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NE Code § 23-3102 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-3102 - Purpose of act.

23-3102.  Purpose of act.The purpose of the County Purchasing Act is to provide a uniform purchasing procedure for county purchases of equipment, supplies, other items of personal property, and services and to provide for county sales of surplus personal property which is obsolete or not usable by the county.Source   Laws 1985, LB 393, § 2;   Laws 1988, LB 828, § 4.
NE Code § 23-3103 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-3103 - Legislative intent.

23-3103.  Legislative intent.The Legislature encourages counties to work together under the provisions of the County Purchasing Act when joint purchases would be to the best advantage of such counties.Source  Laws 1985, LB 393, § 3.
NE Code § 23-3104 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-3104 - Terms, defined.

23-3104.  Terms, defined.As used in the County Purchasing Act, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) Mobile equipment means all vehicles propelled by any power other than muscular, including, but not limited to, motor vehicles, off-road designed vehicles, motorcycles, passenger cars, self-propelled mobile homes, truck-tractors, trucks, cabin trailers, semitrailers, trailers, utility trailers, and road and general-purpose construction and maintenance machinery not designed or used primarily for the transportation of persons or property, including, but not limited to, ditchdigging apparatus, asphalt spreaders, bucket loaders, leveling graders, earthmoving carryalls, power shovels, earthmoving equipment, and crawler tractors;(2) Personal property includes, but is not limited to, supplies, materials, mobile equipment, and equipment used by or furnished to any county officer, office, department, institution, board, or other agency of the county government. Personal property does not include election ballots;(3) Services means any and all services except telephone, telegraph, postal, and electric light and power service, other similar services, and election contractual services; and(4) Purchasing or purchase means the obtaining of personal property or services by sale, lease, or other contractual means. Purchase also includes contracting with sheltered workshops for products or services as provided in Chapter 48, article 15. Purchasing or purchase does not include any purchase or lease of personal property or services by a facility established under section 23-3501 or by or on behalf of a county coroner.Source   Laws 1943, c. 57, § 5, p. 228;   R.S.1943, § 23-324.03;   R.S.1943, (1983), § 23-324.03;   Laws 1985, LB 393, § 4;   Laws 1988, LB 602, § 1;   Laws 1988, LB 828, § 5;  Laws 2003, LB 41, § 1;  Laws 2011, LB628, § 1;  Laws 2012, LB995, § 1;  Laws 2017, LB458, § 1.
NE Code § 23-3105 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-3105 - Purchasing agent; compensation; bond.

23-3105.  Purchasing agent; compensation; bond.The governing board of a county with a population of more than one hundred fifty thousand shall and the governing board of any other county may employ a purchasing agent who shall not be a county officer of the county. All purchases made from appropriated funds of the county shall be made through the purchasing agent. The county board shall pay the agent for such services as shall be agreed upon at the time of employment. The person so employed and designated shall serve at the pleasure of the county board and give bond to the county in such amount as the county board shall prescribe.Source   Laws 1943, c. 57, § 3, p. 227;   R.S.1943, § 23-324.01;   Laws 1974, LB 1007, § 2;   R.S.1943, (1983), § 23-324.01;   Laws 1985, LB 393, § 5;   Laws 1988, LB 602, § 2.
NE Code § 23-3106 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-3106 - Purchasing agent or county board; powers; election supplies.

23-3106.  Purchasing agent or county board; powers; election supplies.The purchasing agent, under the supervision of the county board, or the county board, if there is no purchasing agent, shall purchase all personal property and services required by any office, officer, department, or agency of the county government in the county, subject to the County Purchasing Act. The purchasing agent or the county board, if there is no purchasing agent, shall draw up and enforce standard specifications which shall apply to all personal property purchased for the use of the county government, shall have charge of all central storerooms operated or established by the county board, and shall transfer personal property to or between the several county offices, officers, and departments. All purchases of election ballots and election contractual services shall be made by the election commissioner or by the county clerk in counties without an election commissioner.Source   Laws 1943, c. 57, § 4, p. 228;   R.S.1943, § 23-324.02;   R.S.1943, (1983), § 23-324.02;   Laws 1985, LB 393, § 6;   Laws 1988, LB 602, § 3;   Laws 1988, LB 828, § 6.
NE Code § 23-3107 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-3107 - County board or purchasing agent; administrative duties.

23-3107.  County board or purchasing agent; administrative duties.The county board or purchasing agent, subject to the approval of the county board, shall: (1) Prescribe the manner in which personal property shall be purchased, delivered, and distributed; (2) prescribe dates for making estimates, the future period which they are to cover, the form in which they are submitted, and the manner of their authentication; (3) revise forms from time to time as conditions warrant; (4) provide for the transfer to and between county departments and agencies of personal property which is surplus with one department or agency but which may be needed by another or others; (5) dispose of by sale personal property which has been declared by the county board to be surplus and which is obsolete or not usable by the county. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of section 23-3115, such property with a value of less than two thousand five hundred dollars may be sold without competitive bidding. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of section 23-3115, property with a value of two thousand five hundred dollars or more shall be sold through competitive bidding; (6) prescribe the amount of cash deposit or bond to be submitted with a bid on a contract and the amount of deposit or bond to be given for the performance of a contract, if the amount of the bond is not specifically provided by law; and (7) prescribe the manner in which claims for personal property or services delivered to any department or agency of the county shall be submitted, approved, and paid.Source   Laws 1943, c. 57, § 6, p. 228;   R.S.1943, § 23-324.04;   R.S.1943, (1983), § 23-324.04;   Laws 1985, LB 393, § 7;   Laws 1988, LB 828, § 7;  Laws 2003, LB 41, § 2;  Laws 2011, LB628, § 2.
NE Code § 23-3108 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-3108 - Purchases; how made.

23-3108.  Purchases; how made.(1) Except as provided in section 23-3109, purchases of personal property or services by the county board or purchasing agent shall be made:(a) Through the competitive sealed bidding process prescribed in section 23-3111 if the estimated value of the purchase is fifty thousand dollars or more;(b) By securing and recording at least three informal bids, if practicable, if the estimated value of the purchase is equal to or exceeds ten thousand dollars, but is less than fifty thousand dollars; or(c) By purchasing in the open market if the estimated value of the purchase is less than ten thousand dollars, subject to section 23-3112. In any county having a population of less than one hundred thousand inhabitants and in which the county board has not appointed a purchasing agent pursuant to section 23-3105, all elected officials are hereby authorized to make purchases with an estimated value less than ten thousand dollars.(2) In no case shall a purchase made pursuant to subdivision (1)(a), (b), or (c) of this section be divided to produce several purchases which are of an estimated value below that established in the relevant subdivision.(3) All contracts and leases shall be approved as to form by the county attorney, and a copy of each long-term contract or lease shall be filed with the county clerk.Source   Laws 1985, LB 393, § 8;   Laws 1987, LB 55, § 1;  Laws 2003, LB 41, § 3;  Laws 2018, LB1098, § 1.
NE Code § 23-3109 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-3109 - Competitive bidding; when not required; waiver of bidding requirements; when.

23-3109.  Competitive bidding; when not required; waiver of bidding requirements; when.(1) Competitive bidding shall not be required (a) when purchasing unique or noncompetitive items, (b) when purchasing petroleum products, (c) when obtaining professional services or equipment maintenance, or (d) when the price has been established by one of the following: (i) The federal General Services Administration; (ii) the materiel division of the Department of Administrative Services; or (iii) a cooperative purchasing agreement by which supplies, equipment, or services are procured in accordance with a contract established by another governmental entity or group of governmental entities if the contract was established in accordance with the laws and regulations applicable to the establishing governmental entity or, if a group, the lead governmental entity.(2) The county board may, by majority vote of its members, waive the bidding requirements of the County Purchasing Act if such waiver is necessary to meet an emergency which threatens serious loss of life, health, or property in the county.(3) The governing board may waive the bidding requirements of the County Purchasing Act if the county can save a significant amount of money by entering into a special purchase. The county board shall, five days prior to such special purchase, publish notice of its intention to make such a special purchase, stating the items considered and inviting informal quotes. A two-thirds vote of the entire county board shall approve such special purchase.Source   Laws 1985, LB 393, § 9;  Laws 2003, LB 41, § 4.
NE Code § 23-3110 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-3110 - Competitive bidding; considerations.

23-3110.  Competitive bidding; considerations.In awarding the bid, the following elements shall be given consideration when applicable:(1) The price;(2) The ability, capacity, and skill of the supplier to perform;(3) The character, integrity, reputation, judgment, experience, and efficiency of the supplier;(4) The quality of previous performance;(5) Whether the supplier can perform within the time specified;(6) The previous and existing compliance of the supplier with laws relating to the purchase or contract;(7) The life-cost of the personal property or service in relation to the purchase price and the specific use;(8) The performance of the personal property or service taking into consideration any commonly accepted tests and standards of product or service usability and user requirements;(9) The energy efficiency ratio as stated by the supplier;(10) The life-cycle costs between alternatives for all classes of equipment, the evidence of expected life, the repair and maintenance costs, and the energy consumption on a per year basis; and(11) Such other information as may be secured having a bearing on the decision.Source  Laws 1985, LB 393, § 10.
NE Code § 23-3111 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-3111 - Competitive bidding; procedure.

23-3111.  Competitive bidding; procedure.When competitive sealed bidding is required by section 23-3108:(1) Sealed bids shall be solicited by public notice in a legal newspaper of general circulation in the county at least once a week for two consecutive weeks before the final date of submitting bids;(2) In addition to subdivision (1) of this section, sealed bids may also be solicited by sending requests by mail to prospective suppliers and by posting notice on a public bulletin board;(3) The notice shall contain: (a) A general description of the proposed purchase; (b) an invitation for sealed bids; (c) the name of the county official in charge of receiving the bids; (d) the date, time, and place the bids received shall be opened; and (e) whether alternative items will be considered;(4) All bids shall remain sealed until opened on the published date and time by the county board or its designated agent;(5) Any or all bids may be rejected and the bid need not be awarded at the time of opening, but may be held over for further consideration;(6) If all bids received on a pending contract are for the same unit price or total amount and appear to be so as the result of collusion between the bidders, the county board or purchasing agent shall have authority to reject all bids and to purchase the personal property or services in the open market, except that the price paid in the open market shall not exceed the bid price;(7) Each bid, with the name of bidder, shall be entered on a record and each record, with the successful bidder indicated thereon, shall, after the award or contract, be open to public inspection; and(8) All lettings on such bids shall be public and shall be conducted as provided in Chapter 73, article 1.Source  Laws 1985, LB 393, § 11.
NE Code § 23-3112 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-3112 - Insufficient funds; compliance with budget; wrongful purchase, effect.

23-3112.  Insufficient funds; compliance with budget; wrongful purchase, effect.Except in an emergency, which the county board shall declare by resolution, no order for delivery on a contract on open market order for personal property or services for any county department or agency shall be awarded until the county clerk is satisfied that the unencumbered balance in the fund concerned, in excess of all unpaid obligations, is sufficient to defray the cost of such order or contract or the county clerk is satisfied that the purchase is one contemplated in the terms of the county budget as set up by the county board. Whenever any officer, office, department, or agency of the county government shall purchase or contract for any personal property or services contrary to the County Purchasing Act, such order or contract shall be void. The county officer or the head of such department or agency shall be personally liable for the costs of such order or contract and, if already paid for out of county funds, the amount may be recovered in the name of the county in an appropriate action.Source   Laws 1943, c. 57, § 8, p. 230;   R.S.1943, § 23-324.06;   R.S.1943, (1983), § 23-324.06;   Laws 1985, LB 393, § 12.
NE Code § 23-3113 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-3113 - Purchasing agent or staff; financial interest prohibited; penalty; county board; limitation.

23-3113.  Purchasing agent or staff; financial interest prohibited; penalty; county board; limitation.(1) Neither the county purchasing agent nor any member of his or her office staff, if any, shall be financially interested in or have any personal beneficial interest, either directly or indirectly, in any contract or purchase order for any personal property or services used by or furnished to any office, officer, department, or agency of the county government, nor shall such purchasing agent or a member of his or her staff, if any, receive directly or indirectly, from any person, firm, or corporation to which any contract or purchase order may be awarded, by rebate, gift, or otherwise, any money, anything of value whatsoever, or any promise, obligation, or contract for future reward or compensation. Any county purchasing agent or any member of his or her office staff, if any, who violates any of the provisions of the County Purchasing Act shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a Class IV felony. All contracts or agreements in violation of this section are declared unlawful and shall be wholly void as an obligation against the county.(2) If there is no purchasing agent, the county board acting pursuant to the County Purchasing Act shall be subject to section 49-14,103.01.Source   Laws 1943, c. 57, § 9, p. 230;   R.S.1943, § 23-324.07;   Laws 1983, LB 370, § 15;   R.S.1943, (1983), § 23-324.07;   Laws 1985, LB 393, § 13;   Laws 1986, LB 548, § 10.
NE Code § 23-3114 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-3114 - Equipment; lease; contract.

23-3114.  Equipment; lease; contract.The county board, in addition to other powers granted it by law, may enter into contracts for lease of real or personal property for authorized purposes. Such leases shall not be restricted to a single year and may provide for the purchase of the property in installment payments. This section shall be in addition to and notwithstanding the provisions of sections 23-132 and 23-916.Source   Laws 1967, c. 115, § 1, p. 363;   R.S.1943, (1983), § 23-324.08;   Laws 1985, LB 393, § 14.
NE Code § 23-3115 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-3115 - Surplus personal property other than mobile equipment; surplus mobile equipment; sale; conditions.

23-3115.  Surplus personal property other than mobile equipment; surplus mobile equipment; sale; conditions.(1) The county board or the purchasing agent, with the approval of the county board, may authorize a county official or employee to sell surplus personal property, other than mobile equipment, which is obsolete or not usable by the county and which has a value of less than two thousand five hundred dollars. In making such authorization, the county board or purchasing agent may place any restriction on the type or value of property to be sold, restrict such authority to a single transaction or to a period of time, or make any other appropriate restrictions or conditions.(2) The county board or the purchasing agent, with the approval of the county board, may authorize a county official or employee to sell surplus mobile equipment which is obsolete or not usable by the county and which has a value of less than five thousand dollars. Surplus mobile equipment which is obsolete or not usable by the county and which has a value of five thousand dollars or more shall be sold through competitive bidding.(3) Any county official or employee granted the authority to sell surplus personal property which is obsolete or not usable by the county as prescribed in subsection (1) or (2) of this section shall make a written report to the county board within thirty days after the end of the fiscal year reflecting, for each transaction, the item sold, the name and address of the purchaser, the price paid by the purchaser for each item, and the total amount paid by the purchaser.(4) The money generated by any sales authorized by this section shall be payable to the county treasurer and shall be credited to the funds of the department, office, or agency to which the property belonged.(5) No person authorized by the county board or purchasing agent to make such sales shall be authorized to make or imply any warranty of any kind whatsoever as to the nature, use, condition, or fitness for a particular purpose of any property sold pursuant to this section. Any person making sales authorized by this section shall inform the purchaser that such property is being sold as is without any warranty of any kind whatsoever.Source   Laws 1988, LB 828, § 2;  Laws 2011, LB628, § 3.
NE Code § 23-3201 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-3201 - County assessor; elected; when; duties; county assessor, defined; additional salary for county clerk.

23-3201.  County assessor; elected; when; duties; county assessor, defined; additional salary for county clerk.Except as provided in section 22-417, (1) each county having a population of more than three thousand five hundred inhabitants and having more than one thousand two hundred tax returns in any tax year shall have an elected county assessor and (2) each other county shall have an elected county assessor or shall have the county clerk serve as county assessor as determined by the registered voters of the county in accordance with section 32-519.The county assessor shall work full time and his or her office shall be separate from that of the county clerk except in counties which do not elect a full-time assessor.For purposes of sections 23-3201 to 23-3210, county assessor shall mean a county assessor or a county clerk who is the ex officio county assessor. For the performance of the duties as county assessor, the county clerk shall receive such additional salary as may be fixed by the county board.Source   Laws 1959, c. 85, § 1, p. 391;   Laws 1961, c. 146, § 7, p. 428;   R.S.1943, (1988), § 32-310.01;   Laws 1990, LB 821, § 16;   Laws 1992, LB 1063, § 19;   Laws 1992, Second Spec. Sess., LB 1, § 19;   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 544;   Laws 1996, LB 1085, § 36.  Cross References   Assessment duties, performance by Property Tax Administrator, see section 77-1340.  Election and term, see section 32-519.
NE Code § 23-3202 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-3202 - County assessor or deputy; county assessor certificate; required; exception.

23-3202.  County assessor or deputy; county assessor certificate; required; exception.No person shall be eligible to file for, be appointed to, or hold the office of county assessor or serve as deputy assessor in any county of this state unless he or she holds a county assessor certificate issued pursuant to section 77-422.Source   Laws 1969, c. 623, § 3, p. 2521;   Laws 1983, LB 245, § 2;   R.S.1943, (1986), § 77-423;   Laws 1990, LB 821, § 17;  Laws 1999, LB 194, § 3;  Laws 2000, LB 968, § 14;  Laws 2006, LB 808, § 22;  Laws 2009, LB121, § 3. Annotations The right of a person elected county assessor to assume office may be tested in quo waranto, mandamus, or injunction even though no election contest is filed. Shear v. County Board of Commissioners, 187 Neb. 849, 195 N.W.2d 151 (1972).
NE Code § 23-3203 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-3203 - County clerk acting as ex officio county assessor; county assessor certificate; required.

23-3203.  County clerk acting as ex officio county assessor; county assessor certificate; required.No person shall be eligible to file for, assume, or be appointed to the office of county clerk acting as ex officio county assessor unless he or she holds a county assessor certificate issued pursuant to section 77-422.Source   Laws 1969, c. 622, § 13, p. 2517;   R.S.1943, (1981), § 77-1337;   Laws 1986, LB 817, § 10;   Laws 1987, LB 508, § 13;   R.S.Supp.,1988, § 77-429;   Laws 1990, LB 821, § 18.
NE Code § 23-3204 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-3204 - County assessor; residence requirements.

23-3204.  County assessor; residence requirements.A county assessor need not be a resident of the county when he or she files for election as county assessor, but a county assessor shall reside in a county for which he or she holds office.Source   Laws 1969, c. 623, § 6, p. 2522;   R.S.1943, (1986), § 77-426;   Laws 1990, LB 821, § 19;   Laws 1996, LB 1085, § 37.