Petition; signers and circulators; requirements.

18-2517.  Petition; signers and circulators; requirements.Signers and circulators shall comply with sections 32-629 and 32-630.Source   Laws 1982, LB 807, § 17;   Laws 1984, LB 1010, § 11;   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 501.
NE Code § 18-2518 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2518 - Petition; filed; signature verification; costs; time limitation.

18-2518.  Petition; filed; signature verification; costs; time limitation.(1) Signed petitions shall be filed with the city clerk for signature verification. Upon the filing of a petition, a municipality, upon passage of a resolution by the governing body of such municipality, and the county clerk or election commissioner of the county in which such municipality is located may by mutual agreement provide that the county clerk or election commissioner shall ascertain whether the petition is signed by the requisite number of voters. The municipality shall reimburse the county for any costs incurred by the county clerk or election commissioner. When the verifying official has determined that one hundred percent of the necessary signatures required by the Municipal Initiative and Referendum Act have been obtained, he or she shall notify the governing body of the municipality of that fact and shall immediately forward to the governing body a copy of the petition.(2) In order for an initiative or referendum proposal to be submitted to the governing body and the voters, the necessary signatures shall be on file with the city clerk within six months from the date the prospective petition was authorized for circulation. If the necessary signatures are not obtained by such date, the petition shall be void.Source   Laws 1982, LB 807, § 18;  Laws 2021, LB163, § 171.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021  Annotations Under section 18-2538, if a municipality does not bring an action for declaratory judgment to determine whether a measure is subject to limited referendum or referendum or whether a measure may be enacted by initiative until after it receives notification pursuant to this section, it shall be required to proceed with the initiative or referendum election. Sydow v. City of Grand Island, 263 Neb. 389, 639 N.W.2d 913 (2002).