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NE Code § 15-1017 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 15 - Cities of the Primary Class|15-1017 - Pension funds; investment; report.

15-1017.  Pension funds; investment; report.(1) A city of the primary class which has a city pension and retirement plan or fund, or a city fire and police pension plan or fund, or both, may provide by ordinance as authorized by its home rule charter, and not prohibited by the Constitution of Nebraska, for the investment of any plan or fund, and such city may provide that (a) the city shall place in trust any part of such plan or fund, (b) the city shall place in trust any part of any such plan or fund with a corporate trustee in Nebraska, or (c) the city shall purchase any part of any such plan from a life insurance company licensed to do business in the State of Nebraska. The powers conferred by this section shall be independent of and in addition and supplemental to any other provisions of the laws of the State of Nebraska with reference to the matters covered hereby, and this section shall be considered as a complete and independent act and not as amendatory of or limited by any other provision of the laws of the State of Nebraska.(2)(a) Beginning December 31, 2018, and each December 31 thereafter, for a defined benefit plan, the city clerk of a city of the primary class or his or her designee shall prepare and electronically file an annual report with the Auditor of Public Accounts and the Nebraska Retirement Systems Committee of the Legislature. If such retirement plan is a defined benefit plan which was open to new members on January 1, 2004, the report shall be in addition to the reports required by section 13-2402. The report shall be on a form prescribed by the Auditor of Public Accounts and shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:(i) The levels of benefits of participants in the plan, the number of members who are eligible for a benefit, the total present value of such members' benefits, and the funding sources which will pay for such benefits; and(ii) A copy of a full actuarial analysis of each such defined benefit plan. The analysis shall be prepared by an independent private organization or public entity employing actuaries who are members in good standing of the American Academy of Actuaries, and which organization or entity has demonstrated expertise to perform this type of analysis and is unrelated to any organization which offers investment advice or provides investment management services to the retirement plan.(b) The Auditor of Public Accounts may prepare a review of such report pursuant to section 84-304.02 but is not required to do so. If the city council does not submit a copy of the report to the Auditor of Public Accounts within six months after the end of the plan year, the Auditor of Public Accounts may audit, or cause to be audited, the city. All costs of the audit shall be paid by the city.Source   Laws 1967, c. 52, § 1, p. 188;   Laws 1998, LB 1191, § 17;  Laws 1999, LB 795, § 6;  Laws 2011, LB474, § 6;  Laws 2014, LB759, § 7;  Laws 2017, LB415, § 6;  Laws 2020, LB1003, § 156.
NE Code § 15-1026 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 15 - Cities of the Primary Class|15-1026 - Fire and police pension fund; authorized; tax levy; authorized.

15-1026.  Fire and police pension fund; authorized; tax levy; authorized.Any city of the primary class may establish a fire and police pension fund. Such city may anticipate its liability for future pension payments on an actuarial basis and, in order to equalize the tax burden over a period of years, may levy and collect taxes in each fiscal year sufficient to meet current needs and equalize the future payments. The tax so levied and collected, together with contributions made by firefighters and police officers, shall be credited to the fund. Any unexpended balance remaining in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall be reappropriated for the ensuing year. Pension payments required by law shall be a general obligation of the city and may be made out of, but not limited to, the fund.Source   Laws 1987, LB 408, § 9;   Laws 1996, LB 1114, § 27;  Laws 2000, LB 1116, § 15.
NE Code § 15-1027 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 15 - Cities of the Primary Class|15-1027 - Pension or benefits; existing system; rights retained.

15-1027.  Pension or benefits; existing system; rights retained.Nothing in sections 15-1001.01, 15-1007.02, 15-1007.05, 15-1013.02, and 15-1022 to 15-1026, the repeal of any sections in Chapter 15, article 10, or the unilateral action of any city of the primary class shall in any manner diminish the right of any person receiving or entitled to receive, now or in the future, pension or other benefits provided for in Chapter 15, article 10, as the sections of such article existed immediately prior to the repeal of any such sections, to receive such pension or other benefits in all respects the same as if such repealed sections remained in full force and effect.Source  Laws 1987, LB 408, § 10.
NE Code § 15-1101 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 15 - Cities of the Primary Class|15-1101 - Planning department; commission; planning director; employees.

15-1101.  Planning department; commission; planning director; employees.In any city of the primary class there shall be created a planning department, which shall consist of a city planning commission, a planning director, and such subordinate employees as are required to administer the planning program as provided in sections 15-1101 to 15-1106. The planning director shall serve as the secretary of the city planning commission and as the administrative head of the planning department.Source   Laws 1959, c. 46, § 1, p. 228;  Laws 2020, LB1003, § 157.
NE Code § 15-1103 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 15 - Cities of the Primary Class|15-1103 - Planning director; prepare comprehensive plan; review by commission; city council; adopt or amend plan; notice to military installation.

15-1103.  Planning director; prepare comprehensive plan; review by commission; city council; adopt or amend plan; notice to military installation.The planning director of a city of the primary class shall be responsible for preparing the comprehensive plan and amendments and extensions thereto and for submitting such plans and modifications to the city planning commission for its consideration and action. The planning commission shall review such plans and modifications and those which the city council may suggest and, after holding at least one public hearing on each proposed action, shall provide its recommendations to the city council within a reasonable period of time. The city council shall review the recommendations of the planning commission and, after at least one public hearing on each proposed action, shall adopt or reject such plans as submitted, except that the city council may, by an affirmative vote of at least five members of the city council, adopt a plan or amendments to the proposed plan different from that recommended by the planning commission.When such city is considering the adoption or amendment of a zoning ordinance or the approval of the platting or replatting of any development of real estate, the planning director shall notify any military installation which is located within the corporate boundary limits or the extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction of the city if the city has received a written request for such notification from the military installation. The planning director shall deliver the notification to the military installation at least ten days prior to the meeting of the planning commission at which the proposal is to be considered.Source   Laws 1959, c. 46, § 3, p. 230;   Laws 1975, LB 111, § 2;  Laws 2010, LB279, § 2;  Laws 2020, LB1003, § 159.
NE Code § 15-1104 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 15 - Cities of the Primary Class|15-1104 - Ordinance or resolution; submit to planning department; report.

15-1104.  Ordinance or resolution; submit to planning department; report.No ordinance or resolution which deals with the acquisition, extension, widening, narrowing, removal, vacation, abandonment, sale, or other change relating to any public way, transportation route, ground, open space, building or structure, or other public improvement of a character included in the comprehensive plan of a city of the primary class, the subject matter of which has not been reported on by the planning department under section 15-1103, shall be adopted by the city council until such ordinance or resolution shall first have been referred to the planning department and that department has reported regarding conformity of the proposed action with the comprehensive plan. The planning department's report shall specify the character and degree of conformity or nonconformity of each proposed action to the comprehensive plan, and a report in writing thereon shall be rendered to the city council within thirty days after the date of receipt of the referral unless a longer period is granted by the city council. If the planning department fails to render any such report within the allotted time, the approval of the department may be presumed by the city council.Source   Laws 1959, c. 46, § 4, p. 230;  Laws 2020, LB1003, § 160.
NE Code § 15-1105 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 15 - Cities of the Primary Class|15-1105 - Planning director; duties; commission; hearings.

15-1105.  Planning director; duties; commission; hearings.The planning director of a city of the primary class shall be responsible for preparing any proposed zoning ordinance and for submitting such ordinance to the city planning commission for its consideration and action. The planning commission shall review the proposed zoning ordinance and, after holding at least one public hearing on each proposed action, shall approve or reject it in whole or in part and with or without modifications. When approved by the planning commission, the proposed zoning ordinance shall be submitted to the city council for its consideration, and such zoning ordinance shall become effective when adopted by the city council. The city council may amend, supplement, or otherwise modify the zoning ordinance. Any such proposed amendment, supplement, or modification shall first be submitted to the planning commission for its recommendations and report. The planning commission shall hold at least one public hearing on such proposed amendment, supplement, or modification, before submitting its recommendations and report. After the recommendations and report of the planning commission have been filed, the city council shall, before enacting any proposed amendment, supplement, or modification, hold a public hearing on such proposed amendment, supplement, or modification. Notice of the time and place of such hearings shall be given by publication thereof in a legal newspaper in or of general circulation in the city at least one time at least five days before the date of hearing. Notice with reference to proposed amendments, supplements, or modifications of the zoning ordinance shall also be posted in a conspicuous place on or near the property upon which the action is pending. Such notice shall be easily visible from the street and shall be posted at least five days before the hearing.Source   Laws 1959, c. 46, § 5, p. 231;  Laws 2020, LB1003, § 161.
NE Code § 15-1106 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 15 - Cities of the Primary Class|15-1106 - Board of zoning appeals; powers; appeals; variances.

15-1106.  Board of zoning appeals; powers; appeals; variances.There may be created a board of zoning appeals of a city of the primary class comprised of five members appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council, which board shall have power to hear and decide appeals from any decision or order of the building inspector or other officers charged with the enforcement of zoning ordinances in those cases when it is alleged that such decision or order is in error. The board shall also have power to decide upon petitions for variances and, subject to such standards and procedures as the city council may provide in zoning ordinances, to vary the strict application of sign regulations or height, area, parking, or density requirements to the extent necessary to permit the owner a reasonable use of his or her land in those specific instances when there are peculiar, exceptional, and unusual circumstances in connection with a specific parcel of land, which circumstances are not generally found within the locality or neighborhood concerned. The board may also have such related duties as the mayor or city council may assign. The city council may provide for appeals from a decision of the board.Source   Laws 1959, c. 46, § 6, p. 231;   Laws 1961, c. 35, § 5, p. 159;   Laws 1987, LB 317, § 1;  Laws 2020, LB1003, § 162.
NE Code § 15-1201 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 15 - Cities of the Primary Class|15-1201 - Appeals; exception.

15-1201.  Appeals; exception.Any person or persons, jointly or severally aggrieved by any final administrative or judicial order or decision of the board of zoning appeals, the board of equalization, the city council, or any officer, department, or board of a city of the primary class, shall, except as provided for claims in sections 15-840 to 15-842.01, appeal from such order or decision to the district court in the manner provided in sections 15-1201 to 15-1205.Source   Laws 1969, c. 65, § 1, p. 377;  Laws 2020, LB1003, § 163.  Annotations  This section applies only where the various bodies controlled thereby act judicially or quasi-judicially. Quasi-judicial decisions by various organs of a city are reviewable in both the trial and appellate courts. Whitehead Oil Co. v. City of Lincoln, 245 Neb. 660, 515 N.W.2d 390 (1994). That municipal code decision shall be final and binding upon appointing authority in collective-bargaining agreement means definitive act of official or agency is binding until and unless set aside by judicial review. City of Lincoln v. Soukup, 215 Neb. 732, 340 N.W.2d 420 (1983). The enactment of a zoning ordinance by a municipal governing body is an exercise of legislative authority from which no direct appeal lies. This statute applies only where the bodies mentioned therein act judicially or quasi-judicially. An increase in business competition is not sufficient to confer standing to challenge a change of zone. Copple v. City of Lincoln, 210 Neb. 504, 315 N.W.2d 628 (1982). On appeal of a final decision of a city council, only the subject matter in question may be appealed, not collateral issues beyond the scope of the particular decision. Cather & Sons Constr., Inc. v. City of Lincoln, 200 Neb. 510, 264 N.W.2d 413 (1978).
NE Code § 15-1203 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 15 - Cities of the Primary Class|15-1203 - City clerk; duties.

15-1203.  City clerk; duties.(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the city clerk, on payment to him or her of the costs of the transcript, shall transmit within fifteen days to the clerk of the district court the docket fee and a certified and complete transcript of the proceedings of the city relating to the order or decision appealed as provided in section 15-1201. After receipt of such fee and transcript, the clerk of the district court shall file the appeal.(2) If the appellant files an affidavit alleging that he or she is indigent pursuant to section 15-1202, the city clerk shall transmit within fifteen days to the clerk of the district court a certified and complete transcript of the proceedings of the city relating to the order or decision appealed. After receipt of the transcript, the clerk of the district court shall file the appeal.Source   Laws 1969, c. 65, § 3, p. 378;   Laws 1983, LB 52, § 4;   Laws 1988, LB 352, § 18;  Laws 2009, LB441, § 3;  Laws 2018, LB193, § 2;  Laws 2020, LB1003, § 165.
NE Code § 15-1204 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 15 - Cities of the Primary Class|15-1204 - Petition on appeal; time for filing; indigency.

15-1204.  Petition on appeal; time for filing; indigency.(1) The party appealing an order or decision as provided in section 15-1201 shall file a petition within thirty days after the date the transcript is filed in the district court.(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, satisfaction of the requirements of subsections (1) and (2) of section 15-1202 and subsection (1) of this section shall perfect the appeal and give the district court jurisdiction of the matter appealed.(3) Indigency shall be determined by the district court having jurisdiction of the appeal upon motion of the appellant before the court considers any other matter relating to the appeal. The court shall make a reasonable inquiry to determine the appellant's financial condition and shall consider such factors as the appellant's income, the availability to the appellant of other resources, including real and personal property, bank accounts, social security benefits, and unemployment or other benefits, the appellant's normal living expenses, the appellant's outstanding debts, the number and age of the appellant's dependents, and other relevant circumstances. If the appellant is deemed to be indigent, the satisfaction of the requirements of subsections (1) and (3) of section 15-1202 and subsection (1) of this section shall perfect the appeal and give the district court jurisdiction of the matter appealed.Source   Laws 1969, c. 65, § 4, p. 378;   Laws 1983, LB 52, § 5;   Laws 1988, LB 352, § 19;  Laws 2009, LB441, § 4;  Laws 2020, LB1003, § 166.
NE Code § 15-1205 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 15 - Cities of the Primary Class|15-1205 - District court; hearing; order; appeal.

15-1205.  District court; hearing; order; appeal.The district court shall hear the appeal under sections 15-1201 to 15-1205 as in equity and without a jury and determine anew all questions raised before the city. The court may reverse or affirm, wholly or partly, or may modify the order or decision brought up for review. Either party may appeal from the decision of the district court to the Court of Appeals.Source   Laws 1969, c. 65, § 5, p. 378;   Laws 1991, LB 732, § 19;  Laws 2020, LB1003, § 167.  Annotations  This section does not limit review to illegality, but provides that appeals from various organs of a city of the primary class shall be considered as in equity. Thus, such decisions are quasi-judicial in nature and reviewable under section 15-1201 as in equity in both the trial and appellate courts. Moulton v. Board of Zoning Appeals, 251 Neb. 95, 555 N.W.2d 39 (1996). On appeal from an order of the municipal human rights commission, the district court found the evidence insufficient to establish any unlawful employment discrimination by the employer. American Stores v. Jordan, 213 Neb. 213, 328 N.W.2d 756 (1982).
NE Code § 15-1301 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 15 - Cities of the Primary Class|15-1301 - Terms, defined.

15-1301.  Terms, defined.As used in sections 15-1301 to 15-1307, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) City shall mean any city of the primary class;(2) Federal government shall mean the United States of America, or any agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the United States of America; and(3) Community development activity shall mean any activity authorized in the Community Development Law, construction of community facilities, conservation and rehabilitation of property, neighborhood development, code enforcement, and all of the jurisdiction and authority granted a housing authority under Chapter 71, article 15.Source   Laws 1974, LB 825, § 1;  Laws 2018, LB874, § 2.  Cross References  Community Development Law, see section 18-2101.
NE Code § 15-1302 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 15 - Cities of the Primary Class|15-1302 - Community development agency; powers.

15-1302.  Community development agency; powers.A city which has a community development agency as authorized by law is hereby granted power and authority to:(1) Do all community development activities;(2) Do all things necessary to cooperate with the federal government in all matters relating to community development activities as a grantee, or as agent or otherwise; and(3) Exercise the jurisdiction and authority granted under Chapter 71, article 15, acting independently, concurrently or by assisting or cooperating with any existing housing authority within the territorial jurisdiction of the city.Source  Laws 1974, LB 825, § 2.
NE Code § 15-1303 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 15 - Cities of the Primary Class|15-1303 - Citizen participation.

15-1303.  Citizen participation.Whenever a city proposes to exercise the power conferred in sections 15-1301 to 15-1307, the city shall certify that it has afforded adequate opportunity for citizen participation in the development of the annual application and has provided for the meaningful involvement of the residents of areas in which community development activities are to be concentrated in the planning and execution of these activities, including the provision of adequate information and resources.Source  Laws 1974, LB 825, § 3.
NE Code § 15-1304 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 15 - Cities of the Primary Class|15-1304 - Power to levy taxes and issue bonds and notes.

15-1304.  Power to levy taxes and issue bonds and notes.Whenever the city exercises the power conferred in sections 15-1301 to 15-1307, it shall have the power to levy taxes for the exercise of such jurisdiction and authority, and it shall also have the power to issue general obligation bonds, general obligation notes, revenue bonds and revenue notes including general obligation and revenue refunding bonds and notes for a community development activity under the power granted to any authority described or as otherwise authorized by home rule charter or state law.Source  Laws 1974, LB 825, § 4.
NE Code § 15-1305 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 15 - Cities of the Primary Class|15-1305 - City jurisdiction and authority; concurrent with and independent of housing authority; report; contents.

15-1305.  City jurisdiction and authority; concurrent with and independent of housing authority; report; contents.Whenever a city of the primary class exercises the jurisdiction and authority granted in sections 15-1301 to 15-1307 with respect to Chapter 71, article 15, the city shall have the jurisdiction and authority concurrent with and independent of any existing housing authority for such purposes within the city and its area of jurisdiction. In order to coordinate the actions of the local housing authority and the community development agency, the local housing authority shall submit to the city council of such city, prior to the date it submits its annual budget request to the federal government, a complete report of its activities during the past calendar year and a complete description of its proposed actions for the coming calendar year. Such report shall include the number of units added to or removed from the authority's programs, the number of families housed by the authority, the number applying who were not housed and the reasons for their not being housed, the sources and amounts of all funds spent or to be spent and the amounts available for use in its housing programs that have not been used, and the policies of the authority on eligibility, admissions, occupancy, termination of tenancies, and grievance procedures. Such report shall be made available to the public upon the delivery of the report to the city council and shall be subject to public hearing prior to its formal acceptance by the city council.Source   Laws 1974, LB 825, § 5;  Laws 2020, LB1003, § 168.
NE Code § 15-1306 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 15 - Cities of the Primary Class|15-1306 - Acquisition of property; procedure.

15-1306.  Acquisition of property; procedure.Whenever any city shall exercise the jurisdiction and authority granted in sections 15-1301 to 15-1307 it shall comply with Chapter 76, article 12, regarding the acquisition of property for publicly financed projects.Source  Laws 1974, LB 825, § 6.