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2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages › 17-163 - Offstreet parking; declaration of purpose.

17-163.
Offstreet parking; declaration of purpose.
The Legislature finds and declares that the great increase in the number of motor vehicles, buses, and trucks in Nebraska has created hazards to life and property in cities of the second class in the state. In order to remove or reduce such hazards to life and property and the inconvenience of congested traffic on the streets in such cities in this state, it is hereby deemed necessary and of general benefit to the entire State of Nebraska to provide means for such cities in Nebraska to own offstreet vehicle parking facilities exclusively for the parking of motor vehicles.
Source
Laws 1957, c. 29, § 1, p. 185;
Laws 2017, LB133, § 51.
Cross References
For applicability of sections 17-163 to 17-173 to villages, see sections 17-207.01 and 17-207.02.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages › 17-164 - Offstreet parking; facilities; acquisition; procedure.

17-164.
Offstreet parking; facilities; acquisition; procedure.
Any city of the second class is hereby authorized to own, purchase, construct, equip, lease, or operate within such city offstreet motor vehicle parking facilities for the use of the general public. This does not include the power to engage, directly or indirectly, in the sale of gasoline, oil, or other merchandise or in the furnishing of any service other than that of parking motor vehicles as provided in this section. Such city shall have the authority to acquire by grant, contract, purchase, or through the condemnation of property, as provided by law for such acquisition, all real or personal property, including a site or sites on which to construct such facilities, necessary or convenient in the carrying out of this section. Before any such city may commence a program to construct, purchase, or acquire by other means a proposed offstreet parking facility or facilities, notice shall be given, by publication in a legal newspaper in or of general circulation in the city once each week for not less than thirty days, inviting application for private ownership and operation of offstreet parking facilities. If no application or applications have been received or, if received, the application or applications have been disapproved by the city council within ninety days from the first date of publication, then such city may proceed in the exercise of the powers granted under this section.
Source
Laws 1957, c. 29, § 2, p. 186;
Laws 2017, LB133, § 52.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages › 17-165 - Offstreet parking; revenue bonds; issuance; terms.

17-165.
Offstreet parking; revenue bonds; issuance; terms.
In order to pay the cost required by any purchase, construction, lease, or condemnation of property and equipping of parking facilities or the enlargement of presently owned parking facilities, a city of the second class may issue revenue bonds to provide the funds for such improvements. Such revenue bonds shall not be payable from any general tax upon the issuing city, but shall be a lien only upon the revenue and earnings of the parking facilities. Such revenue bonds shall mature in not to exceed forty years but may be optional prior to maturity at a premium as provided in the authorizing resolution or ordinance. Any such revenue bonds which may be issued shall not be included in computing the maximum amounts of bonds which the issuing city may be authorized to issue under its charter or any statute of this state. Such revenue bonds may be issued and sold or delivered to the contractor at par and accrued interest for the amount of work performed. If any city of the second class has installed or installs onstreet parking meters, it may pledge all or any part of the revenue of such parking meters, not previously pledged, as security for the bonds authorized under sections 17-163 to 17-173.
Source
Laws 1957, c. 29, § 3, p. 186;
Laws 1969, c. 51, § 42, p. 297;
Laws 2017, LB133, § 53.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages › 17-166 - Offstreet parking; plans and specifications; coordination with traffic control program.

17-166.
Offstreet parking; plans and specifications; coordination with traffic control program.
Before the issuance of any revenue bonds under section 17-165, the city of the second class shall have an independent and qualified firm of engineers prepare plans and specifications for such improvements. In the preparation of the plans and specifications, the independent engineer shall collaborate and counsel with any city engineering or traffic departments so as to coordinate the program with the program for the control of traffic within such city.
Source
Laws 1957, c. 29, § 4, p. 187;
Laws 2017, LB133, § 54.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages › 17-167 - Offstreet parking; city council; rules and regulations; contracts; rates.

17-167.
Offstreet parking; city council; rules and regulations; contracts; rates.
Before the issuance of any revenue bonds as provided under section 17-165, the city council of a city of the second class shall make all necessary rules and regulations governing the use, operation, and control of such improvements. In carrying out sections 17-163 to 17-173, the city of the second class may make contracts with other departments of the city, or others, if such contracts are necessary and needed for the payment of the revenue bonds authorized under section 17-165 and for the successful operation of the parking facilities. The city council shall also establish and maintain equitable rates or charges for such services sufficient in amount to pay for the cost of operation, repair, and upkeep of the facilities to be purchased, acquired, or leased and the principal of and interest on any revenue bonds issued pursuant to sections 17-163 to 17-173. The city council may also make any other agreements with the purchasers of the bonds for the security of the issuing city and the purchasers of such bonds not in contravention with sections 17-163 to 17-173.
Source
Laws 1957, c. 29, § 5, p. 187;
Laws 2017, LB133, § 55.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages › 17-168 - Offstreet parking; acquisition of facilities; submission at election; notice.

17-168.
Offstreet parking; acquisition of facilities; submission at election; notice.
The mayor and city council of any city of the second class may adopt by ordinance the proposition to make such purchase, or to erect such facility or facilities, set forth in section 17-164, and before the purchase can be made or facility created, must submit the question to the electors of such city at a general municipal election or at a special election called for that purpose and the question must be approved by a majority of the electors voting on such question. If the question is submitted at a special election, the vote for the purchase or acquisition of such real estate or the purchase or erection of such facility or facilities shall equal at least a majority of the votes cast at the last preceding general election. Notice of the time and place of the election shall be given by publication in a legal newspaper in or of general circulation in such city three successive weeks prior to such election.
Source
Laws 1957, c. 29, § 6, p. 188;
Laws 2017, LB133, § 56.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages › 17-169 - Offstreet parking; facilities; lease; controls retained; business restricted.

17-169.
Offstreet parking; facilities; lease; controls retained; business restricted.
On the creation of a motor vehicle parking facility as provided under section 17-164 for the use of the general public, the city of the second class may lease such facility to one or more operators to provide for the efficient operation of the facility. Such lease shall be let on a competitive basis, and no lease shall run for a period in excess of ten years. In granting any lease, the city shall retain such control of the facility as may be necessary to insure that the facility will be properly operated in the public interest and that the prices charged are reasonable. The provisions of sections 17-163 to 17-173 shall not be construed to authorize the city or the lessee of the facility to engage in the sale of any commodity, product, or service or to engage in any business other than the purposes set forth in section 17-164.
Source
Laws 1957, c. 29, § 7, p. 188;
Laws 2017, LB133, § 57.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages › 17-170 - Offstreet parking; private parking lot; not subject to eminent domain.

17-170.
Offstreet parking; private parking lot; not subject to eminent domain.
Property now used or hereafter acquired within the boundaries of a city of the second class for offstreet motor vehicle parking by a private operator shall not be subject to condemnation.
Source
Laws 1957, c. 29, § 8, p. 188;
Laws 2017, LB133, § 58.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages › 17-171 - Offstreet parking; rights of bondholders.

17-171.
Offstreet parking; rights of bondholders.
The provisions of sections 17-163 to 17-173 and of any ordinance authorizing the issuance of bonds under sections 17-163 to 17-173 shall constitute a contract with the holders of such bonds, and any holder of a bond or bonds or any of the coupons of any bond or bonds of such city, issued under the provisions of sections 17-163 to 17-173, may either in law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus, or other proceedings, enforce and compel the performance of all duties required by the provisions of sections 17-163 to 17-173 or by the ordinance authorizing the bonds, including the making and collection of sufficient charges and fees for service and the use thereof and the application of income and revenue thereof.
Source
Laws 1957, c. 29, § 9, p. 189;
Laws 2017, LB133, § 59.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages › 17-172 - Offstreet parking; revenue; use.

17-172.
Offstreet parking; revenue; use.
Any city of the second class is authorized to use any or all of the revenue from onstreet parking meters for the purpose set forth in section 17-164 if such revenue has not been pledged for the payment of revenue bonds authorized in sections 17-163 to 17-173.
Source
Laws 1957, c. 29, § 10, p. 189;
Laws 2017, LB133, § 60.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages › 17-173 - Offstreet parking; supplementary powers.

17-173.
Offstreet parking; supplementary powers.
Sections 17-163 to 17-173 are supplementary to existing statutes relating to cities of the second class and confer upon such cities powers not heretofore granted.
Source
Laws 1957, c. 29, § 11, p. 189.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages › 17-174 - City of second class; public passenger transportation system; acquire; accept funds; administration; powers.

17-174.
City of second class; public passenger transportation system; acquire; accept funds; administration; powers.
A city of the second class shall have the power by ordinance to acquire, by the exercise of the power of eminent domain or otherwise, lease, purchase, construct, own, maintain, and operate, or contract for the operation of public passenger transportation systems, excluding railroad systems, including all property and facilities required for such public passenger transportation systems, within and without the limits of the city, to redeem such property from prior encumbrance in order to protect or preserve the interest of the city in such property, to exercise all powers granted by the Constitution and laws of the State of Nebraska, including, but not limited to, receiving and accepting from the government of the United States or any agency thereof, from the State of Nebraska or any subdivision thereof, and from any person or corporation, donations, devises, gifts, bequests, loans, or grants for or in aid of the acquisition, operation, and maintenance of such public passenger transportation systems, and to administer, hold, use, and apply the same for the purposes for which such donations, devises, gifts, bequests, loans, or grants may have been made, to negotiate with employees and enter into contracts of employment, to employ by contract or otherwise individuals singularly or collectively, to enter into agreements authorized under the Interlocal Cooperation Act or the Joint Public Agency Act, and to exercise such other and further powers with respect thereto as may be necessary, incident, or appropriate to the powers of such city.
Source
Laws 1975, LB 395, § 2;
Laws 1999, LB 87, § 62;
Laws 2017, LB133, § 61.
Cross References
Interlocal Cooperation Act, see section 13-801.
Joint Public Agency Act, see section 13-2501.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages › 17-201.01 - Villages; incorporation; presumption of regularity of proceedings.

17-201.01.
Villages; incorporation; presumption of regularity of proceedings.
When a county board has entered an order declaring any village within the county as incorporated, it shall be conclusively presumed that such incorporation and all proceedings in connection therewith are valid in all respects notwithstanding some defect or defects that may appear on the face of the record, or the absence of any record, unless an action shall be brought within one year from the date of entry of such order of the county board, attacking its validity.
Source
Laws 1961, c. 48, § 2, p. 189;
Laws 2017, LB133, § 63.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages › 17-202 - Board of trustees; election; terms.

17-202.
Board of trustees; election; terms.
The corporate powers and duties of every village shall be vested in a board of trustees which shall consist of five members. At the first statewide general election held after the incorporation of a village, two trustees shall be elected to serve two years and three trustees shall be elected to serve four years. Thereafter the board members shall be elected as provided in the Election Act. The terms shall begin on the first regular meeting of the board in December following the statewide general election. The changes made to this section by Laws 1994, LB 76, and Laws 1995, LB 194, shall not change the staggering of the terms of the board members in villages established prior to January 1, 1995.
Source
Laws 1879, § 41, p. 202;
Laws 1899, c. 13, § 1, p. 78;
R.S.1913, § 5052;
C.S.1922, § 4224;
C.S.1929, § 17-202;
Laws 1943, c. 26, § 1, p. 120;
R.S.1943, § 17-202;
Laws 1969, c. 257, § 9, p. 936;
Laws 1994, LB 76, § 493;
Laws 1995, LB 194, § 3;
Laws 2017, LB133, § 64.
Cross References
Board of trustees, election, see section 32-532.
Election Act, see section 32-101.
Vacancies, see sections 32-568 and 32-569.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages › 17-203 - Board of trustees; qualifications.

17-203.
Board of trustees; qualifications.
Any person may be a trustee who is a citizen of the United States, resides in the village, and is a registered voter.
Source
Laws 1879, § 42, p. 202;
Laws 1899, c. 13, § 1, p. 78;
R.S.1913, § 5053;
Laws 1915, c. 90, § 1, p. 230;
Laws 1921, c. 129, § 1, p. 539;
C.S.1922, § 4225;
C.S.1929, § 17-203;
R.S.1943, § 17-203;
Laws 1969, c. 257, § 10, p. 936;
Laws 1973, LB 559, § 4;
Laws 1994, LB 76, § 494.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages › 17-204 - Board of trustees; oath; meetings.

17-204.
Board of trustees; oath; meetings.
Every village trustee, before entering upon the duties of his or her office, shall take an oath to support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of Nebraska and faithfully and impartially to discharge the duties of his or her office. Every village board of trustees appointed by the county board shall meet within twenty days, organize, and appoint the officers required by law. All trustees elected to office shall qualify and meet on the first regular meeting of the village board of trustees in December thereafter, organize, elect a chairperson of the board of trustees, and appoint the officers required by law. The village board of trustees shall, by ordinance, fix the time and place of holding its stated meetings and may be convened at any time by the chairperson.
Source
Laws 1879, § 43, p. 203;
Laws 1913, c. 216, § 1, p. 646;
R.S.1913, § 5054;
C.S.1922, § 4226;
C.S.1929, § 17-204;
R.S.1943, § 17-204;
Laws 1974, LB 897, § 1;
Laws 1995, LB 194, § 4;
Laws 2017, LB133, § 65.
Annotations
This section authorized chairman to convene the village board at special meeting for purpose of passing a liquor license. Vogel v. Rawley, 85 Neb. 600, 123 N.W. 1037 (1909).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages › 17-205 - Board of trustees; quorum; compulsory attendance.

17-205.
Board of trustees; quorum; compulsory attendance.
At all meetings of the village board of trustees, a majority of the trustees shall constitute a quorum to do business. A smaller number may adjourn from day to day and may compel the attendance of absent members in such manner and under such penalties as prescribed by the village board of trustees by ordinance.
Source
Laws 1879, § 44, p. 203;
R.S.1913, § 5055;
C.S.1922, § 4227;
C.S.1929, § 17-205;
R.S.1943, § 17-205;
Laws 2017, LB133, § 66.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages › 17-206 - Board of trustees; journal; roll calls; public proceedings.

17-206.
Board of trustees; journal; roll calls; public proceedings.
The village board of trustees shall keep a journal of the board's proceedings and, at the desire of any member, shall cause the yeas and nays to be taken and entered on the journal on any question or ordinance, and the proceedings shall be public.
Source
Laws 1879, § 45, p. 203;
R.S.1913, § 5056;
C.S.1922, § 4228;
C.S.1929, § 17-206;
R.S.1943, § 17-206;
Laws 2017, LB133, § 67.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages › 17-207.01 - Offstreet motor vehicle parking; acquisition; procedure.

17-207.01.
Offstreet motor vehicle parking; acquisition; procedure.
Any village is hereby authorized to own, purchase, construct, equip, lease, or operate within such village offstreet motor vehicle parking facilities for the use of the general public. This does not include the power to engage, directly or indirectly, in the sale of gasoline, oil, or other merchandise or in the furnishing of any service other than that of parking motor vehicles as provided in this section. Such village shall have the authority to acquire by grant, contract, purchase, or through the condemnation of property, as provided by law for such acquisition, all real or personal property, including a site or sites on which to construct such facilities, necessary or convenient in the carrying out of this section. Before any village may commence a program to construct, purchase, or acquire by other means a proposed offstreet parking facility or facilities, notice shall be given, by publication in a legal newspaper in or of general circulation in the village once each week for not less than thirty days, inviting application for private ownership and operation of offstreet parking facilities. If no application or applications have been received or, if received, the application or applications have been disapproved by the village board of trustees within ninety days from the first date of publication, then such village may proceed in the exercise of the powers granted under this section.
Source
Laws 1961, c. 50, § 1, p. 191;
Laws 2017, LB133, § 69.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages › 17-207.02 - Offstreet motor vehicle parking; acquisition; board of trustees; powers.

17-207.02.
Offstreet motor vehicle parking; acquisition; board of trustees; powers.
The powers granted by section 17-207.01 shall be exercised in the manner and be subject to all the terms, conditions, and limitations provided in sections 17-163 to 17-173.
Source
Laws 1961, c. 50, § 2, p. 192.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages › 17-209 - Appointed officers and employees; compensation; fixed by ordinance.

17-209.
Appointed officers and employees; compensation; fixed by ordinance.
The appointive officials and other employees of the village shall receive such compensation as the chairperson and village board of trustees shall designate by ordinance; and the annual salary of the chairperson and other members of the village board of trustees shall be fixed by ordinance.
Source
Laws 1879, § 48, p. 204;
Laws 1885, c. 18, § 1, p. 159;
R.S.1913, § 5059;
C.S.1922, § 4231;
C.S.1929, § 17-209;
Laws 1935, c. 36, § 4, p. 149;
Laws 1937, c. 32, § 1, p. 157;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 17-209;
Laws 1943, c. 30, § 3, p. 140;
R.S.1943, § 17-209;
Laws 1945, c. 26, § 1, p. 137;
Laws 1947, c. 31, § 2(1), p. 141;
Laws 1949, c. 21, § 2, p. 92;
Laws 1961, c. 49, § 1, p. 190;
Laws 1969, c. 89, § 2, p. 452;
Laws 2017, LB133, § 71.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages › 17-209.02 - Officers and employees; combine or merge office, employment, or duties.

17-209.02.
Officers and employees; combine or merge office, employment, or duties.
(1)(a) The village board of trustees may, by ordinance, combine or merge any elective or appointive village office or village employment or any combination of duties of any such offices or employments, except that the office of village trustee shall not be combined or merged with any other village office or village employment except as provided in subsection (2) of this section.
(b) The village offices or village employments combined or merged shall always be construed to be separate and the effect of the combination or merger shall be limited to a consolidation of official duties only.
(2)(a) The office of village trustee shall not be combined or merged with any other village office or village employment, except that a member of the village board of trustees may receive compensation to perform seasonal or emergency work upon approval by the village board of trustees.
(b) No member of the village board of trustees shall receive compensation from the village in excess of the maximum amount provided by law.
(3) For purposes of this section, volunteer firefighters and volunteer rescue squad personnel shall not be considered village officers.
Source
Laws 1945, c. 25, § 2, p. 135;
R.S.Supp.,1945, § 17-209.01;
Laws 1972, LB 1032, § 106;
Laws 1984, LB 368, § 3;
Laws 1984, LB 682, § 8;
Laws 1986, LB 548, § 9;
Laws 1990, LB 756, § 3;
Laws 2017, LB133, § 72;
Laws 2021, LB405, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages › 17-210 - Board of trustees; ordinances; publication; chairperson pro tempore.

17-210.
Board of trustees; ordinances; publication; chairperson pro tempore.
The chairperson of the village board of trustees shall cause the ordinances of the village to be printed and published for the information of the inhabitants and cause such ordinances to be carried into effect. In the absence of the chairperson from any meeting of the village board of trustees, the village board of trustees shall have power to appoint a chairperson pro tempore, who shall exercise and have the powers and perform the same duties as the regular chairperson.
Source
Laws 1879, § 49, p. 204;
R.S.1913, § 5060;
C.S.1922, § 4232;
C.S.1929, § 17-210;
R.S.1943, § 17-210;
Laws 2017, LB133, § 73.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages › 17-211 - Elections; notice.

17-211.
Elections; notice.
The village clerk shall give public notice of the time and place of holding each village election, the notice to be given not less than ten nor more than twenty days previous to the election in a legal newspaper in or of general circulation in the village.
Source
Laws 1879, § 50, p. 205;
R.S.1913, § 5061;
C.S.1922, § 4233;
C.S.1929, § 17-211;
R.S.1943, § 17-211;
Laws 1959, c. 60, § 54, p. 272;
Laws 2017, LB133, § 74.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages › 17-212 - Elections; officers of election; vacancies; how filled.

17-212.
Elections; officers of election; vacancies; how filled.
If, on any day appointed for holding any village election, any of the judges or clerks of election shall fail to attend, the electors present may fill such vacancies from among the qualified electors present.
Source
Laws 1879, § 51, p. 205;
R.S.1913, § 5062;
C.S.1922, § 4234;
C.S.1929, § 17-212;
R.S.1943, § 17-212;
Laws 2017, LB133, § 75.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages › 17-213 - Village chief of police; powers and duties.

17-213.
Village chief of police; powers and duties.
The village chief of police shall have power to make or order an arrest with proper process for any offense against the laws of the state or ordinances of the village and bring the offender to trial before the proper officer and to arrest without process in all cases where any such offense shall be committed or attempted to be committed in his or her presence.
Source
Laws 1885, c. 18, § 1, p. 160;
R.S.1913, § 5063;
C.S.1922, § 4235;
C.S.1929, § 17-213;
R.S.1943, § 17-213;
Laws 1972, LB 1032, § 106;
Laws 2017, LB133, § 76.
Cross References
Ticket quota requirements, prohibited, see section 48-235.
Annotations
Village marshal is not an employee within the meaning of workmen's compensation law. Suverkrubbe v. Village of Fort Calhoun, 127 Neb. 472, 256 N.W. 47 (1934).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages › 17-213.01 - Village engineer; powers and duties.

17-213.01.
Village engineer; powers and duties.
(1) The village engineer, when ordered to do so by the village board of trustees, shall make surveys, estimates, and calculations necessary to be made for the establishment and maintenance of public works by the village.
(2) The village board of trustees may, in lieu of appointing a village engineer, employ a special engineer to perform the duties that would otherwise be performed by the village engineer. Any work executed by such special engineer shall have the same validity and serve in all respects as though executed by the village engineer.
Source
Laws 2017, LB133, § 77.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages › 17-214 - Village overseer of streets; power and duties.

17-214.
Village overseer of streets; power and duties.
The village overseer of streets shall, subject to the order of the village board of trustees, have general charge, direction, and control of all works on streets, sidewalks, culverts, and bridges of the village and shall perform such other duties as the village board of trustees may direct.
Source
Laws 1885, c. 18, § 1, p. 160;
R.S.1913, § 5064;
C.S.1922, § 4236;
C.S.1929, § 17-214;
R.S.1943, § 17-214;
Laws 2017, LB133, § 78.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages › 17-215 - Village; dissolution; how effected.

17-215.
Village; dissolution; how effected.
Any village incorporated under the laws of this state shall abolish its incorporation whenever a majority of the registered voters of the village, voting on the question of such abolishment, shall so decide in the manner provided in sections 17-215 to 17-219.03.
Source
Laws 1885, c. 17, § 1, p. 156;
R.S.1913, § 5065;
C.S.1922, § 4237;
C.S.1929, § 17-215;
R.S.1943, § 17-215;
Laws 1998, LB 1346, § 2;
Laws 2017, LB133, § 79.
Annotations
The power to terminate the corporate existence of a village was granted by ballot to the electors and, when exercised by a majority vote, the existence ceases. State ex rel. Banta v. Greer, 86 Neb. 88, 124 N.W. 905 (1910).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages › 17-215.01 - Village; dissolution; county, defined.

17-215.01.
Village; dissolution; county, defined.
For purposes of sections 17-215 to 17-219.03, when reference is made to the county within which the village is located and the village is located in more than one county, county means the county within which the greater portion of the area of the village is located.
Source
Laws 1998, LB 1346, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages › 17-217 - Village; dissolution; election; form of ballot.

17-217.
Village; dissolution; election; form of ballot.
The form of the ballot for the question of the abolishment of incorporation of a village shall be, respectively, For abolishment of incorporation, and Against abolishment of incorporation, and the same shall be printed upon a separate ballot and shall be counted and canvassed in the same manner as other ballots voted at the election.
Source
Laws 1885, c. 17, § 3, p. 157;
R.S.1913, § 5067;
C.S.1922, § 4239;
C.S.1929, § 17-217;
R.S.1943, § 17-217;
Laws 1973, LB 559, § 6;
Laws 2017, LB133, § 81.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages › 17-218 - Village; dissolution; when effective.

17-218.
Village; dissolution; when effective.
(1) If a majority of the registered voters of a village voting on the question vote in favor of the abolishment of the incorporation of a village, then, from and after the effective date of the abolishment of the incorporation as determined by the county board as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the incorporation of the village shall cease and be abolished, and the area formerly encompassed within the boundaries of the village shall thereafter be governed by county commissioners as provided by law for unincorporated areas within the county. Upon such date, the terms of office of all elected and appointed officers and employees of the village shall end.
(2) Within fifty days after the date of the election at which the registered voters of the village approve the abolishment of the village's incorporation, the county board of the county within which the village is located shall, by resolution, specify the month, day, and year upon which the abolishment of the incorporation becomes effective. The effective date shall not be later than (a) six calendar months following the date of the election or (b) if there are liabilities of the village which cannot be retired except by means of a continuing property tax levy by the village, the date such liabilities can be paid, whichever is later. The county clerk shall transmit a copy of the resolution to the Secretary of State.
Source
Laws 1885, c. 17, § 4, p. 157;
R.S.1913, § 5068;
C.S.1922, § 4240;
C.S.1929, § 17-218;
R.S.1943, § 17-218;
Laws 1998, LB 1346, § 4;
Laws 2017, LB133, § 82.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages › 17-219 - Village; dissolution; village property, records, and funds; disposition.

17-219.
Village; dissolution; village property, records, and funds; disposition.
Upon the effective date of the abolishment of incorporation of a village, all property and records belonging to the village shall be transferred to the county board of the county in which the village is located. All funds of the village not otherwise disposed of shall be transferred to the county treasurer to be paid out by order of the county board as it sees fit.
Source
Laws 1885, c. 17, § 5, p. 157;
R.S.1913, § 5069;
C.S.1922, § 4241;
C.S.1929, § 17-219;
R.S.1943, § 17-219;
Laws 1998, LB 1346, § 5;
Laws 2017, LB133, § 83.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages › 17-219.01 - Village; dissolution; property; sale by county board; when authorized.

17-219.01.
Village; dissolution; property; sale by county board; when authorized.
Notwithstanding any more general law respecting revenue, the county board in any county in this state in which the incorporation of any village has been abolished according to law shall advertise and sell all corporate property of the village for which the county itself has no use or which remains unsold or undisposed of after the expiration of six months from the effective date of the abolishment of the incorporation of such village as provided by the county board for liquidation of any liabilities of the village. After the effective date of the abolishment of the incorporation of the village, the county board shall treat all real estate listed and described in the original plat of such village upon which the owner of such real estate has failed and neglected to pay the taxes on such real estate as if such taxes were originally levied by the county and, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the taxes shall be deemed to have been levied by the county as of the date of the original levy by the village and due and owing as provided by law to the county.
Source
Laws 1935, c. 158, § 1, p. 581;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 17-227;
R.S.1943, § 17-219.01;
R.S.1943, (1987), § 17-226;
Laws 1998, LB 1346, § 6;
Laws 2017, LB133, § 84.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages › 17-219.02 - Village; dissolution; property; sale; notice.

17-219.02.
Village; dissolution; property; sale; notice.
The county treasurer shall, before selling any property under section 17-219.01, give notice of the sale of such property in the same manner as notice is given when lands are sold under execution by the county sheriff, and the sale shall likewise be conducted in the same manner as execution sales.
Source
Laws 1935, c. 158, § 2, p. 581;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 17-228;
R.S.1943, § 17-219.02;
R.S.1943, (1987), § 17-227;
Laws 1998, LB 1346, § 7;
Laws 2017, LB133, § 85.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages › 17-219.03 - Village; dissolution; board of trustees; county board; duties.

17-219.03.
Village; dissolution; board of trustees; county board; duties.
(1) On and after the date of a vote by a majority of the registered voters of a village voting on the question in favor of the abolishment of the incorporation of a village, the village board of trustees shall not expend any funds of the village, liquidate any village assets, whether such assets are real or personal property, or otherwise encumber or exercise any authority over the property or funds of the village without the prior approval of the county board of the county within which the village is located.
(2) Within ten days after a vote by a majority of the registered voters of a village voting on the question in favor of the abolishment of the incorporation of a village, the village board of trustees shall meet and approve a resolution setting out with particularity all of the assets and liabilities of the village, including a full and complete inventory of all property, real and personal, owned by the village. The resolution shall be transmitted to the county clerk of the county within which the village is located, and the county clerk shall provide copies to the members of the county board.
(3) If the liabilities of the village exceed the value of all the assets of the village, the county board shall, within twenty days after the receipt of the resolution by the county clerk, schedule a joint meeting between the village board of trustees and the county board to review the resolution and discuss how to liquidate the liabilities with the village board of trustees.
(4) Within thirty days after the date upon which the joint meeting is held pursuant to subsection (3) of this section, the county board shall adopt a plan for the liquidation of village assets to retire the liabilities of the village.
Source
Laws 1935, c. 158, § 3, p. 581;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 17-229;
R.S.1943, § 17-219.03;
R.S.1943, (1987), § 17-228;
Laws 1998, LB 1346, § 8;
Laws 2017, LB133, § 86.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages › 17-220 - Village situated in more than one county; how organized.

17-220.
Village situated in more than one county; how organized.
A majority of the inhabitants of any village situated in two or more counties may present a petition to the county board of any county in which any part of such village is situated, requesting that they may be incorporated as a village; and such county board shall act upon the petition the same as if the village were situated wholly within the county where the petition was presented. If the county board shall declare such village incorporated, the village shall thereafter be governed by the provisions of the statutes of this state applicable to the government of villages. The county clerk of such county shall immediately certify the proceedings relating to the incorporation of such village to the county board of each other county in which any part of such village is situated, and each county board to which such proceedings shall be certified shall enter such proceedings upon its records.
Source
Laws 1893, c. 9, § 1, p. 138;
R.S.1913, § 5069;
C.S.1922, § 4242;
C.S.1929, § 17-220;
R.S.1943, § 17-220;
Laws 2017, LB133, § 87.
Annotations
A village situated in one county may annex territory in another county. Barton v. City of Omaha, 180 Neb. 752, 145 N.W.2d 444 (1966).
This section is broad enough to permit a village located upon the border of one county to annex contiguous territory situated in adjacent county, but such village has the burden of proving that the territory annexed will be benefited or that justice and equity require the territory be annexed. Village of Wakefield v. Utecht, 90 Neb. 252, 133 N.W. 240 (1911).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages › 17-222 - Village situated in more than one county; jails.

17-222.
Village situated in more than one county; jails.
Any village situated in two or more counties may use the jails of any and all counties in which any part of such village is situated.
Source
Laws 1893, c. 9, § 4, p. 139;
R.S.1913, § 5072;
C.S.1922, § 4244;
C.S.1929, § 17-222;
R.S.1943, § 17-222;
Laws 2017, LB133, § 88.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages › 17-223 - Village situated in more than one county; tax; how certified.

17-223.
Village situated in more than one county; tax; how certified.
Taxes levied for village purposes, in villages situated in two or more counties, shall be certified to the county clerk of each county in which any part of such village is situated, and such county clerks shall place such certifications on the proper tax list.
Source
Laws 1893, c. 9, § 5, p. 139;
R.S.1913, § 5073;
C.S.1922, § 4245;
C.S.1929, § 17-223;
R.S.1943, § 17-223;
Laws 2017, LB133, § 89.
Annotations
A tax levy in a village situated in two or more counties shall be certified to the county clerks. Village of Wakefield v. Utecht, 90 Neb. 252, 133 N.W. 240 (1911).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages › 17-224 - Village situated in more than one county; legal notices; publication.

17-224.
Village situated in more than one county; legal notices; publication.
All notices and other publications, required by law to be published in any county in which any part of a village is situated, may be published in any legal newspaper in or of general circulation in such village, and such publication shall have the same force and effect as it would have if published in every county in which any part of such village is situated.
Source
Laws 1893, c. 9, § 7, p. 140;
R.S.1913, § 5074;
C.S.1922, § 4246;
C.S.1929, § 17-224;
R.S.1943, § 17-224;
Laws 2017, LB133, § 90.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages › 17-225 - Railroads; blocking crossings; penalty.

17-225.
Railroads; blocking crossings; penalty.
It shall be unlawful for any railroad company or for any of its officers, agents, or employees to obstruct with car or cars, with engine or engines, or with any other rolling stock, for more than ten minutes at a time, any public highway, street, or alley in any unincorporated village in the State of Nebraska. Any corporation, person, firm, or individual violating any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not less than ten dollars nor more than one hundred dollars.
Source
Laws 1907, c. 109, § 1, p. 384;
Laws 1907, c. 109, § 2, p. 384;
R.S.1913, § 5075;
C.S.1922, § 4247;
C.S.1929, § 17-225;
R.S.1943, § 17-225;
Laws 2017, LB133, § 91.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages › 17-229 - Street improvement program; authorization; tax levy.

17-229.
Street improvement program; authorization; tax levy.
If the village board of trustees determines by a three-fourths vote the necessity of initiating a street improvement program within the village, which improvements are in the nature of a general benefit to the whole community and not of special benefit to adjoining or to abutting property and which consists of graveling, base stabilization, oiling, or other improvements to the streets, but which improvements do not consist of curb and gutter or asphalt or concrete pavings, the village board of trustees may, by ordinance, provide for the levy and collection of a special tax not exceeding seventeen and five-tenths cents on each one hundred dollars on the taxable value of all the taxable property in the village for a period not to exceed five years to create a fund for the payment of such improvements.
Source
Laws 1963, c. 85, § 1, p. 293;
Laws 1979, LB 187, § 46;
Laws 1992, LB 719A, § 49;
Laws 2017, LB133, § 92.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages › 17-230 - Street improvement program; tax levy limitation.

17-230.
Street improvement program; tax levy limitation.
Any levy pursuant to section 17-229 shall not be considered within the limitation on the village for the levy of taxes as contained in section 17-702.
Source
Laws 1963, c. 85, § 2, p. 293;
Laws 1965, c. 69, § 2, p. 290;
Laws 1979, LB 187, § 47;
Laws 2017, LB133, § 93.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages › 17-231 - Street improvement program; construction of improvements; issuance of warrants; interest; unused funds transferred to general fund.

17-231.
Street improvement program; construction of improvements; issuance of warrants; interest; unused funds transferred to general fund.
In order to construct the improvements as outlined in section 17-229, the village board of trustees may proceed from time to time to make such improvements costing not exceeding eighty-five percent of the amount of taxes to be collected under the special tax levy. In order to allow the construction of the contemplated improvements immediately, the village board of trustees may issue warrants from time to time in the aggregate amount of eighty-five percent of the estimated taxes to be collected over the period of years provided for the levy, the amount of such warrants authorized to be issued to be based upon the amount of revenue to be raised by the tax to be levied and the taxable valuation of the taxable property in the village at the time the determination of necessity is made by ordinance multiplied by the number of years the tax has to run. Such warrants shall not bear interest in excess of six percent per annum, may be issued in such denominations as the village board of trustees may determine, and shall be paid from the collection of the special tax levy. Any unpaid amount of the levy after the payment of any such warrants in full, including both principal and interest, shall be transferred to the general fund.
Source
Laws 1963, c. 85, § 3, p. 293;
Laws 1979, LB 187, § 48;
Laws 1992, LB 719A, § 50;
Laws 2017, LB133, § 94.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages › 17-302 - Government pending reorganization.

17-302.
Government pending reorganization.
The government of a city shall continue, as organized at the date of the declaration of the Secretary of State under section 17-301, until the reorganization of such city under section 17-305.
Source
Laws 1933, c. 112, § 2, p. 453;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 17-163;
R.S.1943, § 17-302;
Laws 2002, LB 729, § 6;
Laws 2017, LB133, § 96.
Annotations
Upon decrease in population of a first-class city below five thousand inhabitants, the form of government continues until reorganization as second-class city. State ex rel. Cashman v. Carmean, 138 Neb. 819, 295 N.W. 801 (1941).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages › 17-303 - Wards; establish.

17-303.
Wards; establish.
The mayor and city council shall, within ninety days after the declaration of the Secretary of State under section 17-301, divide the city into not less than two nor more than six wards as may be provided by ordinance. Such wards shall contain, as nearly as practicable, an equal area and an equal number of legal voters. The division and boundaries of such wards, as defined by ordinance, shall take effect on the first day of the first succeeding municipal year following the next general city election after such reorganization. Any city council member whose term continues, by reason of his or her prior election under the statutes governing cities of the first class, through another year or years beyond the date of the reorganization as a city of the second class shall continue to hold his or her office as city council member from the ward in which he or she is a resident as if elected for the same term under the statutes governing cities of the second class.
Source
Laws 1933, c. 112, § 3, p. 453;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 17-164;
R.S.1943, § 17-303;
Laws 2002, LB 729, § 7;
Laws 2017, LB133, § 97.
Annotations
This section provides how the number of wards shall be determined after proclamation of change from first-class city to second-class city. State ex rel. Cashman v. Carmean, 138 Neb. 819, 295 N.W. 801 (1941).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages › 17-304 - Reorganization; council; members; qualifications.

17-304.
Reorganization; council; members; qualifications.
After the terms of members of the city council in office at the time of reorganization as a city of the second class shall have expired, the city council shall consist of not less than four nor more than twelve citizens of such city, who shall be qualified electors under the Constitution and laws of the State of Nebraska.
Source
Laws 1933, c. 112, § 4, p. 454;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 17-165;
R.S.1943, § 17-304;
Laws 1973, LB 559, § 7;
Laws 2017, LB133, § 98.
Annotations
This section provides the number and qualification of members of city council after expiration of terms of incumbents, where first-class city becomes second-class city through decrease in population. State ex rel. Cashman v. Carmean, 138 Neb. 819, 295 N.W. 801 (1941).