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NE Code § 31-790 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-790 - Notification to trustee; resignation; recall election; how conducted.

31-790.  Notification to trustee; resignation; recall election; how conducted.(1) If the recall petition is found to be sufficient, the filing clerk shall notify the trustee whose removal is sought and the board of trustees of the sanitary and improvement district that sufficient signatures have been gathered.(2) If the trustee does not resign within five days after receiving the notice, the filing clerk shall order an election to be held not less than forty-five days nor more than sixty days after the expiration of the five-day period, except that if an election for the board of trustees of the district is to be held within one hundred twenty days after the expiration of the five-day period, the filing clerk shall provide for the holding of the removal election at the time of such regular election. The recall election shall be conducted in the same manner as an election for members of the board of trustees as provided in section 31-735. After the filing clerk sets the date for the recall election, the recall election shall be held regardless of whether the trustee whose removal is sought resigns before the recall election is held.Source  Laws 1997, LB 874, § 5.
NE Code § 31-791 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-791 - Official ballot; form.

31-791.  Official ballot; form.The form of the official ballot at a recall election conducted pursuant to section 31-790 shall conform to the requirements of this section. With respect to each trustee whose removal is sought, the question shall be submitted: Shall (name of trustee) be removed from the office of trustee? Immediately following each such question there shall be printed on the ballot the two responses: Yes and No. Immediately to the left of each response shall be placed a square or oval in which the voters qualified to vote for the trustee in a regular election may vote for one of the responses by making a cross or other clear, identifiable mark. The name of the trustee which shall appear on the ballot shall be the name of the trustee that appeared on the ballot of the previous election that included his or her name.Source   Laws 1997, LB 874, § 6;  Laws 2002, LB 176, § 8.
NE Code § 31-792 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-792 - Election results; effect; vacancy; special election.

31-792.  Election results; effect; vacancy; special election.(1) If a majority of the votes cast at a recall election are against the removal of the trustee named on the ballot or the election results in a tie, the trustee shall continue in office for the remainder of his or her term.(2) If a majority of the votes cast at a recall election are for the removal of the trustee named on the ballot, he or she shall, regardless of any technical defects in the recall petition, be deemed removed from office unless a recount is ordered. If the trustee is deemed removed, the removal shall result in an immediate vacancy in the office from the date of the election. The vacancy shall be filled as provided in subsection (2) of section 31-735.(3) If there are vacancies in the offices of a majority or more of the members of the board of trustees at one time due to the recall of such members, a special election to fill such vacancies shall be conducted as expeditiously as possible by the filing clerk in the manner specified in section 31-735.(4) No trustee who is removed at a recall election or who resigns after the initiation of the recall process shall be appointed to fill the vacancy resulting from his or her removal or the removal of any other member of the same board of trustees during the remainder of his or her term of office.Source  Laws 1997, LB 874, § 7.
NE Code § 31-793 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-793 - Recall petition filing form; filing limitation.

31-793.  Recall petition filing form; filing limitation.No recall petition filing form shall be filed against a trustee under section 31-787 within twelve months after a recall election has failed to remove him or her from office or within six months after the beginning of his or her term of office or within six months prior to the incumbent filing deadline for the office.Source   Laws 1997, LB 874, § 8;  Laws 2019, LB411, § 28.
NE Code § 31-901 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-901 - Declaration of policy.

31-901.  Declaration of policy.(1) The maintenance of adequate drainage within the confines of certain counties of the state is hereby declared to be a matter of public health, convenience and welfare.(2) The use of road ditches, the use of public and private ditches and natural watercourses for drainage requires some coordinated system of control and maintenance.(3) Where portions of the drainage system of any county are not included within the boundaries of any drainage district organized under Chapter 31, article 3 or 4, or within the boundaries of any sanitary drainage district organized under Chapter 31, article 5 or 7, the county board may assist in the control and maintenance of the drainage of any area within said county, under the provisions of sections 31-901 to 31-933.Source  Laws 1959, c. 132, § 1, p. 483. Annotations Proceedings involved the cleaning, widening, and changing of a drainage ditch. Harms v. County Board of Supervisors, 173 Neb. 687, 114 N.W.2d 713 (1962).
NE Code § 31-902 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-902 - Terms, defined.

31-902.  Terms, defined.For purposes of the County Drainage Act, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) County board shall mean either the board of supervisors when the county is organized under the township form or county commissioners when the county is organized under the commissioner system;(2) Ditch shall include all road ditches and any ditch whether constructed privately or by a public agency, the water from which drains into road ditches, drainage ditches, or watercourses;(3) Lots and lands shall include all real estate and any interest therein whether owned by individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, or corporations, whether federal, state, county, school or municipal, all public roads, and all railroad right-of-way;(4) Watercourse shall mean any stream, creek, draw, or natural depression through which normal drainage or storm water is accustomed to flow;(5) Owner shall mean the person, persons, or organization shown by the records of the register of deeds or county clerk of any county to be the record titleholder to any lot or land; and(6) Cleaning shall mean removing of trees, brush, obstructions, and sediment or the widening, deepening, straightening, or altering the channel of any ditch or watercourse.Source   Laws 1959, c. 132, § 2, p. 484;   Laws 1993, LB 121, § 196.
NE Code § 31-903 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-903 - Drainage assistance; petition by landowners; contents; county board; investigation.

31-903.  Drainage assistance; petition by landowners; contents; county board; investigation.At such time as a petition by one or more owners of any lots or lands within the county is filed with the county board of any county stating: (1) That there are areas within said county which are not within the boundaries of any drainage district organized under Chapter 31, article 3 or 4, or any sanitary drainage district organized under Chapter 31, article 5 or 7, as the same now exist or may hereafter be amended; (2) that said lands are subject to overflow or lack of adequate drainage; (3) that public health, convenience and welfare would be served by the assistance in the control and maintenance of drainage in said areas by the county board; and (4) that the county board should assist and regulate the drainage in said areas under the provisions of sections 31-901 to 31-933, the county board shall investigate the facts set out therein and make determination thereon within thirty days from date of filing.Source  Laws 1959, c. 132, § 3, p. 484.
NE Code § 31-904 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-904 - Drainage assistance; petition; denial; approval; county board; assist in drainage.

31-904.  Drainage assistance; petition; denial; approval; county board; assist in drainage.If the county board determines that the allegations of said petition are not true, it shall deny the request. If it determines that the allegations of said petition are true, it shall, by resolution, declare that the county intends to assist in drainage under the provisions of sections 31-901 to 31-933. The determination and finding of the board shall be conclusive. If a county board has by resolution determined to assist and regulate drainage, it may at any time after one year has elapsed, by resolution, rescind such action and determine that the county assistance is not necessary. If the county board makes the determination to assist in drainage it shall have the authority provided for in sections 31-905 to 31-932.Source  Laws 1959, c. 132, § 4, p. 485.
NE Code § 31-905 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-905 - Drainage fund; tax; levy; purpose.

31-905.  Drainage fund; tax; levy; purpose.The county board may, at the time the next levy for the county is set up, levy not to exceed eight-tenths of one cent on each one hundred dollars upon the taxable value of all the taxable property of the county for the establishment of a drainage fund. No other general levy of any kind shall be made either for operation under the County Drainage Act, for maintenance, for construction, or for any other reason connected with or incidental to the drainage by the county board. Except as provided for in sections 31-920 and 31-922, the money raised from this levy shall be used for the expenses of administering the act, including supervisory and technical expenses, and shall not be used to pay costs and expenses which can be allocated to specific drainage projects.Source   Laws 1959, c. 132, § 5, p. 485;   Laws 1979, LB 187, § 146;   Laws 1992, LB 719A, § 128.
NE Code § 31-906 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-906 - Drainage fund; levy; special fund.

31-906.  Drainage fund; levy; special fund.The money raised from the levy provided in section 31-905 shall be used for the expenses of the county board in operating under the provisions of sections 31-901 to 31-933 and shall be kept by the county treasurer in a special fund for that purpose.Source  Laws 1959, c. 132, § 6, p. 486.
NE Code § 31-907 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-907 - Drainage improvement; petition; county board; order.

31-907.  Drainage improvement; petition; county board; order.After a determination has been made as provided in section 31-904, if at any time a petition signed by one or more owners of lots and lands affected is filed with the board requesting: (1) The cleaning of a road ditch; (2) the cleaning of a public or private ditch which is used for drainage by more than one landowner; (3) the cleaning of a watercourse; (4) the construction of any dike, revetment or bank protection; or (5) the installation of a culvert or drain, the board shall make a determination as to whether said improvement would be conducive to public health, convenience or welfare.Source  Laws 1959, c. 132, § 7, p. 486.
NE Code § 31-908 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-908 - Drainage improvement; proposed plan; contents.

31-908.  Drainage improvement; proposed plan; contents.If the board determines that said requested drainage improvement should be undertaken, it shall within ninety days develop a proposed plan for said improvement. This plan shall include:(1) An estimate of the cost of said improvement;(2) If the estimate indicates the cost will exceed one thousand dollars, a profile showing elevations of the drainageway before, and the proposed elevations after the completion thereof;(3) A plat showing the lots and lands that will be benefited by said improvement and the proposed assessment of benefits and award of damages in connection therewith for each owner;(4) A brief statement showing the nature of said improvement and the place of starting and ending thereof;(5) A list of the owners of the lands and lots included in said plat together with the addresses as shown in the office of the county treasurer of said county; and(6) A map showing the location and route of said improvement.Source  Laws 1959, c. 132, § 8, p. 486.
NE Code § 31-909 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-909 - Proposed drainage improvement plan; file with county clerk; hearing; notice; contents.

31-909.  Proposed drainage improvement plan; file with county clerk; hearing; notice; contents.The proposal shall be filed with the county clerk of the county who shall set a hearing date not less than thirty nor more than ninety days from date of filing. Notice of the hearing shall be given by certified mail addressed to the address of each land or lot owner as shown on the plat. The notice shall give the date of hearing, the amount of benefits assessed against or damages awarded to the owner so notified, and a recital that the plan for the improvement is on file and subject to inspection in the office of the clerk. If no address of a landowner is ascertainable, the county clerk shall publish a notice of the hearing as to such owner by one publication in a legal newspaper published or of general circulation in such county.Source   Laws 1959, c. 132, § 9, p. 487;   Laws 1986, LB 960, § 24.  Annotations Notice was properly given to landowners in district. Harms v. County Board of Supervisors, 173 Neb. 687, 114 N.W.2d 713 (1962).
NE Code § 31-910 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-910 - Proposed drainage improvement plan; hearing; objections.

31-910.  Proposed drainage improvement plan; hearing; objections.At the hearing the county board shall hear objections from any land or lot owner as to the following:(1) Whether the project will be conducive to the public health, convenience or welfare;(2) Assessment of benefits;(3) Compensation for land appropriated; and(4) Damage claimed to property affected by the improvement. Within thirty days from the date of the hearing, the county board shall make final determination of the amount of benefits to be assessed and damages to be awarded and shall decide any other objections raised at said hearing. Notice of such determination shall be given by certified mail to all parties who filed objections thereto.Source  Laws 1959, c. 132, § 10, p. 487.
NE Code § 31-911 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-911 - Proposed drainage improvement plan; order; appeal; procedure.

31-911.  Proposed drainage improvement plan; order; appeal; procedure.Any person or corporation feeling aggrieved thereby may appeal to the district court within and for the proper county from any final order or judgment of the board made in the proceedings and entered upon its journal determining any one of the items set forth in section 31-910. Such appeal shall be by complaint filed with the county clerk within twenty days after receipt of the notice provided for in section 31-910. The complainant shall furnish a bond running to the county to be approved by the county clerk conditioned to pay all costs that may be adjudged against the complainant if the appeal be not sustained. The county clerk shall thereupon make a transcript of the objections and the determination and such complainant shall, within ten days after receipt of such transcript, file such transcript in the district court and such court shall hear and determine such appeal in a summary manner as in a case in equity and shall increase or reduce the assessments of benefits or may increase or reduce the award of damages upon any tract where the same may be required to make the apportionment equitable. All appeals that may be filed shall be heard and determined by the court in one proceeding and only one transcript of the determination shall be required.Source   Laws 1959, c. 132, § 11, p. 488;   Laws 1961, c. 138, § 10, p. 402;   Laws 1961, c. 144, § 1, p. 421.  Annotations Under former law, failure to provide any procedural method for lodging jurisdiction in district court defeated right of appeal. Harms v. County Board of Supervisors, 173 Neb. 687, 114 N.W.2d 713 (1962).
NE Code § 31-912 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-912 - Proposed drainage improvement plan; county board; proceed with plan.

31-912.  Proposed drainage improvement plan; county board; proceed with plan.In the event no appeal is perfected as provided in section 31-911, or upon final determination of said appeal, unless the court should hold that the improvement is not conducive to public health, convenience and welfare, the board shall proceed as follows:(1) If the estimated cost of the improvement is two thousand dollars, or less, the board may, through rental of equipment or private contract, make said improvements without public letting;(2) If the estimated cost of the improvement is more than two thousand dollars, plans and specifications therefor shall be drawn by an engineer employed by said board. At such time as the plans and specifications are complete, the board shall fix a time for the opening of bids on said improvement and publish notice thereof for three weeks prior to such letting;(3) No project shall be divided into small sections in order to avoid the requirement for public letting set forth in this section; and(4) No bid shall be accepted which is more than the estimated cost of said improvement. The board shall let the contract to the lowest responsible bidder and shall take from said bidder a sufficient bond as security for performance of the contract pursuant to and within the time fixed by said plans and specifications.Source  Laws 1959, c. 132, § 12, p. 488.
NE Code § 31-913 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-913 - Drainage improvements; work completed; payment.

31-913.  Drainage improvements; work completed; payment.Payment for the work done under the provisions of section 31-912 shall be made monthly upon progress certificate of the engineer with ten percent of each estimate to be withheld until final completion and acceptance of said improvement.Source  Laws 1959, c. 132, § 13, p. 489.
NE Code § 31-914 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-914 - Drainage improvements; cost; payment; warrant.

31-914.  Drainage improvements; cost; payment; warrant.The cost of each improvement shall be paid by warrant signed by the county clerk drawn upon the county treasurer, which warrant shall designate the particular improvement project upon which it is drawn and shall be paid from money received from assessments on lots and lands in the particular improvement project.Source  Laws 1959, c. 132, § 14, p. 489.
NE Code § 31-915 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-915 - Drainage improvements; borrowing from county general fund permitted.

31-915.  Drainage improvements; borrowing from county general fund permitted.Pending the collection of assessments on any particular projects, the county treasurer may, with approval from the county board, transfer money from the general fund, which money shall be returned when collections are made of assessments of benefits as provided for by sections 31-901 to 31-933.Source  Laws 1959, c. 132, § 15, p. 489.
NE Code § 31-916 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-916 - Drainage improvements; assessments; interest; due date; lien; public lands; collection.

31-916.  Drainage improvements; assessments; interest; due date; lien; public lands; collection.At such time as the contract for said improvement is let, or in the event no contract is let, at such time as the improvement is completed, the county board shall determine the exact amount of each assessment and direct the county clerk to certify the same to the county treasurer. This certificate shall establish the due date for payment for said assessments. Said assessments shall bear interest after the due date at the rate of seven percent per annum and shall be a lien upon the real estate assessed against to the same extent as general taxes, prior to all other liens, and may be collected by sale of the same as for delinquent general taxes. Where the lot or land assessed belongs to any public or governmental corporation, no interest shall be charged until after a claim has been filed by the county treasurer with the appropriate payment agency of such public or governmental corporation. Where title to lands assessed is in the State of Nebraska, payment shall be made under provisions of Chapter 31, article 6.Source  Laws 1959, c. 132, § 16, p. 489.
NE Code § 31-917 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-917 - Drainage improvements; assessments; installments; limitation.

31-917.  Drainage improvements; assessments; installments; limitation.The county board, in its sole discretion, may provide for the payment of the assessments in five equal annual installments, the unpaid balances of which shall bear interest at not to exceed the legal rate of interest or the interest which is borne by the warrants issued in payments of said project. In the event that the board elects to defer payments as provided in this section, warrants shall be given in payment of the costs of said project, which warrants shall be payable from collection of such assessments.Source  Laws 1959, c. 132, § 17, p. 489.
NE Code § 31-918 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-918 - Drainage improvements; damages; county board; claim; limitation; hearing.

31-918.  Drainage improvements; damages; county board; claim; limitation; hearing.Should a lot or land owner suffer damage resulting from said drainage improvement and such party not have been notified thereof as provided for in section 31-909, such lot or land owner may, within thirty days from the date that said damage occurred, file a claim with the county board setting forth the nature of such damage and requesting a hearing thereon. A hearing shall then be had as provided for in section 31-910, with right of appeal as set out in section 31-911. Should assessment of benefits be made and a lot or land owner not have been notified as provided for in section 31-909, such lot or land owner shall have thirty days from the time of discovery of assessment or within one year from the date that said assessment is filed in the office of the county treasurer, whichever date occurs first, to request a hearing on the validity of his assessment and he shall have the right of appeal as set out in section 31-911; Provided, neither the failure to notify any lot or land owner nor the outcome of such appeal shall invalidate the proceedings as to other lot or land owners.Source  Laws 1959, c. 132, § 18, p. 490.
NE Code § 31-919 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-919 - Drainage improvements; assessment of benefits; award of damages, when final; appeal.

31-919.  Drainage improvements; assessment of benefits; award of damages, when final; appeal.The assessment of benefits against, and award of damages to, every lot or land owner who has been notified as provided in section 31-909 and who fails to file objections or having filed objections fails to prosecute appeal from ruling thereon, shall be final. The collection of any assessment levied shall not be enjoined, nor shall it be set aside or be held void because of any irregularity or error committed in any of the proceedings had under sections 31-901 to 31-933. The award of damages to any such lot or land owner shall likewise be final and no claim shall be made against the county or the area benefited because of any claimed subsequent or consequential damages arising because of said improvement.Source  Laws 1959, c. 132, § 19, p. 490.