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2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-3405 - Public defender; policy board created; members; duties.

23-3405.
Public defender; policy board created; members; duties.
(1) Prior to making the appointment and negotiating the contract provided for in section 23-3404, the county board of such county shall appoint a policy board which shall ensure the independence of the contracting attorney and provide the county board with expertise and support in such matters as criminal defense functions, determination of salary levels, determination of reasonable caseload standards, response to community and client concerns, and implementation of the contract. The policy board shall consist of three members. Two of the members shall be practicing attorneys, and one member shall be a layperson. The policy board shall not include judges, prosecutors, or law enforcement officials.
(2) The policy board shall: (a) Receive applications from all attorneys who wish to be a public defender; (b) screen the applications to insure compliance with sections 23-3404 to 23-3408; (c) forward the names of any qualified applicants to the county board which shall make the appointments from the list of qualified candidates; (d) recommend to the county board the level of compensation that the public defender should receive and further recommend any contract provisions consistent with such sections; and (e) monitor compliance with such sections, including any continuing legal education requirements.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 885, § 2;
R.S.1943, (1989), § 29-1825;
Laws 1990, LB 822, § 5.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-3407 - Public defender; contracting attorney; qualifications; experts; support staff; fees.

23-3407.
Public defender; contracting attorney; qualifications; experts; support staff; fees.
(1) The contracting attorney shall have been a practicing attorney for at least two years prior to entering into the contract with the county board, shall be a member in good standing of the Nebraska State Bar Association at the time the contract is executed, and shall have past training or experience in criminal law.
(2) The contracting attorney shall apply to the court which is hearing the case for fees to employ social workers, mental health professionals, forensic experts, investigators, and other support staff to perform tasks for which such support staff and experts possess special skills and which do not require legal credentials or experience. The court which is hearing the case shall allow reasonable fees for such experts and support staff, and the fees shall be paid by the county board. The contract between the county board and the contracting attorney shall not specify any sums of money for such experts or support staff.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 885, § 4;
R.S.1943, (1989), § 29-1827;
Laws 1990, LB 822, § 7.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-3408 - Public defender; second attorney authorized; when; fees.

23-3408.
Public defender; second attorney authorized; when; fees.
In the event that the contracting attorney is appointed to represent an individual charged with a Class I or Class IA felony, the contracting attorney shall immediately apply to the district court for appointment of a second attorney to assist in the case. Upon application from the contracting attorney, the district court shall appoint another attorney with substantial felony trial experience to assist the contracting attorney in the case. Application for fees for the attorney appointed by the district court shall be made to the district court judge who shall allow reasonable fees. Once approved by the court, such fees shall be paid by the county board.
Source
Laws 1986, LB 885, § 5;
R.S.1943, (1989), § 29-1828;
Laws 1990, LB 822, § 8;
Laws 2015, LB268, § 2;
Referendum 2016, No. 426.
Note:
The changes made to section 23-3408 by Laws 2015, LB 268, section 2, have been omitted because of the vote on the referendum at the November 2016 general election.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-3501 - Medical and multiunit facilities; authorized; bonds; issuance; procedure.

23-3501.
Medical and multiunit facilities; authorized; bonds; issuance; procedure.
(1) The county board in any county in this state having three thousand six hundred inhabitants or more or in which the taxable value of the taxable property is twenty-eight million six hundred thousand dollars or more may issue and sell bonds of such county in such an amount as the county board may deem advisable for the construction, acquisition, or replacement of a hospital, including any clinic of such hospital, a nursing facility, an assisted-living facility, a home health agency, a mental health clinic, a clinic or facility to combat developmental disabilities, a public health center, a medical complex, multiunit housing, or a similar facility required to protect the health and welfare of the people and to initially equip and acquire property deemed necessary for operation of such facility. Such bonds shall bear interest at a rate set by the county board.
(2) No bonds shall be issued pursuant to this section until the question of the issuance of the bonds has been submitted to the voters of such county at a general election or a special election called for such purpose. The issuance of such bonds shall be approved by a majority vote of the electors voting on such proposition at any such election. Such election may be called either by resolution of the county board or upon a petition submitted to the county board calling for an election. Such petition shall be signed by the legal voters of the county equal in number to ten percent of the number of votes cast in the county for the office of Governor at the last general election.
Source
Laws 1917, c. 170, § 1, p. 381;
C.S.1922, § 1054;
C.S.1929, § 26-748;
Laws 1937, c. 54, § 1, p. 220;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 26-748;
R.S.1943, § 23-343;
Laws 1945, c. 44, § 1, p. 208;
Laws 1957, c. 64, § 1, p. 284;
Laws 1959, c. 82, § 1, p. 372;
Laws 1963, c. 114, § 1, p. 447;
Laws 1967, c. 121, § 1, p. 386;
Laws 1969, c. 51, § 82, p. 326;
Laws 1972, LB 1168, § 1;
Laws 1979, LB 187, § 102;
R.S.1943, (1987), § 23-343;
Laws 1992, LB 1063, § 20;
Laws 1992, LB 1240, § 20;
Laws 1992, Second Spec. Sess., LB 1, § 20;
Laws 2012, LB995, § 2.
Annotations
Where a county board has appointed a board of trustees for a county hospital as provided in section 23-3502(1), the county hospital is not merely an agency of the county, but, rather, is a separate and independent political subdivision. Brothers v. Kimball Cty. Hosp., 289 Neb. 879, 857 N.W.2d 789 (2015).
Lack of public notification of special county board meeting to call election upon initiative petition under this section did not invalidate resulting election. Shadbolt v. County of Cherry, 185 Neb. 208, 174 N.W.2d 733 (1970).
County board is permitted to issue and sell bonds for construction and acquisition of a county community hospital. Armstrong v. Board of Supervisors of Kearney County, 153 Neb. 858, 46 N.W.2d 602 (1951).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-3503 - Board of trustees; compensation; mileage.

23-3503.
Board of trustees; compensation; mileage.
The salary of the members of the board of trustees of such facility or facilities as provided by section 23-3501 shall be fixed by an order of the county board of such county. The county board may establish a salary in an amount not less than one hundred dollars per year but not more than one hundred dollars per meeting of the board of trustees and not to exceed one thousand two hundred dollars per year. The members shall also be reimbursed for necessary mileage at the rate provided in section 81-1176 while on business of the facility or facilities.
Source
Laws 1945, c. 44, § 3, p. 209;
Laws 1963, c. 114, § 3, p. 449;
Laws 1967, c. 121, § 3, p. 387;
Laws 1978, LB 719, § 1;
Laws 1981, LB 204, § 22;
Laws 1989, LB 135, § 1;
R.S.Supp.,1990, § 23-343.02;
Laws 1996, LB 1011, § 16.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-3505 - Board of trustees; meetings; bylaws, rules, and regulations; employees; filing required; other duties.

23-3505.
Board of trustees; meetings; bylaws, rules, and regulations; employees; filing required; other duties.
The board of trustees shall:
(1) Hold meetings at least once each month and keep a complete record of all of its proceedings;
(2) Adopt bylaws, rules, and regulations for its own guidance and for the governance of a facility. The board of trustees shall file such bylaws, rules, and regulations with the county board;
(3) Employ or contract for an administrator of a facility, fix the administrator's compensation, and review the administrator's job performance on at least an annual basis. The administrator shall oversee the day-to-day operations of the facility and its employees;
(4) If a facility maintains a medical staff, adopt and approve medical staff bylaws that govern the medical staff of the facility, approve the appointment of a qualified medical staff, and oversee the quality of medical care and services provided at the facility;
(5) Manage and control a facility's funds in accordance with guidelines established for political subdivisions by the Nebraska Investment Council and invest such funds in investments as permitted for counties in the State of Nebraska;
(6) Fix the price to be charged to patients admitted to a facility for care and treatment;
(7) Establish charity-care policies for free treatment or financial assistance for care provided by a facility;
(8) Procure and pay premiums on any and all insurance policies required for the prudent management of a facility, including, but not limited to, general liability, professional malpractice liability, workers' compensation, vehicle liability, and directors' and officers' liability; and
(9) On or before July 15 of each year:
(a) File with the county board a report of its proceedings with reference to a facility and a statement of all receipts and expenditures during the year; and
(b) Certify the amount necessary, if any, to maintain and improve a facility for the ensuing year.
The treasurer of the board of trustees or his or her designee shall receive and pay out all money under the control of the board of trustees as ordered by the board and report such expenditures and receipts to the county board as required by subdivision (9)(a) of this section.
Source
Laws 1945, c. 44, § 5, p. 210;
Laws 1963, c. 114, § 5, p. 450;
Laws 1967, c. 121, § 5, p. 389;
Laws 1987, LB 134, § 2;
R.S.1943, (1987), § 23-343.04;
Laws 2012, LB995, § 5.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-3508 - County board; bonds; purpose; terms; levy; limitation; procedure to exceed.

23-3508.
County board; bonds; purpose; terms; levy; limitation; procedure to exceed.
(1) The county board in counties in this state in which a facility has been established as provided in section 23-3501 may, by a majority vote of the board, issue and sell bonds of the county in such sums as the county board may deem advisable to defray the cost of improvements or additions thereto, equipment, and other property deemed necessary for operation of the facility.
(2) Such bonds shall (a) be payable in not to exceed thirty years after the date of issuance, (b) bear interest payable annually or semiannually, and (c) contain an option to the county to pay all or any part thereof at any time after five years after the date of issuance. When such bonds have been issued under this section or section 23-3501, the county board shall cause to be levied and collected annually a tax upon all of the taxable property of such county sufficient to pay the interest and principal of the bonds as the interest and principal become due and payable. If the county board deems it appropriate, the county board may submit to the electors of such county at a general or special election the question of whether to exceed the tax limitation set forth in Article VIII, section 5, of the Constitution of Nebraska or any other applicable statutory levy limitation.
(3) Any taxes levied to pay bonds issued under this section or section 23-3501 shall be kept in a separate fund in the county treasury. Any such bonds shall not be deemed to be payable from the general fund of the county.
(4) This section shall not apply to any bond or other indebtedness authorized by the board of trustees pursuant to section 23-3504.
Source
Laws 1945, c. 44, § 8, p. 210;
Laws 1949, c. 38, § 2, p. 131;
Laws 1963, c. 114, § 8, p. 451;
Laws 1967, c. 121, § 8, p. 390;
Laws 1969, c. 157, § 1, p. 729;
Laws 1969, c. 51, § 83, p. 327;
Laws 1978, LB 560, § 1;
Laws 1991, LB 798, § 2;
R.S.Supp.,1991, § 23-343.07;
Laws 2012, LB995, § 6.
Annotations
Two alternative methods of defraying the cost of improvements or additions are provided. Armstrong v. Board of Supervisors of Kearney County, 153 Neb. 858, 46 N.W.2d 602 (1951).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-3509 - County board; tax levy; amount.

23-3509.
County board; tax levy; amount.
The county board may annually levy a tax upon all of the taxable property within the county sufficient to defray the amount required for such maintenance and improvement as certified to it by the board of trustees.
Source
Laws 1945, c. 44, § 9, p. 211;
R.S.1943, (1987), § 23-343.08;
Laws 1992, LB 719A, § 111;
Laws 1996, LB 1085, § 40.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-3510 - Acceptance of gifts or devises; authorization; powers of county board; tax levy.

23-3510.
Acceptance of gifts or devises; authorization; powers of county board; tax levy.
The county board of any county may, in its discretion, accept a gift or devise of a specific sum of money for the purposes of constructing, acquiring, or replacing a facility as provided by section 23-3501 and by tax levy raise such additional sum of money as may be necessary to construct, acquire, or replace such facility.
Source
Laws 1947, c. 61, § 1, p. 196;
Laws 1963, c. 114, § 10, p. 453;
Laws 1967, c. 121, § 10, p. 391;
R.S.1943, (1987), § 23-343.10;
Laws 2012, LB995, § 7.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-3511 - Tax levy; limitation; purpose.

23-3511.
Tax levy; limitation; purpose.
The county board may levy a tax each year of not to exceed three and five-tenths cents on each one hundred dollars upon the taxable value of all the taxable property in such county for the purpose of acquiring, remodeling, improving, equipping, maintaining, and operating a facility as provided by section 23-3501. In counties having a population of not more than seven thousand inhabitants, such tax shall not exceed seven cents on each one hundred dollars of the taxable value.
Source
Laws 1947, c. 61, § 2, p. 196;
Laws 1953, c. 287, § 44, p. 957;
Laws 1963, c. 114, § 11, p. 453;
Laws 1967, c. 121, § 11, p. 392;
Laws 1973, LB 20, § 1;
Laws 1979, LB 187, § 104;
Laws 1991, LB 798, § 3;
R.S.Supp.,1991, § 23-343.11;
Laws 1992, LB 719A, § 112;
Laws 1996, LB 1085, § 41;
Laws 1996, LB 1114, § 48;
Laws 2012, LB995, § 8.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-3512 - Sections, how construed.

23-3512.
Sections, how construed.
The provisions of sections 23-3510 to 23-3512 are intended to be cumulative to and not amendatory of sections 23-3501 to 23-3509.
Source
Laws 1947, c. 61, § 3, p. 196;
Laws 1987, LB 134, § 4;
R.S.1943, (1987), § 23-343.12.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-3513 - Cities and villages; gifts of money or property to aid county in acquisition, construction, or maintenance; issuance of bonds; procedure.

23-3513.
Cities and villages; gifts of money or property to aid county in acquisition, construction, or maintenance; issuance of bonds; procedure.
(1) Any city or village may make a gift of money or property, including equipment, to the county in which such city or village is situated to aid and assist in the acquisition, construction, or maintenance of such facility or facilities as provided by section 23-3501, to a nonprofit corporation which will provide or is providing hospital facilities within such city or village, or to a hospital district established pursuant to section 23-3529 and in which such city or village is located. Any such gift shall be approved by three-fourths of all the members elected to the city council of the city or board of trustees of the village making such gift. In order to enable any such city or village to make such gift of money to such county, the city or village shall be empowered and authorized to borrow money, pledge the property and credit of the city or village, and issue its bonds to obtain money therefor in an amount not to exceed three and one-half percent of the taxable valuation of such city or village. No such bonds shall be issued until after the bonds have been authorized by a majority vote of the electors voting on the proposition of their issuance at a general municipal election or at a special election called for the submission of such proposition.
(2) Such bonds shall be payable in not to exceed twenty years from date and shall bear interest payable annually or semiannually. Notice of the time and place of the election shall be given by publication three successive weeks prior thereto in some legal newspaper printed in and of general circulation in such city or village or, if no newspaper is printed in such city or village, in a newspaper of general circulation in such city or village. No such election shall be called except upon a three-fourths vote of all the members elected to the city council of the city or board of trustees of the village, which three-fourths vote of the city council or board of trustees shall constitute the approval provided for in either subsection (1) or (2) of this section, and either the city council or village board shall be required to make such gift, in the event the electors vote such bonds.
Source
Laws 1947, c. 41, § 2, p. 157;
Laws 1957, c. 65, § 1, p. 288;
Laws 1963, c. 114, § 12, p. 454;
Laws 1967, c. 121, § 12, p. 392;
Laws 1969, c. 51, § 84, p. 328;
Laws 1971, LB 80, § 1;
Laws 1971, LB 534, § 26;
Laws 1972, LB 1124, § 1;
Laws 1979, LB 187, § 105;
R.S.1943, (1987), § 23-343.13;
Laws 1992, LB 719A, § 113.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-3515 - Adjoining counties; issuance of joint bonds; election; majority required.

23-3515.
Adjoining counties; issuance of joint bonds; election; majority required.
Any two or more adjoining counties having a combined population of thirty-six hundred inhabitants or more or having a combined taxable value of the taxable property of twenty-eight million six hundred thousand dollars or more may, upon resolution of the county board of each county, issue their joint bonds in the amount, for the purposes, and upon the conditions provided in section 23-3501. No bonds shall be issued until the question of their issuance has been submitted to the voters of each county at a general election or at a special election called for such purpose. The issuance of such bonds shall be approved by a majority vote of the electors voting on such question in each county, which election may be called either by resolution of the county boards or upon a petition submitted to the county boards calling for the same signed by the legal voters of each county equal in number to ten percent of the number of votes cast in each county for the office of Governor at the last general election.
Source
Laws 1957, c. 64, § 3, p. 286;
Laws 1979, LB 187, § 106;
R.S.1943, (1987), § 23-343.15;
Laws 1992, LB 1063, § 22;
Laws 1992, Second Spec. Sess., LB 1, § 22.
Annotations
County in relation to hospital district remains basic unit. Shadbolt v. County of Cherry, 185 Neb. 208, 174 N.W.2d 733 (1970).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-3516 - Adjoining counties; board; membership; powers.

23-3516.
Adjoining counties; board; membership; powers.
(1) Whenever two or more counties establish a facility or facilities as provided by section 23-3515, the county board of each such county shall proceed immediately to appoint three members to serve on the board of trustees of such facility or facilities. When such board is first established, each county board shall appoint one member for a term of two years, one for four years, and one for six years from the date they are appointed. Thereafter, as their terms expire, members shall be appointed for a term of six years.
(2) Whenever the board would consist of an even number of members, one additional member shall be appointed for a term of six years by the county board of the county having the greatest population as disclosed by the latest United States census.
(3) The board of trustees provided for in this section shall have the same powers, duties, obligations, and authority provided in sections 23-3502 to 23-3509.
Source
Laws 1957, c. 64, § 4, p. 286;
Laws 1961, c. 88, § 2, p. 308;
Laws 1963, c. 114, § 14, p. 455;
Laws 1967, c. 121, § 14, p. 393;
Laws 1987, LB 134, § 5;
R.S.1943, (1987), § 23-343.16;
Laws 1992, LB 1240, § 21.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-3517 - Adjoining counties; reports; county board actions; voter approval; construction of sections.

23-3517.
Adjoining counties; reports; county board actions; voter approval; construction of sections.
Sections 23-3501 to 23-3509 shall apply to any facility or facilities established pursuant to section 23-3515. For purposes of sections 23-3515 to 23-3519, whenever such sections: (1) Require the making of any report to the county board, such report shall be made to the county board of each county concerned; (2) authorize or require the taking of any action by the county board, such action shall be concurred in by the county board of each county concerned; and (3) provide for the submission of any question to the voters before any action may be taken, such question shall be submitted to the voters of each county concerned and shall be approved by a majority vote of the electors voting on such question in each such county.
Source
Laws 1957, c. 64, § 5, p. 287;
Laws 1963, c. 114, § 15, p. 456;
Laws 1967, c. 121, § 15, p. 394;
Laws 1987, LB 134, § 6;
R.S.1943, (1987), § 23-343.17.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-3519 - Adjoining counties; certification of taxes; levy; limitation; disposition of proceeds.

23-3519.
Adjoining counties; certification of taxes; levy; limitation; disposition of proceeds.
The board of trustees of any such facility organized under section 23-3515 shall, each year, fix the amount of money for the proposed budget statement as may be deemed sufficient and necessary for the operation of such facility during the following calendar year. After the adoption of the budget statement and on or before July 15 of each year, the board of trustees of such facility shall certify to the county board of the county in which such facility is located the amount of the tax which may be levied under the facility's adopted budget statement to be received from taxation. Such county board may apportion such amount among the counties concerned in proportion to the taxable valuation of all taxable property and shall certify to each county its share of such amount.
Each county may levy a tax sufficient to raise the amount so certified to it, and the county treasurer shall transmit the proceeds of such tax to the treasurer of the county in which such facility is located for credit to the facility fund.
Source
Laws 1957, c. 64, § 7, p. 287;
Laws 1963, c. 114, § 17, p. 456;
Laws 1967, c. 121, § 16, p. 394;
Laws 1969, c. 145, § 28, p. 689;
Laws 1971, LB 9, § 1;
Laws 1979, LB 187, § 107;
Laws 1991, LB 798, § 4;
R.S.Supp.,1991, § 23-343.19;
Laws 1992, LB 719A, § 114;
Laws 1992, LB 1240, § 22;
Laws 1995, LB 366, § 4;
Laws 1996, LB 1085, § 42;
Laws 1996, LB 1114, § 49.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-3520 - Preexisting rights; intent of sections.

23-3520.
Preexisting rights; intent of sections.
The provisions of sections 23-3520 to 23-3525 are not intended to limit any preexisting rights to charge and collect for services rendered prior to the passage of sections 23-3520 to 23-3525 had by hospitals which are created and existing under the general powers of counties of this state or under the provisions of sections 23-3501 to 23-3519 and 23-3528 to 23-3572.
Source
Laws 1971, LB 908, § 1;
R.S.1943, (1987), § 23-343.68.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-3521 - Governing board; rates and fees; establish.

23-3521.
Governing board; rates and fees; establish.
The governing board of each hospital which is existing and operating under the general powers granted to counties of this state or under the provisions of sections 23-3501 to 23-3519 and 23-3528 to 23-3572, shall establish rates and fees to be charged for care or services, or both care and services rendered to persons by its hospital.
Source
Laws 1971, LB 908, § 2;
R.S.1943, (1987), § 23-343.69.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-3522 - Care and services; liability.

23-3522.
Care and services; liability.
Persons to whom care and services have been rendered shall be liable for the cost and fees of such care and services to the appropriate county, counties or hospital district maintaining and operating the hospital providing such care and services. In cases where the person receiving the care and services is a minor child, the parents of such minor patient shall be liable jointly and severally for the costs and fees of such care and services to the appropriate county, counties or hospital district maintaining and operating the hospital providing such care and services. In cases where the person receiving such care and services is married, both the patient and the patient's spouse shall be jointly and severally liable for the cost and fees of such care and services to the appropriate county, counties or hospital district maintaining and operating the hospital providing such care and services. In cases where the person receiving such care and services is under guardianship, the guardian, to the extent of the value of the estate of the ward controlled by the guardian, shall be liable for the cost and fees of such care and services to the appropriate county, counties or hospital district maintaining and operating the hospital providing such care and services. Persons, not otherwise legally liable for the care of another, may enter into an agreement with such hospitals for the care of such person and having done so shall be liable to the hospital providing such care for the costs and fees of such care provided.
Source
Laws 1971, LB 908, § 3;
R.S.1943, (1987), § 23-343.70.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-3523 - Care and services; action for recovery.

23-3523.
Care and services; action for recovery.
Any suit to recover any costs and fees for the care and services as described in section 23-3522 shall be brought (1) in the name of the board of trustees of the facility established under section 23-3501 or (2) in the case of a hospital maintained and operated by a hospital district, in the name of the hospital district.
Source
Laws 1971, LB 908, § 4;
R.S.1943, (1987), § 23-343.71;
Laws 2012, LB995, § 9.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-3524 - Care and services; costs and fees; authority of board to compromise.

23-3524.
Care and services; costs and fees; authority of board to compromise.
The governing board of any hospital providing the care and services described in section 23-3522 and its administrator or his or her designee may compromise and settle or completely write off the costs and fees for care and services rendered in or by the hospital pursuant to any terms and conditions of policies approved by the board.
Source
Laws 1971, LB 908, § 5;
R.S.1943, (1987), § 23-343.72;
Laws 2012, LB995, § 10.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-3525 - Care and services; costs and fees; collection; disposition.

23-3525.
Care and services; costs and fees; collection; disposition.
Costs and fees collected for care and services rendered by a county hospital or a hospital district hospital shall be deposited in a fund for the exclusive use by the appropriate county hospital or hospital district for the maintenance, operation, and improvement of the hospital.
Source
Laws 1971, LB 908, § 6;
R.S.1943, (1987), § 23-343.73;
Laws 2012, LB995, § 11.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-3527 - Retirement system; option to participate in County Employees Retirement Act.

23-3527.
Retirement system; option to participate in County Employees Retirement Act.
A facility established under the provisions of section 23-3501, in a county eligible to participate in the County Employees Retirement Act pursuant to Chapter 23, article 23, shall be given the option to participate in the retirement system under such act so long as the facility elects to participate within the later of one year from July 19, 2018, or one year from the date the facility is established. Failure to timely elect to participate in such retirement system shall bar the facility from electing to participate in the future.
Source
Laws 1977, LB 346, § 2;
R.S.1943, (1987), § 23-343.122;
Laws 2018, LB1005, § 12.
Cross References
County Employees Retirement Act, see section 23-2331.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-3528 - Act, how cited.

23-3528.
Act, how cited.
Sections 23-3528 to 23-3552 may be cited as the Nebraska Local Hospital District Act.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 83, § 28, p. 384;
R.S.1943, (1987), § 23-343.47.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-3529 - Hospital districts; establish.

23-3529.
Hospital districts; establish.
Whenever it shall be conducive to the public health and welfare, a local hospital district may be established in the manner and having the powers and duties provided in sections 23-3528 to 23-3552.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 83, § 1, p. 375;
R.S.1943, (1987), § 23-343.20.
Annotations
County board is given power to determine if proposed district will be conducive to public health and welfare. Syfie v. Tri-County Hospital Dist., 186 Neb. 478, 184 N.W.2d 398 (1971).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-3530 - Hospital districts; petition; contents; signatures required; valuation required.

23-3530.
Hospital districts; petition; contents; signatures required; valuation required.
Whenever the formation of a local hospital district is desired, a petition stating (1) the name of the proposed district, (2) the location of the hospital to be maintained by such proposed district, and (3) the territory to be included within it, which territory should be contiguous, may be presented to the county board of the county in which the land or a greater portion of the land in the proposed district is situated. Such petitions shall be signed by at least ten percent of the resident freeholders whose names appear on the current tax schedules in the office of the county assessor and who appear to reside within the suggested boundaries of the proposed district. The minimum taxable valuation of all taxable property within such proposed district shall be eight million six hundred thousand dollars. Parts of a voting precinct may be included in the proposed district.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 83, § 2, p. 375;
Laws 1963, c. 115, § 1, p. 458;
Laws 1965, c. 103, § 1, p. 426;
Laws 1979, LB 187, § 108;
R.S.1943, (1987), § 23-343.21;
Laws 1992, LB 719A, § 115.
Annotations
County board in which the land or greater portion of land in proposed district is appropriate tribunal to determine if lands have been properly included. Syfie v. Tri-County Hospital Dist., 186 Neb. 478, 184 N.W.2d 398 (1971).
Harm from fractionating territories of counties under this section insufficient to constitute violation of Article I, section 25, or Article VIII, section 1, Constitution of Nebraska. Shadbolt v. County of Cherry, 185 Neb. 208, 174 N.W.2d 733 (1970).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-3531 - Hospital districts; petition; hearing; notice; modification of boundaries.

23-3531.
Hospital districts; petition; hearing; notice; modification of boundaries.
Upon receipt of such petition, the county board shall examine it to determine whether it complies with the requirements of section 23-3530. Upon finding that such petition complies with such requirements, the county board shall set a hearing thereon and cause notice thereof to be published at least three successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation throughout the area to be included in such proposed district. Such notice shall contain a statement of the information contained in such petition and of the date, time, and place at which such hearing shall be held and that at such hearing proposals may be submitted for the exclusion of land from, or the inclusion of additional land in such proposed district or for modification of the boundaries of the areas into which such district shall be divided for the purpose of election of members of the board of directors.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 83, § 3, p. 375;
R.S.1943, (1987), § 23-343.22.
Annotations
Notice is complete upon distribution of last issue of paper although three full weeks have not elapsed since first publication. Syfie v. Tri-County Hospital Dist., 186 Neb. 478, 184 N.W.2d 398 (1971).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-3532 - Hospital districts; hearing; changes in boundary; submission to electors.

23-3532.
Hospital districts; hearing; changes in boundary; submission to electors.
After completion of the hearing required by section 23-3531, the county board shall order such changes in the boundaries of such proposed district or of the areas into which such proposed district is to be divided as it deems proper, but no such change shall reduce the total taxable valuation of all taxable property within such proposed district below eight million six hundred thousand dollars. The county board shall also order that the question of the formation of such district, as set forth in the petition and any changes therein ordered by the board, shall be submitted to the electors of such proposed district at a special election to be held for that purpose and shall set a date when such election shall be held at the usual voting place within each precinct. The county board shall certify such question to the county clerk or election commissioner who shall give notice of such election in the manner provided by law for the conduct of special elections.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 83, § 4, p. 376;
Laws 1979, LB 187, § 109;
R.S.1943, (1987), § 23-343.23;
Laws 1992, LB 719A, § 116.
Annotations
County board in which the land or greater portion of land in proposed district is the appropriate tribunal to determine if lands have been properly included. It cannot establish district until it shall be conducive to the public health and welfare. Syfie v. Tri-County Hospital Dist., 186 Neb. 478, 184 N.W.2d 398 (1971).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-3533 - Hospital district; election; canvass of votes; resolution; district, body corporate; presumption.

23-3533.
Hospital district; election; canvass of votes; resolution; district, body corporate; presumption.
The votes cast for and against the formation of such district shall be counted and canvassed in the manner provided by law and the results shall be certified to the county board. If the county board finds that a majority of the votes cast in the area of the proposed district favor the formation of such proposed district, it shall so declare by resolution entered on its records and forward a copy of such resolution to the county board of each county containing land embraced within such proposed district, and the district shall thereupon be fully organized. The district shall be a body corporate and politic and may sue and be sued in its own name. Every such hospital district shall, in all cases, be conclusively presumed to have been legally organized six months after such resolution has been adopted by the county board unless an action attacking the validity of such organization is brought within such time.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 83, § 5, p. 376;
Laws 1961, c. 88, § 3, p. 309;
Laws 1963, c. 115, § 2, p. 458;
Laws 1965, c. 103, § 2, p. 426;
Laws 1967, c. 122, § 1, p. 396;
R.S.1943, (1987), § 23-343.24.
Cross References
For canvass and return of votes, see Chapter 32, article 10.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-3534 - Board of directors; members; election; terms; vacancies.

23-3534.
Board of directors; members; election; terms; vacancies.
The elective officers of a local hospital district shall be a board of directors consisting of five members. The members of the first board shall be appointed by the county board and shall be so appointed that two members shall serve terms ending on the first Tuesday in June following the first statewide primary election following the initial appointment, and three shall serve terms ending on the first Tuesday in June following the second statewide primary election following the initial appointment.
Members shall be elected as provided in section 32-550. All registered voters of this state who reside within the hospital district on or before the day of the election shall be entitled to vote in such hospital district election.
Any vacancy upon such board occurring other than by the expiration of a term shall be filled by appointment by the remaining members of the board of directors. Any person appointed to fill such vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term. If there are vacancies in the offices of a majority of the members of the board, there shall be a special election conducted by the Secretary of State to fill such vacancies.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 83, § 6, p. 376;
Laws 1963, c. 115, § 3, p. 458;
Laws 1972, LB 661, § 15;
Laws 1972, LB 1168, § 2;
Laws 1973, LB 552, § 5;
Laws 1989, LB 640, § 1;
R.S.Supp.,1990, § 23-343.25;
Laws 1994, LB 76, § 547.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-3535 - Hospital district; board of directors; meetings; officers; selection; expenses.

23-3535.
Hospital district; board of directors; meetings; officers; selection; expenses.
The board of directors shall meet on or before the second Monday after the completion of organization of the district and shall organize by the election of a chairperson, a vice-chairperson, and a secretary-treasurer. The members of such board shall serve without compensation, except that each shall be allowed his or her actual and necessary traveling and incidental expenses incurred in the performance of his or her official duties with reimbursement for mileage to be made at the rate provided in section 81-1176.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 83, § 7, p. 377;
Laws 1981, LB 204, § 23;
R.S.1943, (1987), § 23-343.26;
Laws 1996, LB 1011, § 17.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-3536 - Hospital district; board of directors; meetings; quorum; rules and regulations.

23-3536.
Hospital district; board of directors; meetings; quorum; rules and regulations.
The board of directors shall provide for the time and place of holding its regular meetings and the manner of calling the same and the manner for the calling of special meetings, and shall establish rules for its proceedings and may adopt such rules and regulations not inconsistent with law as may be necessary for the exercise of the powers conferred and the performance of the duties imposed upon the board. All of the sessions of such board, whether regular or special, shall be open to the public, and a majority of the members of such board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 83, § 8, p. 377;
Laws 1972, LB 1168, § 3;
R.S.1943, (1987), § 23-343.27.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-3538 - Secretary-treasurer; bond.

23-3538.
Secretary-treasurer; bond.
The secretary-treasurer of such district shall give a corporate surety bond, in such penal sum, not less than five thousand dollars, as the board of directors shall determine, conditioned upon the faithful performance of all duties imposed upon him and the faithful and accurate accounting for all money belonging to such district coming into his possession.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 83, § 10, p. 378;
R.S.1943, (1987), § 23-343.29.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-3539 - Hospital district; additional land; annexation; procedure.

23-3539.
Hospital district; additional land; annexation; procedure.
A petition seeking the annexation of additional land to such district, signed by the legal voters in the area proposed for annexation equal in number to ten percent of the number of votes cast in the area for Governor at the last general election, may be filed with the board of directors. The board shall submit the question of annexation of such area to the legal voters of the district and of the area proposed for annexation, which question shall be submitted at the next annual hospital district election. If a majority of those voting on the question in the district and a majority of those voting on the question in the area proposed for annexation vote in favor of annexation, the board of directors shall declare such area annexed and certify the altered boundaries of the district to the county board of the county in which the annexed area is located and of the county in which the greater portion of the district is located.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 83, § 11, p. 378;
R.S.1943, (1987), § 23-343.30.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-3540 - Hospital district; withdrawal of land from district; procedure.

23-3540.
Hospital district; withdrawal of land from district; procedure.
A petition seeking the withdrawal of land from such district signed by the legal voters in the area proposed for withdrawal equal in number to ten percent of the number of votes cast for Governor at the last general election may be filed with the board of directors. If the board finds that the portion of the district that would remain after such proposed withdrawal would have a minimum taxable valuation of eight million six hundred thousand dollars, it shall submit the question of withdrawal of such area to the legal voters of the district at the next annual hospital district election. If a majority of those voting on the question in the area sought to be withdrawn and a similar majority in the remaining portion of the district vote in favor of such withdrawal, the board of directors shall declare such area withdrawn and certify the altered boundaries of the district to the county board of the county in which the withdrawn area is located and of the county in which the greater portion of the district is located.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 83, § 12, p. 378;
Laws 1972, LB 1048, § 1;
Laws 1979, LB 187, § 110;
R.S.1943, (1987), § 23-343.31;
Laws 1992, LB 719A, § 117.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-3541 - Hospital district; annexation or withdrawal; resubmission.

23-3541.
Hospital district; annexation or withdrawal; resubmission.
If the question of annexation or withdrawal is defeated at the polls, it may again be submitted after the expiration of one year.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 83, § 13, p. 379;
R.S.1943, (1987), § 23-343.32.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-3542 - Hospital district; area excluded from district; outstanding obligations; chargeable.

23-3542.
Hospital district; area excluded from district; outstanding obligations; chargeable.
Any area excluded from a district shall be subject to assessment and be otherwise chargeable for the payment and discharge of all of the obligations outstanding at the time of the filing of the petition for the exclusion of the area as fully as though the area had not been excluded. All provisions which could be used to compel the payment by an excluded area of its portion of the outstanding obligations had the exclusion not occurred may be used to compel the payment on the part of the area of the portion of the outstanding obligations of the district for which it is liable.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 83, § 14, p. 379;
R.S.1943, (1987), § 23-343.33.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-3543 - Hospital district; area withdrawn; not subject to assessments after withdrawal.

23-3543.
Hospital district; area withdrawn; not subject to assessments after withdrawal.
An area withdrawn from a district shall not be subject to assessment or otherwise chargeable for any obligation of any nature or kind incurred after the withdrawal of the area from the district.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 83, § 15, p. 379;
R.S.1943, (1987), § 23-343.34.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-3544 - Hospital district; dissolution; petition; signatures required; submission to electors.

23-3544.
Hospital district; dissolution; petition; signatures required; submission to electors.
Upon the filing of a petition with the board of directors signed by ten percent of the qualified electors in the district, the board of directors shall submit the question of dissolution of the district to the district electors at the next annual district election. If a majority of the voters favor dissolution, the board shall by resolution dissolve the district.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 83, § 16, p. 379;
R.S.1943, (1987), § 23-343.35.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-3545 - Hospital district; dissolution; resolution; winding up of affairs.

23-3545.
Hospital district; dissolution; resolution; winding up of affairs.
The board of directors shall file a certified copy of the resolution of dissolution with the county board of each of the counties in which any part of the district is situated, and thereupon the district shall be dissolved for all purposes, except for winding up its affairs. The board of directors shall be, ex officio, the governing body of any dissolved district, and it may perform all acts necessary to wind up the affairs of the district.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 83, § 17, p. 379;
R.S.1943, (1987), § 23-343.36.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-3546 - Hospital district; dissolution; convert property to cash; disposition.

23-3546.
Hospital district; dissolution; convert property to cash; disposition.
When a district is dissolved its board of directors shall convert all property of the district to cash and discharge all indebtedness of the district. All funds remaining after discharge of the district's indebtedness shall be deposited in the county treasuries of the counties in which the district is located in proportion to the population of the district located in each county, and credited to the general fund.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 83, § 18, p. 380;
R.S.1943, (1987), § 23-343.37.