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NE Code § 70-615 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-615 - Board of directors; vacancy; how filled.

70-615.  Board of directors; vacancy; how filled.(1) In addition to the events listed in section 32-560, a vacancy on the board of directors shall exist in the event of the (a) removal from the chartered area of any director, (b) removal from the subdivision from which such director was elected except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) or (3) of section 70-612, (c) elimination or detachment from the chartered area of the territory in which a director or directors reside, or (d) expiration of the term of office of a director and failure to elect a director to fill such office at the preceding general election. After notice and hearing, a vacancy shall also exist in the event of the absence of any director from more than two consecutive regular meetings of the board, unless such absences are excused by a majority of the remaining board members.(2) In the event of a vacancy from any of such causes, or otherwise, such vacancy or vacancies shall, except in districts having within their chartered area twenty-five or more cities and villages, be filled by the board of directors. In districts having within their chartered area twenty-five or more cities and villages, vacancies shall be filled by the Governor.(3) If a vacancy occurs during the term of any director prior to the deadline for filing and the unexpired term extends beyond the first Thursday after the first Tuesday in January following the next general election, an appointment shall be until the first Thursday after the first Tuesday in January following the next general election, and candidates may file nomination papers as provided by law for the placing of their names upon the ballot for election to the unexpired term. If a vacancy occurs during the term of any director after the deadline for filing for election, an appointment shall be until the first Thursday after the first Tuesday in January following the next general election for which candidates may file nomination papers as provided by law.(4) At any time a vacancy is to be filled by election, the secretary of the district shall give notice to the public by publishing the notice of vacancy, length of term, and the deadline for filing, once in a newspaper or newspapers of general circulation within the district.(5) Any appointment shall be filed with the Secretary of State by certified mail.Source   Laws 1933, c. 86, § 4, p. 344;   Laws 1937, c. 152, § 4, p. 581;   Laws 1941, c. 137, § 1, p. 542;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 70-704;   Laws 1943, c. 145, § 1(7), p. 514;   Laws 1943, c. 146, § 1, p. 516;   R.S.1943, § 70-615;   Laws 1945, c. 157, § 3, p. 518;   Laws 1953, c. 106, § 31, p. 338;   Laws 1957, c. 124, § 23, p. 436;   Laws 1967, c. 418, § 5, p. 1268;   Laws 1973, LB 364, § 3;   Laws 1975, LB 453, § 59;   Laws 1985, LB 569, § 2;   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 584;  Laws 2013, LB646, § 3.
NE Code § 70-616 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-616 - Board of directors; oath.

70-616.  Board of directors; oath.Before entering upon the duties of his office, every member elected to membership on the board of directors shall take and subscribe to an oath to support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Nebraska, and faithfully and impartially to perform the duties of his office, which oath shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State.Source   Laws 1933, c. 86, § 4, p. 344;   Laws 1937, c. 152, § 4, p. 581;   Laws 1941, c. 137, § 1, p. 542;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 70-704;   Laws 1943, c. 145, § 1(8), p. 515;   Laws 1943, c. 146, § 1, p. 516;   R.S.1943, § 70-616.
NE Code § 70-619 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-619 - Board of directors; qualifications; eligibility to serve.

70-619.  Board of directors; qualifications; eligibility to serve.(1) The corporate powers of the district shall be vested in and exercised by the board of directors of the district. No person shall be qualified to hold office as a member of the board of directors unless (a) he or she is a registered voter (i) of such chartered territory, (ii) of the subdivision from which a director is to be elected if such chartered territory is subdivided for election purposes as provided in subsection (1), (2), or (3) of section 70-612, or (iii) of one of the combined subdivisions from which directors are to be elected at large as provided in section 70-612 or (b) he or she is a retail customer duly certified in accordance with subsection (3) of section 70-604.03.(2)(a) No person who is a full-time or part-time employee of the district shall be eligible to serve as a member of the board of directors of that district and no high-level manager employed by a district may serve as a member of the board of directors of any district unless such person (i) resigns or (ii) assumes an unpaid leave of absence for the term as a member. The employing district shall grant such leave of absence when requested by any employee for the purpose of the employee serving as a member of such board. A member of a governing body of any one of the municipalities within the areas of the district may not serve on the original board of directors under sections 70-603 to 70-609.(b) For purposes of this subsection, high-level manager means a person employed by a district who serves in a high-level managerial position, including chief executive officer, president, vice president, chief financial officer, chief operations officer, general manager, or assistant general manager.Source   Laws 1933, c. 86, § 5, p. 345;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 70-705;   Laws 1943, c. 146, § 2(1), p. 518;   R.S.1943, § 70-619;   Laws 1944, Spec. Sess., c. 5, § 1(1), p. 106;   Laws 1957, c. 127, § 2, p. 440;   Laws 1963, c. 396, § 1, p. 1258;   Laws 1967, c. 418, § 6, p. 1288;   Laws 1973, LB 364, § 4;   Laws 1982, LB 198, § 4;   Laws 1983, LB 15, § 1;   Laws 1985, LB 2, § 5;   Laws 1986, LB 949, § 13;   Laws 1991, LB 3, § 1;   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 585;  Laws 2013, LB646, § 4;  Laws 2015, LB177, § 1.  Cross References  Eligibility, additional requirements, see section 70-610.Annotations District was not estopped to attack constitutionality of a distinct, separate legislative act. May v. City of Kearney, 145 Neb. 475, 17 N.W.2d 448 (1945).
NE Code § 70-620 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-620 - Officers; appointment; treasurer's bond.

70-620.  Officers; appointment; treasurer's bond.(1) In districts receiving annual gross revenue of less than forty million dollars, the board of directors shall appoint the officers of the district, who shall be a president, a vice president, a secretary, and a treasurer, and the board shall appoint such executive committee and other officers, including a general manager, agents, servants, and employees, as deemed necessary in handling the affairs and transacting the business of the district. The president and vice president shall be appointed from the membership of the board of directors. The treasurer may be appointed from the membership of the board of directors and shall furnish and maintain a corporate surety bond in an amount sufficient to cover all money coming into his or her possession or control. The bond shall be satisfactory in form and with sureties approved by the board. The bond required under this subsection shall in no event exceed one hundred thousand dollars. The bond as thus approved shall be filed with the Secretary of State.(2) In those districts receiving annual gross revenue of forty million dollars or more, the board of directors shall appoint the officers of the district, who shall be a president or chairperson of the board, a vice president or vice-chairperson of the board, a secretary, and a treasurer, and the board shall appoint such executive committee and other officers, including a president or general manager, agents, servants, and employees, as deemed necessary in handling the affairs and transacting the business of the district. The president or chairperson of the board and vice president or vice-chairperson of the board shall be appointed from the membership of the board of directors. The treasurer may be appointed from the membership of the board of directors and shall furnish and maintain a corporate surety bond in an amount sufficient to cover all money coming into his or her possession or control. The bond shall be satisfactory in form and with sureties approved by the board. The bond required under this subsection shall in no event exceed one hundred thousand dollars. The bond as thus approved shall be filed with the Secretary of State.Source   Laws 1933, c. 86, § 5, p. 345;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 70-705;   Laws 1943, c. 146, § 2(1), p. 519;   R.S.1943, § 70-620;   Laws 1944, Spec. Sess., c. 5, § 1(2), p. 106;   Laws 1951, c. 222, § 1, p. 793;   Laws 1981, LB 34, § 1;   Laws 1984, LB 49, § 1;   Laws 1990, LB 1013, § 1.
NE Code § 70-620.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-620.01 - Chief executive officer; terms of employment; powers; duties.

70-620.01.  Chief executive officer; terms of employment; powers; duties.In districts receiving annual gross revenue of less than forty million dollars, a general manager may be employed on such terms as the board deems advisable. He or she shall be chief executive officer of the district and, subject to the control of the board of directors, shall manage, conduct, and administer the affairs of the district in an efficient and economical manner.In those districts receiving annual gross revenue of forty million dollars or more, a chief executive officer, who shall be designated as general manager if the board appoints a president of the board or as president if the board appoints a chairperson of the board, may be employed on such terms as the board deems advisable and, subject to the control of the board of directors, shall manage, conduct, and administer the affairs of the district in an efficient and economical manner.Source   Laws 1943, c. 146, § 2(1), p. 519;   R.S.1943, § 70-620.01;   Laws 1944, Spec. Sess., c. 5, § 1(3), p. 106;   Laws 1984, LB 49, § 2.
NE Code § 70-621 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-621 - Board of directors; rules and regulations.

70-621.  Board of directors; rules and regulations.The board of directors may adopt rules and regulations, or bylaws not inconsistent with the provisions of Chapter 70, article 6, for the conduct of the business and affairs of the district.Source   Laws 1933, c. 86, § 5, p. 345;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 70-705;   Laws 1943, c. 146, § 2(1), p. 519;   R.S.1943, § 70-621;   Laws 1944, Spec. Sess., c. 5, § 1(4), p. 106;   Laws 1981, LB 181, § 15.
NE Code § 70-622 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-622 - Books and records; where kept; open to inspection.

70-622.  Books and records; where kept; open to inspection.The board of directors shall cause to be kept accurate minutes of their meetings and accurate records and books of account, conforming to approved methods of bookkeeping, clearly setting out and reflecting the entire operation, management and business of the district. Said books and records shall be kept at the principal place of business of the district or at such other regularly maintained place or places of business of the district as shall be designated by the board of directors, with due regard to the convenience of the district and its customers in the several localities or divisions served or from which the information is thus gathered or obtained. Said books and records shall at reasonable business hours be open to public inspection.Source   Laws 1933, c. 86, § 5, p. 345;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 70-705;   Laws 1943, c. 146, § 2(1), p. 520;   R.S.1943, § 70-622;   Laws 1944, Spec. Sess., c. 5, § 1(5), p. 106.  Annotations Books of power district were open to public inspection. Inslee v. City of Bridgeport, 153 Neb. 559, 45 N.W.2d 590 (1951).
NE Code § 70-623 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-623 - Fiscal year; annual audit; filing.

70-623.  Fiscal year; annual audit; filing.The fiscal year of the district shall coincide with the calendar year, except that a district with only one wholesale customer that is a city or a village may use the same fiscal year as the city or village. The board of directors, at the close of each year's business, shall cause an audit of the books, records, and financial affairs of the district to be made by a certified public accountant or firm of such accountants, who shall be selected by the district. The audit shall be conducted in the manner prescribed in section 84-304.01. When the audit has been completed, written copies of the audit shall be placed and kept on file at the principal place of business of the district and shall be filed with the Auditor of Public Accounts and the Nebraska Power Review Board within one hundred eighty days after the last day of the district's fiscal year.Source   Laws 1933, c. 86, § 5, p. 345;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 70-705;   Laws 1943, c. 146, § 2(1), p. 519;   R.S.1943, § 70-623;   Laws 1944, Spec. Sess., c. 5, § 1(6), p. 107;   Laws 1967, c. 420, § 1, p. 1294;   Laws 1981, LB 302, § 6;   Laws 1993, LB 310, § 8;  Laws 2004, LB 969, § 13;  Laws 2014, LB798, § 1.
NE Code § 70-623.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-623.02 - Audit; records accessible to auditor.

70-623.02.  Audit; records accessible to auditor.The audit required by section 70-623 shall be made at the close of the fiscal year. The person making the audit shall have access to all books, records, vouchers, papers, contracts, or other data containing information on the subject (1) in the office of the public power or public power and irrigation district, (2) in the office of the chief executive officer of the district provided for in section 70-620.01, or (3) in the possession or under the control of any of the officers, agents, or servants of the district. All officers, agents, and servants of the public power or public power and irrigation district shall furnish to the person making the audit and his or her agents, servants, and employees such information regarding the auditing of the public power or public power and irrigation districts as may be demanded.Source   Laws 1943, c. 146, § 2(3), p. 521;   R.S.1943, § 70-623.02;   Laws 1944, Spec. Sess., c. 5, § 1(11), p. 109;   Laws 1991, LB 3, § 2;   Laws 1993, LB 310, § 9.
NE Code § 70-623.03 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-623.03 - Failure to file audit; effect.

70-623.03.  Failure to file audit; effect.If any public power district fails to file a copy of an audit within the time prescribed in section 70-623, then its books, records, and financial affairs shall, within one hundred eighty days after the close of the fiscal year of the district, be audited by a certified public accountant or firm of accountants selected by the Auditor of Public Accounts. The cost of the audit shall be paid by the district. A copy of such audit shall be placed and kept on file at the principal place of business of the district.Source   Laws 1945, c. 160, § 1, p. 523;   Laws 1993, LB 310, § 10.
NE Code § 70-624 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-624 - Officers; compensation; approval; publication; violation; penalty.

70-624.  Officers; compensation; approval; publication; violation; penalty.(1) In no event shall the compensation, as a salary or otherwise, of any general manager or president, assistant general manager or vice president, or other officer be approved except by the vote of approval of two-thirds or more of the members of the board of directors. The record of such vote of approval, together with the names of the directors so voting, shall be made a part of the permanent records of the board.(2) The current salaries of any general manager or president or assistant general manager or vice president and all officers of the district shall be published once each year in three legal newspapers of general circulation in the district in which such general manager or president, assistant general manager or vice president, or officers are employed. The chief executive officer as described in section 70-620.01 shall be responsible for publishing the current salaries as required by this subsection. Any chief executive officer who violates this subsection shall be guilty of a Class V misdemeanor.Source   Laws 1933, c. 86, § 5, p. 345;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 70-705;   Laws 1943, c. 146, § 2(1), p. 520;   R.S.1943, § 70-624;   Laws 1944, Spec. Sess., c. 5, § 1(7), (8), (9), pp. 107, 108;   Laws 1949, c. 199, § 1(1), p. 579;   Laws 1971, LB 243, § 1;   Laws 1982, LB 739, § 1;   Laws 1984, LB 49, § 3;   Laws 1994, LB 915, § 1.
NE Code § 70-624.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-624.01 - District; agent; cost-plus contracts prohibited.

70-624.01.  District; agent; cost-plus contracts prohibited.No district shall hereafter pay or agree to pay any agent a fee or other compensation, for services rendered or to be rendered in connection with the acquisition of any property by any such district, which fee or compensation increases with the amount of the purchase price of the property acquired. Every contract in which such district agrees to pay compensation to any agent upon any such basis is hereby declared to be against public policy, illegal, and void; Provided, as to any such contract heretofore made that is legally binding upon any such district, sections 70-619 to 70-624.02 shall not prevent payment of fees or compensation according to the terms thereof. Any officer or director of any such district, who shall authorize, approve, or sanction any such payment or agreement, contrary to the provisions of sections 70-619 to 70-624.02, shall be subject to removal from office therefor in the manner provided by law for removal of county officers and shall be personally liable to the district for the amount paid. The term agent, as used in this section, shall be deemed to include any person, firm, or corporation that seeks to receive payment out of the funds of the district or the proceeds of sale of securities issued by it for acting on its behalf in conducting any transaction relating to the acquisition of property or financing of its indebtedness.Source   Laws 1933, c. 86, § 5, p. 345;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 70-705;   Laws 1943, c. 146, § 2(1), p. 520;   R.S.1943, § 70-624;   Laws 1944, Spec. Sess., c. 5, § 1(7), (8), (9), pp. 107, 108;   Laws 1949, c. 199, § 1(2), p. 579.
NE Code § 70-624.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-624.02 - Board of directors; expenses; compensation; prohibitions; exceptions.

70-624.02.  Board of directors; expenses; compensation; prohibitions; exceptions.The members of the board of directors shall be paid their actual expenses, while engaged in the business of the district under the authority of the board of directors, and, for their services, such compensation as shall be fixed by the board of directors.The boards of directors of those districts with gross revenue of less than forty million dollars may fix compensation at not to exceed six thousand seven hundred twenty dollars per year as to all members except the president and not exceeding seven thousand five hundred sixty dollars a year as to the president.The boards of directors of those districts with gross revenue of forty million dollars or more may fix compensation at not to exceed thirteen thousand four hundred forty dollars per year as to all members except the president or chairperson of the board and not exceeding fifteen thousand one hundred twenty dollars per year as to the president or chairperson of the board. All salaries and compensation shall be obligations against and be paid solely from the revenue of the district. No director shall receive any other compensation from the district, except as provided in this section, during the term for which he or she was elected or appointed or in the year following the expiration of his or her term, and resignation from such board of directors shall not be construed as the termination of the term of office for which he or she was elected or appointed. A member of the board of directors of a public power district organized under the laws of this state shall not be limited to service on the board of directors in the district in which he or she has been elected so as to preclude service in similar positions of trust on a state, regional, or national level which are the result of his or her membership as a director on such board. For time expended in his or her duties in such position of trust, the director shall not be limited to any existing provisions of law of this state relating to payment of per diem for services as a member of such board of directors, but shall be entitled to receive such additional compensation as may be provided for such service, regardless of the fact that such compensation may be paid from funds to which his or her district has made contributions in the form of dues or otherwise.Source   Laws 1933, c. 86, § 5, p. 345;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 70-705;   Laws 1943, c. 146, § 2(1), p. 520;   R.S.1943, § 70-624;   Laws 1944, Spec. Sess., c. 5, § 1(7), (8), (9), pp. 107, 108;   Laws 1949, c. 199, § 1(3), p. 580;   Laws 1965, c. 405, § 1, p. 1304;   Laws 1965, c. 406, § 1, p. 1306;   Laws 1969, c. 548, § 1, p. 2204;   Laws 1971, LB 308, § 1;   Laws 1975, LB 226, § 1;   Laws 1978, LB 837, § 1;   Laws 1984, LB 49, § 4;   Laws 1985, LB 75, § 1;   Laws 1990, LB 730, § 2;   Laws 1993, LB 6, § 1;  Laws 2000, LB 901, § 4.
NE Code § 70-624.03 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-624.03 - Board of directors; plan of insurance for benefit of employees and dependents; may establish.

70-624.03.  Board of directors; plan of insurance for benefit of employees and dependents; may establish.The board of directors may establish a plan of insurance, designed and intended for the benefit of the employees of the district and the dependents of employees of the district, and, in the discretion of the board, expend funds of the district for the payment of premiums for such employees' and dependents' group, franchise, or wholesale insurance policies. Members of the board of directors of the district may be considered employees for purposes of this section. The dollar amount of any health insurance premiums paid from the funds of the district for the benefit of a member of the board of directors may be in addition to the amount of compensation authorized to be paid to such director pursuant to section 70-624.02.Source   Laws 1949, c. 199, § 1(4), p. 580;   Laws 1972, LB 1186, § 1;   Laws 1993, LB 182, § 1;  Laws 2000, LB 901, § 5.
NE Code § 70-624.04 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 70 - Power Districts and Corporations|70-624.04 - Directors and employees; hold other elective office; contract not void or voidable; when.

70-624.04.  Directors and employees; hold other elective office; contract not void or voidable; when.Directors and employees of public power districts, public power and irrigation districts, and public utility companies shall be permitted to hold other elective office as provided in section 32-604. No contracts of any such public power district, public power and irrigation district, or public utility company shall be void or voidable by reason of such service by its directors or employees.Source   Laws 1971, LB 494, § 1;   Laws 1973, LB 559, § 9;   Laws 1990, LB 931, § 7;   Laws 1991, LB 20, § 3;   Laws 1991, LB 12, § 6;   Laws 1994, LB 76, § 586.  Annotations A company engaged in the transmission and distribution of natural gas to the public on a regular basis is a public utility company within the meaning of this section. Kansas-Nebraska Nat. Gas Co., Inc. v. Wiles, 190 Neb. 795, 212 N.W.2d 633 (1973).