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2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-2332.01 - County of 85,000 inhabitants or less; commissioned law enforcement personnel; supplemental retirement plan.

23-2332.01.
County of 85,000 inhabitants or less; commissioned law enforcement personnel; supplemental retirement plan.
Any county with a population of eighty-five thousand inhabitants or less that participates in the Retirement System for Nebraska Counties established by the County Employees Retirement Act shall establish and fund a supplemental retirement plan for the benefit of all present and future commissioned law enforcement personnel employed by such county who possess a valid law enforcement officer certificate or diploma, as established by the Nebraska Police Standards Advisory Council. The auxiliary benefit plan shall be funded by additional contributions to the county employees retirement plan in excess of the amounts established by sections 23-2307 and 23-2308. The additional contributions made by employees shall be credited to the employee account, and contributions paid by the county shall be credited to the employer account, with each amount to be established at a rate of two percent of compensation. All contributions made pursuant to this section shall be invested and administered according to the County Employees Retirement Act.
Source
Laws 2001, LB 186, § 3;
Laws 2023, LB103, § 4.
Operative Date: September 2, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-2333 - Retirement; prior service annuity; how computed.

23-2333.
Retirement; prior service annuity; how computed.
For purposes of sections 23-2333 and 23-2334, the definitions found in section 23-2301 shall apply.
As of the date of adoption of the retirement system, a prior service annuity shall be computed for all employees who have been employees continuously for one year prior to the date of the adoption of the retirement system and who are at least twenty-five years of age. Such prior service annuity shall be equal to the number of years of creditable prior service multiplied by the prior service annuity factor.
The number of years of creditable prior service shall be the number of completed years of prior service less all years during which the employee was participating in or for which he or she received a benefit from a public retirement plan, but not more than twenty-five.
The prior service annuity factor shall be the smaller of (1) one dollar or (2) the employee's compensation for the last completed twelve months of prior service divided by two thousand four hundred.
Source
Laws 1965, c. 94, § 11, p. 406;
Laws 1969, c. 172, § 3, p. 753;
R.S.1943, (1991), § 23-2311;
Laws 1994, LB 833, § 9;
Laws 1998, LB 1191, § 34.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-2334 - Retirement; prior service retirement benefit; how determined.

23-2334.
Retirement; prior service retirement benefit; how determined.
The prior service retirement benefit shall be a straight life annuity, payable monthly, quarterly, semiannually, or annually with the first payment made as of the annuity start date, in an amount determined in accordance with section 23-2333. No prior service retirement benefit shall be paid to any person who terminates his or her employment unless such person has been continuously employed by the county for ten or more years immediately prior to termination. An employee meeting such requirement and who terminates his or her employment shall not receive a prior service benefit determined in accordance with section 23-2333 prior to attaining age sixty-five.
Prior service retirement benefits shall be paid directly by the county to the retired employee.
Source
Laws 1965, c. 94, § 18, p. 408;
Laws 1973, LB 352, § 1;
Laws 1975, LB 32, § 2;
R.S.1943, (1991), § 23-2318;
Laws 1994, LB 833, § 10;
Laws 2003, LB 451, § 13;
Laws 2017, LB415, § 16.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-2517 - Act, how cited; purpose of act.

23-2517.
Act, how cited; purpose of act.
(1) Sections 23-2517 to 23-2533 shall be known and may be cited as the County Civil Service Act.
(2) The general purpose of the County Civil Service Act is to establish a system of personnel administration that meets the social, economic, and program needs of county offices. This system shall provide means to recruit, select, develop and maintain an effective and responsive work force, and shall include policies and procedures for employee hiring and advancement, training and career development, position classification, salary administration, fringe benefits, discharge and other related activities. All appointments and promotions under the County Civil Service Act shall be made based on merit and fitness.
Source
Laws 1974, LB 995, § 1;
Laws 2006, LB 808, § 7;
Laws 2016, LB742, § 10.
Annotations
A county board has no power or authority to bargain or agree that any appointment or promotion shall be based upon anything other than merit and fitness except as provided in the County Civil Service Act. Blakely v. Lancaster County, 284 Neb. 659, 825 N.W.2d 149 (2012).
A county cannot implement any provision of the county employees’ collective bargaining agreement that would violate a provision of the County Civil Service Act. Blakely v. Lancaster County, 284 Neb. 659, 825 N.W.2d 149 (2012).
An “appointment” under the County Civil Service Act refers to an appointing authority’s designation of a person to fill a vacant classified service position. Blakely v. Lancaster County, 284 Neb. 659, 825 N.W.2d 149 (2012).
Civil service acts promote effective public service by establishing a personnel administration system that provides equal opportunity for public employment and advancement based on merit and fitness principles. By requiring a county to incorporate these principles, the Legislature intended to prohibit the county, as much as practical, from making these decisions based on political control, partisanship, and personal favoritism. Blakely v. Lancaster County, 284 Neb. 659, 825 N.W.2d 149 (2012).
Properly conducted examinations provide the cornerstone of a merit-based civil service system. Blakely v. Lancaster County, 284 Neb. 659, 825 N.W.2d 149 (2012).
The board of county commissioners is required to bargain with its employees on all matters relating to employment except those covered by the specific provisions of these statutes. American Fed. of S., C. & M. Emp. v. County of Lancaster, 200 Neb. 301, 263 N.W.2d 471 (1978).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-2518 - Terms, defined.

23-2518.
Terms, defined.
For purposes of the County Civil Service Act:
(1) Appointing authority means elected officials and appointed department directors authorized to make appointments in the county service;
(2) Board of county commissioners means the board of commissioners of any county with a population of one hundred fifty thousand or more but less than four hundred thousand inhabitants as determined by the most recent federal decennial census;
(3) Classified service means the positions in the county service to which the act applies;
(4) County personnel officer means the employee designated by the board of county commissioners to administer the act;
(5) Department means a functional unit of the county government headed by an elected official or established by the board of county commissioners;
(6) Deputy means an individual who serves as the first assistant to and at the pleasure of an elected official;
(7) Elected official means an officer elected by the popular vote of the people and known as the county attorney, public defender, county sheriff, county treasurer, clerk of the district court, register of deeds, county clerk, county assessor, or county surveyor;
(8) Internal Revenue Code means the Internal Revenue Code as defined in section 49-801.01;
(9) Political subdivision means a village, city of the second class, city of the first class, city of the primary class, city of the metropolitan class, county, school district, public power district, or any other unit of local government including entities created pursuant to the Interlocal Cooperation Act or the Joint Public Agency Act. Political subdivision does not include a contractor with the county;
(10) State means the State of Nebraska;
(11) Straight-time rate of pay means the rate of pay in effect on the date of transfer of employees stated in the resolution by the county board requesting the transfer; and
(12) Transferred employee means an employee of the state or a political subdivision transferred to the county pursuant to a request for such transfer made by the county under section 23-2518.01.
Source
Laws 1974, LB 995, § 2;
Laws 1999, LB 272, § 11;
Laws 2006, LB 808, § 8;
Laws 2016, LB742, § 11;
Laws 2017, LB508, § 2.
Cross References
Interlocal Cooperation Act, see section 13-801.
Joint Public Agency Act, see section 13-2501.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-2518.01 - Transfer of employees to county; state employee; rights.

23-2518.01.
Transfer of employees to county; state employee; rights.
(1) The board of county commissioners may, by resolution, request that a state or political subdivision transfer employees to the county (a) if the board of county commissioners finds that direct control over such employees will be of benefit to the county, (b) pursuant to a merger of services, or (c) due to the assumption of functions of the state or a political subdivision by the county. Such resolution shall state an effective date for the transfer of such employees. If the state or political subdivision determines that the transfer of its employees is necessary or desirable and approves the request of the board of county commissioners, the employees who are being transferred shall become county employees on the effective date of the transfer as stated in the resolution of the board of county commissioners requesting such transfer.
(2) No state employee subject to a transfer under subsection (1) of this section is required to become a county employee and may instead exercise all of his or her rights under any contract involving state employees and negotiated pursuant to the Industrial Relations Act and the State Employees Collective Bargaining Act.
Source
Laws 2006, LB 808, § 9.
Cross References
Industrial Relations Act, see section 48-801.01.
State Employees Collective Bargaining Act, see section 81-1369.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-2518.03 - Transfer of employees; sick leave; annual leave; vacation leave; other benefits; how treated.

23-2518.03.
Transfer of employees; sick leave; annual leave; vacation leave; other benefits; how treated.
(1) The state or a political subdivision shall transfer all accrued sick leave of the transferred employee up to the maximum number of accumulated hours for sick leave allowed by the county personnel system. The state or political subdivision shall reimburse the county for twenty-five percent of the value of the accrued sick leave hours based on the straight-time rate of pay for the employee.
(2) The transferred employee may transfer the maximum amount of accrued annual leave earned as an employee of the state or a political subdivision allowed by the county personnel system. The state or a political subdivision shall reimburse the county for one hundred percent of the value of the hours of accrued annual leave transferred.
(3) No transferred employee shall lose any accrual rate value of his or her sick leave and vacation leave as a result of becoming a county employee, and a transferred employee may credit years of service with the state or a political subdivision toward the accrual rate for sick leave and vacation leave plans. When accrued sick leave and vacation leave for a transferred employee are at a greater rate value than allowed by the county's sick leave and vacation leave plans, the state or political subdivision shall pay the county the difference between the value of the benefits allowed by the county and the state or political subdivision based on, at the time of the transfer, twenty-five percent of the employee's straight-time rate of pay for the sick leave and one hundred percent of the employee's straight-time rate of pay for vacation leave. A state or political subdivision shall reimburse the county not later than one year after the transfer is complete.
(4) The transferred employee shall not receive any additional accrual rate value for county benefits until the employee meets the qualifications for the increased accrual rates pursuant to the county's requirements.
(5) The transferred employee shall receive credit for time of service with the state or a political subdivision toward participation, coverage by insurance programs for the county, and the waiting period for medical insurance coverage provided by the county.
Source
Laws 2006, LB 808, § 11.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-2518.04 - Transfer of employees; credit for time of service; seniority.

23-2518.04.
Transfer of employees; credit for time of service; seniority.
(1) A transferred employee shall be credited for time of service with the state or a political subdivision toward the probationary period in the county:
(a) A transferred employee whose credited time of service with the state or a political subdivision does not satisfy the county's probationary period time requirement shall be a probationary employee of the county and afforded the same rights, benefits, and privileges as are afforded to a probationary employee under the county personnel system; and
(b) A transferred employee whose credited time of service with the state or a political subdivision does not satisfy the county's probationary period time requirement shall successfully complete the remainder of the county's probationary period time requirement before being given status with the county.
(2) Transferred employees shall retain seniority accumulated during service with the state or a political subdivision, and no transferred employee shall lose accumulated seniority as a result of becoming a county employee.
Source
Laws 2006, LB 808, § 12.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-2519 - County service; classified and unclassified service, defined; exemptions.

23-2519.
County service; classified and unclassified service, defined; exemptions.
(1) The county service shall be divided into the classified service and the unclassified service.
(2) All officers and positions of the county shall be in the classified service unless specifically designated as being in the unclassified service established by the County Civil Service Act. All county employees who have permanent status under any other act prior to the passage of the County Civil Service Act shall have status under the act without further qualification.
(3) Positions in the unclassified service shall not be governed by the act and shall include the following:
(a) County officers elected by popular vote and persons appointed to fill vacancies in such elective offices;
(b) The county personnel officer and the administrative assistant to the board of county commissioners;
(c) Bailiffs;
(d) Department heads and one principal assistant or chief deputy for each county department. When more than one principal assistant or chief deputy is mandated by law, all such positions shall be in the unclassified service;
(e) Members of boards and commissions appointed by the board of county commissioners;
(f) Persons employed in a professional or scientific capacity to make or conduct a temporary and special investigation or examination on behalf of the board of county commissioners;
(g) Attorneys;
(h) Physicians;
(i) Employees of an emergency management organization;
(j) Deputy sheriffs; and
(k) Law clerks and students employed by the county attorney or public defender.
(4) Nothing in the act shall be construed as precluding the appointing authority from filling any positions in the unclassified service in the manner in which positions in the classified service are filled.
Source
Laws 1974, LB 995, § 3;
Laws 1991, LB 117, § 1;
Laws 1996, LB 43, § 4;
Laws 2006, LB 808, § 13;
Laws 2017, LB80, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-2520 - Personnel office; created; county personnel officer; board; members; costs of administering.

23-2520.
Personnel office; created; county personnel officer; board; members; costs of administering.
There is hereby created a personnel office in the office of the board of county commissioners, the executive head of which shall be the county personnel officer. In such office there shall be a personnel policy board with members appointed pursuant to section 23-2521 and with powers and duties provided in the County Civil Service Act. The board of county commissioners shall make appropriations from the general fund to meet the estimated costs of administering the act.
Source
Laws 1974, LB 995, § 4;
Laws 1987, LB 198, § 1;
Laws 2006, LB 808, § 14;
Laws 2017, LB508, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-2522 - Personnel policy board; powers; duties.

23-2522.
Personnel policy board; powers; duties.
The powers and duties of the personnel policy board shall be:
(1) To review and make recommendations to the board of county commissioners on the personnel rules and regulations and any amendments thereto prior to the approval by the commissioners;
(2) To advise and assist the personnel officer on matters of personnel policy, administration, and practice;
(3) To cooperate with and advise the personnel officer in fostering interest and cooperation of institutions of learning and civic, professional, and employee organizations in the improvement of personnel standards and the development of high public regard for the county as an employer and for careers in the county service;
(4) To require the personnel officer to make or to make on its own initiative any investigation which it may consider necessary concerning the management of personnel in the county service;
(5) To review any grievance or case of disciplinary action of a classified service employee when appealed by such employee in accordance with approved personnel rules and regulations and issue a determination that is binding on all parties concerned;
(6) To issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of county employees as witnesses and the production of documents and to administer oaths, take testimony, hear proofs, and receive exhibits in evidence in connection with any of the powers and duties of such board. In case of a refusal to obey a subpoena issued to any county employee, the personnel policy board on its own motion, or a party to the proceedings, may make application to the district court of Lancaster County for an enforcement order, and any failure to obey such order may be punished by such court as contempt thereof;
(7) To make annual reports and recommendations to the board of county commissioners; and
(8) To perform such other duties as may be expressly set forth in the County Civil Service Act and in the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
Source
Laws 1974, LB 995, § 6;
Laws 1987, LB 198, § 3;
Laws 2006, LB 808, § 15.
Annotations
A personnel policy board is an administrative agency performing quasi-judicial functions when it reviews a grievance of, or disciplinary action against, a classified service employee. Blakely v. Lancaster County, 284 Neb. 659, 825 N.W.2d 149 (2012).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-2523 - County personnel officer; appointment; qualifications.

23-2523.
County personnel officer; appointment; qualifications.
The board of county commissioners shall appoint a county personnel officer who shall be a person experienced in the field of personnel administration and in known sympathy with the application of merit principles in public employment.
Source
Laws 1974, LB 995, § 7.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-2524 - County personnel officer; duties.

23-2524.
County personnel officer; duties.
In addition to other duties imposed upon him or her by or pursuant to the County Civil Service Act, it shall be the duty of the county personnel officer:
(1) To apply and carry out the act and the rules and regulations adopted thereunder;
(2) To attend meetings of the personnel policy board and to act as its secretary and keep minutes of its proceedings;
(3) To establish and maintain a roster of all employees in the classified service, in which there shall be set forth as to each employee the class title, pay, or status, and other pertinent data;
(4) To appoint such employees of his or her office and such experts and special assistants as may be necessary to carry out effectively the act;
(5) To foster and develop, in cooperation with appointing authorities and others, programs for the improvement of employee effectiveness, including training, safety, health, counseling, and welfare;
(6) To encourage and exercise leadership in the development of effective personnel administration with the several county agencies, departments, and institutions; and
(7) To perform such other lawful acts as he or she may consider necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes and provisions of the County Civil Service Act.
Source
Laws 1974, LB 995, § 8;
Laws 2006, LB 808, § 16.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-2526 - Personal service; classified service; certification of payrolls.

23-2526.
Personal service; classified service; certification of payrolls.
(1) No county personnel or fiscal or other officer shall make or approve or take any part in making or approving any payment for personal service to any person holding a position in the classified service unless the payroll voucher or account of such pay bears the certification of the county personnel officer or his or her authorized agent, in the manner he or she may prescribe, that the persons named therein have been appointed and employed in accordance with the County Civil Service Act and the rules and regulations adopted hereunder.
(2) The county personnel officer may, for proper cause, withhold certification from a payroll any specific item or items thereon. The personnel officer shall provide that certification of payrolls be made each year and that such certification shall remain in effect except in the case of an officer or employee whose status has changed after the last certification of his or her payroll, in which case no voucher for payment of salary to such officer or employee shall be issued or payment of salary made without further certification by the personnel officer.
Source
Laws 1974, LB 995, § 10;
Laws 2006, LB 808, § 18.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-2527 - Reciprocal agreements; county personnel officer; cooperate with other governmental agencies.

23-2527.
Reciprocal agreements; county personnel officer; cooperate with other governmental agencies.
(1) Any county subject to the County Civil Service Act may enter into reciprocal agreements, upon such terms as may be agreed upon, for the use of equipment, materials, facilities, and services with any public agency or body for purposes deemed of benefit to the county personnel system.
(2) The county personnel officer, with the approval of the board of county commissioners, may cooperate with other governmental agencies charged with public personnel administration in conducting personnel tests, recruiting personnel, training personnel, establishing lists from which eligible candidates shall be certified for appointment, and for the interchange of personnel and their benefits.
Source
Laws 1974, LB 995, § 11;
Laws 2006, LB 808, § 19.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-2528 - Tenure.

23-2528.
Tenure.
(1) An employee in the classified service who has completed a probationary period shall have permanent tenure until the employee resigns voluntarily or is separated in accordance with the rules and regulations governing retirement, dismissal, or layoff.
(2) An employee in the classified service with a probationary, provisional, temporary, or emergency appointment shall have no tenure under that appointment and may be separated from employment by the appointing authority without any right of appeal except as provided in section 23-2531.
Source
Laws 1974, LB 995, § 12;
Laws 2018, LB786, § 14.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-2529 - Veterans preference; sections applicable.

23-2529.
Veterans preference; sections applicable.
Veterans preference shall be given in accordance with sections 48-225 to 48-231.
Source
Laws 1974, LB 995, § 13;
Laws 1991, LB 2, § 4;
Laws 2014, LB588, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-2530 - Compliance with act; when.

23-2530.
Compliance with act; when.
A board of county commissioners shall comply with the County Civil Service Act within six months after a determination that the population requirement as provided in subdivision (2) of section 23-2518 has been attained as determined by the most recent federal decennial census.
Source
Laws 2016, LB742, § 12.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-2531 - Discrimination; prohibited; other prohibited acts.

23-2531.
Discrimination; prohibited; other prohibited acts.
(1) Discrimination against any person in recruitment, examination, appointment, training, promotion, retention, discipline, or any other aspect of personnel administration because of political or religious opinions or affiliations or because of race, national origin, or other nonmerit factors shall be prohibited. Discrimination on the basis of age or sex or physical disability shall be prohibited unless specific age, sex, or physical requirements constitute a bona fide occupational qualification necessary to proper and efficient administration. The rules and regulations shall provide for appeals in cases of alleged discrimination to the personnel policy board whose determination shall be binding upon a finding of discrimination.
(2) No person shall make any false statement, certificate, mark, rating, or report with regard to any test, certification, or appointment made under the County Civil Service Act or in any manner commit or attempt to commit any fraud preventing the impartial execution of the act and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the act.
(3) No person shall, directly or indirectly, give, render, pay, offer, solicit, or accept any money, service, or other valuable consideration for or on account of any appointment, proposed appointment, promotion, or proposed promotion to, or any advantage in, a position in the classified service.
(4) No employee of the personnel office, examiner, or other person shall defeat, deceive, or obstruct any person in his or her right to examination, eligibility, certification, or appointment under the act, or furnish to any person any special or secret information for the purpose of affecting the rights or prospects of any persons with respect to employment in the classified service.
Source
Laws 1974, LB 995, § 15;
Laws 2006, LB 808, § 20.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-2532 - Federal merit standards; federal Hatch Act provisions; applicable to programs.

23-2532.
Federal merit standards; federal Hatch Act provisions; applicable to programs.
Whenever federal merit standards or the federal Hatch Act provisions are applicable to programs, the personnel policy board shall take such action as is necessary to assure that all personnel practices in those programs are in accordance with federal regulations, and those practices found not to be in compliance with such regulations shall not be implemented in those programs.
Source
Laws 1974, LB 995, § 16.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-2533 - Violations; penalty.

23-2533.
Violations; penalty.
Any person who willfully violates any provision of the County Civil Service Act or of the rules and regulations adopted under the act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or be imprisoned in the county jail for not more than six months, or be both so fined and imprisoned.
Source
Laws 1974, LB 995, § 17;
Laws 2006, LB 808, § 21.
Annotations
The board of county commissioners is required to bargain with its employees on all matters relating to employment except those covered by the specific provisions of these statutes. American Fed. of S., C. & M. Emp. v. County of Lancaster, 200 Neb. 301, 263 N.W.2d 471 (1978).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-2534 - County board; adopt personnel policies and procedures.

23-2534.
County board; adopt personnel policies and procedures.
The county board of any county with a population of less than one hundred fifty thousand inhabitants may adopt policies and procedures pursuant to sections 23-2534 to 23-2544 which concern employee hiring, advancement, training, career development, position classification, salary administration, fringe benefits, discharge, and other related activities.
Source
Laws 1994, LB 212, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-2535 - Terms, defined.

23-2535.
Terms, defined.
For purposes of sections 23-2534 to 23-2544:
(1) Appointing authority shall mean officials and appointed department directors authorized to make appointments in the county service;
(2) Classified service shall mean the positions in the county service to which sections 23-2534 to 23-2544 are made applicable;
(3) County board shall mean the board of county supervisors or board of county commissioners of a county with a population of less than one hundred fifty thousand inhabitants;
(4) County personnel officer shall mean the employee designated by the county board to administer a program adopted pursuant to sections 23-2534 to 23-2544;
(5) Department shall mean a major functional unit of the county government headed by an official or established by the county board;
(6) Deputy shall mean an individual who serves as the first assistant to and at the pleasure of an official;
(7) Lay member shall mean anyone not employed by the county or acting on its behalf other than a member of the personnel policy board; and
(8) Official shall mean an officer elected by the popular vote of the people or a person appointed to a countywide office.
Source
Laws 1994, LB 212, § 2.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-2536 - County service; classified and unclassified service, defined.

23-2536.
County service; classified and unclassified service, defined.
If a program is adopted pursuant to sections 23-2534 to 23-2544, the county service shall be divided into the classified service and the unclassified service. All officials and employees of the county shall be in the classified service unless specifically designated as being in the unclassified service. Positions in the unclassified service shall not be governed by personnel rules and regulations adopted pursuant to sections 23-2534 to 23-2544. Unless otherwise designated by rules and regulations adopted pursuant to sections 23-2534 to 23-2544, the unclassified service shall include the following:
(1) Officials;
(2) The county personnel officer and the administrative assistant to the county board;
(3) Bailiffs;
(4) Department heads and one principal assistant or deputy for each county department;
(5) Members of boards and commissions appointed by the county board;
(6) Persons employed in a professional or scientific capacity to make or conduct a temporary and special investigation or examination on behalf of the county board;
(7) Attorneys, including deputy county attorneys; and
(8) Employees who are covered by the State Personnel System.
Nothing in sections 23-2534 to 23-2544 shall be construed as precluding the appointing authority from filling any positions in the unclassified service in the manner in which positions in the classified service are filled.
Source
Laws 1994, LB 212, § 3;
Laws 1995, LB 124, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-2537 - Personnel policy board; members; terms; removal; officers; meetings.

23-2537.
Personnel policy board; members; terms; removal; officers; meetings.
(1) A personnel policy board may be created by resolution of the county board. The members of a personnel policy board shall include one elected county official chosen by the elected county officials other than the members of the county board, one county board member chosen by the county board, one member chosen by the employees who are not described in subdivisions (1) through (8) of section 23-2536, one lay member chosen by the elected county officials, and one lay member chosen by the county board. All members shall serve four-year terms, except of the members first chosen, the elected county official and the county board member shall serve one-year terms, the lay member chosen by the county board shall serve a two-year term, the lay member chosen by the elected county officials shall serve a three-year term, and the member chosen by the employees shall serve a four-year term. Each member of the board shall hold office until his or her successor is appointed and qualified. Any person appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of a term shall be appointed in the same manner for the remainder of the term.
(2) A majority of the county board and elected county officials may remove any member of the personnel policy board for nonattendance at three meetings.
(3) A personnel policy board shall elect a chairperson from among its members. A board shall meet at such time and place as shall be specified by call of the chairperson or the county personnel officer. At least one meeting shall be held quarterly. Three members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Board members shall serve without compensation but shall receive reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses.
Source
Laws 1994, LB 212, § 4;
Laws 1995, LB 124, § 2.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-2538 - Personnel policy board; powers and duties.

23-2538.
Personnel policy board; powers and duties.
The powers and duties of a personnel policy board shall be:
(1) To review and make recommendations to the county board on the personnel rules and regulations and any amendments thereto prior to the approval by the county board;
(2) To advise and assist the county personnel officer, if appointed, on matters of personnel policy, administration, and practice;
(3) To direct the county personnel officer, if appointed, in fostering the interest and cooperation of institutions of learning and civic, professional, and employee organizations in the improvement of personnel standards and the development of high public regard for the county as an employer and for careers in the county service;
(4) To require the county personnel officer, if appointed, to make any investigation which the personnel policy board may consider necessary concerning the management of personnel in the county service;
(5) To review any grievance or case of disciplinary action of a classified service employee when appealed by such employee in accordance with approved personnel rules and regulations and issue a determination that is binding on all parties concerned;
(6) To make annual reports and recommendations to the county board; and
(7) To perform such other acts and duties as may be expressly set forth in sections 23-2534 to 23-2544 and in the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto and such other acts and duties as directed by the county board in furtherance of the purposes of sections 23-2534 to 23-2544.
Source
Laws 1994, LB 212, § 5.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-2539 - County personnel officer; appointment.

23-2539.
County personnel officer; appointment.
Only the county board of a county having a personnel policy board may appoint a county personnel officer who shall be a person experienced in the field of personnel administration. The person appointed may be an elected county official, a member of the personnel policy board, a county employee, or a person employed for the position.
Source
Laws 1994, LB 212, § 6.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-2540 - County personnel officer; powers.

23-2540.
County personnel officer; powers.
In addition to other duties imposed upon a county personnel officer, if appointed, a county personnel officer may:
(1) Attend meetings of the personnel policy board and act as its secretary and keep minutes of its proceedings;
(2) Establish and maintain a roster of all employees in the classified service in which there shall be set forth as to each employee the class title, pay or status, and other pertinent data;
(3) Establish and maintain a central record-keeping system for all county personnel records;
(4) Foster and develop, in cooperation with appointing authorities and others, programs for the improvement of employee effectiveness, including training, safety, health, counseling, and welfare;
(5) Encourage and exercise leadership in the development of effective personnel administration with the several county agencies, departments, and institutions; and
(6) Perform such other lawful acts as the personnel policy board may direct.
Source
Laws 1994, LB 212, § 7.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-2542 - Federal law; compliance.

23-2542.
Federal law; compliance.
Whenever federal Hatch Act provisions are applicable to programs, action shall be taken to assure that all personnel practices in those programs are in accordance with federal regulations. Those practices found not to be in compliance with such regulations shall not be implemented in those programs.
Source
Laws 1994, LB 212, § 9.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-2543 - Abolishment or termination of provisions.

23-2543.
Abolishment or termination of provisions.
The county board of a county which creates a personnel policy board may, by a two-thirds majority, vote to abolish such board, terminate the position of the personnel officer, and revoke all rules and regulations.
Source
Laws 1994, LB 212, § 10.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-2544 - Violations; penalty.

23-2544.
Violations; penalty.
Any person who willfully violates sections 23-2534 to 23-2544 or the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to sections 23-2534 to 23-2544 shall be guilty of a Class II misdemeanor.
Source
Laws 1994, LB 212, § 11.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-2545 - Payments to employees; methods authorized.

23-2545.
Payments to employees; methods authorized.
The county board of each county in this state may authorize payments that include, but are not limited to, salary and reimbursable expenses to any employee by electronic funds transfer or a similar means of direct deposit.
Source
Laws 2011, LB278, § 2.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-2801 - Declaration of intent.

23-2801.
Declaration of intent.
It has been the declared policy of the State of Nebraska in the exercise of its police powers to foster and promote local control of local affairs. Highest ranking in this hierarchy of local matters is the supervision of law enforcement. The state provides a system of law enforcement and local officers to carry out the functions thereof on a day-to-day basis within such system. When shifting populations and modern day trends make particular divisions of responsibilities obsolete, it is incumbent on the Legislature to remedy such a situation when it arises on the county level. It is in the interest of the people of the State of Nebraska that the Legislature establish a new structure of responsibility over the county jails and correctional facilities in certain heavily populated counties and give other counties the discretion whether or not to employ such structure. Such a structure would enable county boards to constitute themselves as county boards of corrections while the sheriffs of such counties would be released to pursue more fully their primary duties as law enforcement officers.
Source
Laws 1974, LB 782, § 1;
Laws 1979, LB 396, § 2;
Laws 1984, LB 394, § 2.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-2802 - County board of corrections; created; powers and duties.

23-2802.
County board of corrections; created; powers and duties.
In each county having a population of one hundred fifty thousand or more inhabitants, the county board shall also serve as the county board of corrections and in counties of less than one hundred fifty thousand inhabitants the county board may choose to serve as the county board of corrections. Any such county board of corrections shall have charge of the county jail and correctional facilities and of all persons by law confined in such jail or correctional facilities. Such county board of corrections shall comply with any rule prescribed by the Jail Standards Board pursuant to sections 47-101 to 47-104.
Source
Laws 1974, LB 782, § 2;
Laws 1979, LB 396, § 3;
Laws 1984, LB 394, § 3;
Laws 1996, LB 233, § 1.
Cross References
Implement sentence reduction provision, see section 47-501.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-2803 - County board of corrections; meetings; functions; dissolution; procedure.

23-2803.
County board of corrections; meetings; functions; dissolution; procedure.
A county board which, by a majority vote of its members, elects to serve as the county board of corrections shall meet as the county board of corrections within sixty days after such election and shall meet at least once every sixty days thereafter. Such board of corrections shall hear arguments and make recommendations for the maintenance, supervision, control, and direction of the county jail and correctional facilities.
A county board which, by a majority vote of its members, elects to serve as the county board of corrections may elect to dissolve the county board of corrections by a majority vote of its members. Such election to dissolve the county board of corrections shall be made at least sixty days before the beginning of the fiscal year in which the sheriff would resume responsibility for the jail.
Source
Laws 1974, LB 782, § 3;
Laws 1979, LB 396, § 4;
Laws 1984, LB 394, § 4.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-2804 - County board of corrections; functions, duties, and responsibilities; how performed.

23-2804.
County board of corrections; functions, duties, and responsibilities; how performed.
Each county board of corrections shall carry out the functions, duties, and responsibilities as provided in Chapter 47, article 1.
Source
Laws 1974, LB 782, § 4.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-2805 - Division of corrections; established; administrative officer; qualifications.

23-2805.
Division of corrections; established; administrative officer; qualifications.
To aid the county board of corrections in accomplishing the purposes of sections 23-1723 and 23-2801 to 23-2806, there is hereby established the division of corrections under the jurisdiction of the board. The administrative officer of the division shall be the director of corrections, who shall be qualified by education, training, and experience to perform the duties of such position.
Source
Laws 1974, LB 782, § 5;
Laws 1979, LB 396, § 5;
Laws 1984, LB 394, § 5.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-2806 - Employment rights of employee of sheriff's office.

23-2806.
Employment rights of employee of sheriff's office.
No person in the employ of the office of the sheriff shall be reduced in rank or pay, suspended, removed, or deprived of any benefits accrued as of July 10, 1984, except as provided in the rules of the merit commission.
Source
Laws 1974, LB 782, § 7;
Laws 1979, LB 396, § 6;
Laws 1984, LB 394, § 6.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-2809 - County board of corrections; contracts authorized.

23-2809.
County board of corrections; contracts authorized.
The county board of corrections may, pursuant to the Interlocal Cooperation Act or Joint Public Agency Act, contract with any governmental unit for the purposes of implementing and complying with this section and sections 23-1703, 23-2801 to 23-2803, 23-2805, and 23-2806 and may contract with any individual, firm, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation to provide goods or services essential to the operation and maintenance of the county jail.
Source
Laws 1979, LB 396, § 7;
Laws 1984, LB 394, § 7;
Laws 1993, LB 121, § 163;
Laws 1999, LB 87, § 66.
Cross References
Interlocal Cooperation Act, see section 13-801.
Joint Public Agency Act, see section 13-2501.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-2901 - Legislative intent.

23-2901.
Legislative intent.
The Legislature finds that it is in the public interest to encourage maintenance of community buildings and grounds for the housing of various community enterprises and activities and for social, athletic, and recreational purposes and that different methods of accomplishing this should be made available in order to meet the desires and needs of different areas of the state.
Source
Laws 1977, LB 29, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-2902 - Site acquisition; purpose.

23-2902.
Site acquisition; purpose.
Any county in the State of Nebraska is hereby authorized to acquire a site or sites for and to equip a county community building or buildings for housing county enterprises and community activities and for social, athletic, and recreational purposes.
Source
Laws 1977, LB 29, § 2.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-2903 - Building; use; rules and regulations; agreements; funds.

23-2903.
Building; use; rules and regulations; agreements; funds.
The county board of any county may (1) make such rules and regulations as may be appropriate with respect to the use of any such building, including fees and charges for such use, (2) enter into agreements with any city, village, or school district in such county with respect to the use, maintenance, and support of any such building, and (3) use any available funds including federal revenue-sharing funds to aid in the equipping of any such building.
Source
Laws 1977, LB 29, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers › 23-2904 - Community building district; establish; purpose.

23-2904.
Community building district; establish; purpose.
A majority of the resident taxpayers in any compact and contiguous district, territory, neighborhood, or community in the State of Nebraska, which is equivalent in area to one township or more, is hereby authorized to form, organize, and establish a community building district which shall be empowered to equip and maintain a community building or buildings for the purposes set forth in section 23-2901 when the organization thereof is completed.
Source
Laws 1977, LB 29, § 4.