Nebraska Statutes > Chapter 16 Nebraska Statutes > Chapter 16 – Cities of the First Class Current as of: 2024 | Check for updates | Other versions Police Officers Retirement Act Cities of the First Class Firefighters Retirement Act First-Class City Merger Act § 16-101 Cities of the first class, defined; population required § 16-102 City of the second class; attainment of required population; incorporation as city of the first class § 16-103 Reorganization as city of the first class; transitional provisions § 16-104 Wards; election districts; staggering of terms; procedure § 16-105 Wards; election precincts § 16-115 Corporate name and seal; service of process § 16-116 Incorporation as city of the first class; applicability of existing law § 16-117 Annexation; powers; procedure; hearing § 16-118 Annexation of land; deemed contiguous; when; effect § 16-119 Annexation; extraterritorial property use; continuation § 16-120 Annexation; inhabitants; services; when § 16-121 Annexation; validation § 16-122 Annexation of city of the second class or village; conditions § 16-123 Annexation; powers; when restricted § 16-124 Annexation; succession to property, contracts, obligations, and choses in action § 16-125 Annexation; taxes, assessments, fines, licenses, fees, claims, demands; paid to and collection by city of the first class § 16-126 Taxes and special assessments; annexation; effect § 16-127 Annexation; pending actions at law or in equity; prosecution and defense by city of the first class § 16-128 Annexation; records, books, bonds, funds, and property; property of city of the first class; officers; termination § 16-130 Annexation by city within county between 100,000 and 250,000 inhabitants; mayor and city council; powers; notice; contents; liability; limitation on action § 16-201 General powers § 16-202 Real estate; conveyance; how effected; remonstrance; procedure; hearing; exceptions § 16-203 Property tax; levy; amount § 16-204 Other taxes; power to levy § 16-205 License or occupationtax; power to levy; exceptions § 16-206 Dogs and other animals; regulation; license tax; enforcement § 16-207 Streets and sidewalks; removal of obstructions; trees; declaration of nuisance; procedure; special assessment § 16-209 Transportation of freight; regulation § 16-210 Streets and sidewalks; use; safety regulations § 16-211 Railroads; depots; power to regulate § 16-212 Railroads; safety regulations; power to prescribe § 16-213 Money; power to borrow § 16-214 Bonds; refunding indebtedness § 16-215 Bonds; sinking fund; authorized; tax to retire bonds § 16-216 Special elections; authorized; regulation § 16-217 Officers; removal; vacancies; how filled § 16-218 Officers; regulation § 16-219 Officers; bonds or insurance; restrictions upon officers as sureties § 16-220 Officers; reports; required; when § 16-221 Watercourses; surface waters; regulation § 16-222 Fire department; establishment authorized; fire prevention; regulations § 16-222.01 Emergency response systems; legislative findings § 16-222.02 Employment of full-time fire chief; appointment; duties § 16-222.03 Fire chief; annual report; contents; report to city council § 16-224 Fuel and feed; inspection and sale; regulation § 16-225 Police; regulation; penalties; power to prescribe § 16-226 Billiard halls; bowling alleys; disorderly houses; gambling; regulation § 16-227 Riots; disorderly conduct; use of explosives; vagabonds; lights; bonfires; regulation § 16-228 Disturbing the peace; punishment § 16-229 Vagrants; pickpockets; other offenders; punishment § 16-230 Drainage; nuisance; weeds; litter; removal; notice; action by city council; hearing; violation; penalty; civil action; special assessment § 16-231 Health; nuisances; regulation § 16-232 Excavations; regulation § 16-233 Public buildings; safety regulations; licensing; violations; penalty § 16-234 Building; construction; safety regulations § 16-235 Animals and fowl; running at large; regulation § 16-236 Pounds; erection; keepers § 16-237 Property; sale at auction; regulation § 16-238 Spread of disease; regulation; board of health; creation; powers; duties § 16-239 Hospitals; jails; other institutions; erection; regulation § 16-240 Health; sanitary regulations § 16-241 Cemeteries; hospital grounds; waterworks; acquisition; control § 16-242 Cemeteries; maintenance; funds; howused § 16-243 Cemeteries; lots; how conveyed; title § 16-244 Cemeteries; sale of lots; monuments; regulations § 16-245 Cemeteries; ordinances governing; enforcement § 16-246 General ordinances; authorized; jurisdiction § 16-247 Ordinances; revision; publication § 16-248 Trees, planting; birds, protection of § 16-249 Streets, alleys, bridges, and sewers; construction and maintenance § 16-250 Sidewalks; sewers; drains; construction and repair; special assessments § 16-251 Libraries and museums; establishment; maintenance; powers and duties of mayor and city council § 16-252 County jail; use by city; compensation § 16-253 Mayor and city council; supplemental powers; authorized § 16-254 Ordinance; parking lots and shopping centers; regulation; when authorized § 16-255 Facilities, programs, and services for elderly persons; authorized § 16-302.01 Officers; election; qualifications; term § 16-304 City council; members; bond or insurance; payment of premium; amount; conditions § 16-305 Officers and employees; merger of offices or employment; salaries § 16-306 City of the second class; reorganization as city of the first class; city council member; continuance in office § 16-308 Administrator, departments, and other appointed officers; enumerated; appointment and removal § 16-309 Appointed officers; terms § 16-310 Officers and employees; compensation fixed by ordinance § 16-311 Officers; qualifications § 16-312 Mayor; powers and duties § 16-313 Mayor; veto power; passage over veto § 16-314 Mayor; legislative recommendations; jurisdiction § 16-316 Mayor; pardons; remission of fines § 16-317 City clerk; duties § 16-318 City treasurer; bond or insurance; premium; duties; reports; continuing education; requirements § 16-318.01 City clerk; city treasurer; offices combined; duties; salary § 16-319 City attorney; duties; compensation; additional legal assistance § 16-320 City engineer; duties § 16-321 City engineer; public works; prepare estimate of cost; board of public works; powers; contracts; procedure; city council; powers and duties; public emergency § 16-321.01 Municipal bidding procedure; waiver; when § 16-322 Special engineer; when employed § 16-323 Chief of police; police officers; powers and duties § 16-324 Street commissioner; duties § 16-325 Board of public works; appointment; oath; terms; duties; removal from office § 16-326 Elective officers; compensation; change during term prohibited; exception § 16-327 Officers; reports required § 16-401 City council; meetings, regular and special; quorum § 16-402 City council; president; acting president; duties § 16-403 City council; ordinances; passage; proof; publication § 16-404 City council; ordinances, resolutions, or orders; procedure for passage; vote of mayor, when; amendments; revision ordinances § 16-405 City council; ordinances; style; publication; emergency ordinances § 16-406 City council; testimony; power to compel; oaths § 16-501 Contracts; appropriation a condition precedent § 16-502 Officer; extra compensation prohibited; exception § 16-503 Contracts; concurrence of majority of city council required; vote of mayor, when; record § 16-605 Property; condemnation for streets; damages; how paid § 16-606 Property; condemnation for streets; assessments; levy; collection § 16-607 Property; condemnation for other public purposes; bonds; issuance; approval by electors § 16-608 Property; condemnation; plat; filing § 16-609 Improvements; power of city council § 16-609.01 Land abutting street; industrial tract or school site; improvement; agreement § 16-610 Public ways; maintenance and repair § 16-611 Vacation of street or alley; abutting property; how treated § 16-613 Bridges; repair; duty of county; aid by city, when § 16-614 House numbers § 16-615 Grade or change of grade; procedure; damages; how ascertained; special assessments § 16-617 Improvement districts; power to establish § 16-617.01 Improvement, defined § 16-618 Improvement districts; property included § 16-619 Improvement districts; creation; notice § 16-620 Improvement districts; objections of property owners; effect § 16-621 Improvement districts; materials; kind; petition of landowners; bids; advertisement § 16-621.01 Improvements of streets and alleys; use of salt stabilized base or armor coating, when § 16-622 Improvement districts; assessments; how levied; when delinquent; interest; collection; procedure § 16-623 Improvement districts; bonds; interest § 16-624 Improvement districts; creation upon petition; denial; assessments; bonds § 16-625 Intersections; improvements; railways; duty to pave right-of-way § 16-626 Intersection improvement bonds; amount; interest; warrants; partial payments; final payment; interest; restrictions on work § 16-627 Intersections; improvement; cost; tax levy § 16-628 Improvements; tax; when due § 16-629 Curbs and gutters; authorized; petition; formation of district; bonds § 16-630 Curbing and guttering bonds; interest rate; special assessments; how levied § 16-631 Curbing and guttering; cost; paving bonds may include; special assessment § 16-632 Improvement districts; assessments; when authorized; ordinary repairs excepted § 16-633 Improvements; assessments against public lands § 16-634 Improvements; real estate owned by minor or protected person; petition; guardian or conservator may sign § 16-635 Improvements; terms, defined; depth to which assessable § 16-636 Improvement districts; land which city council may include § 16-637 Improvements; special tax; assessments; action to recover § 16-645 Damages caused by construction; procedure § 16-646 Special taxes; lien upon property; collection § 16-647 Special taxes; payment by part owner § 16-648 Money from special assessments; how used § 16-649 Improvements; contracts; bids; requirement § 16-650 Public improvements; acceptance by city engineer; approval or rejection by city council § 16-651 Grading and grading districts § 16-652 Grading; special assessments; when delinquent § 16-653 Grading bonds; interest rate § 16-654 Grading upon petition; assessments; bonds § 16-655 Grading bonds; amount; sale; damages; how ascertained § 16-661 Construction and repair; materials § 16-662 Construction and repair; failure of property owner; power of city § 16-663 Maintenance; snow and ice removal; duty of landowner; violation of ordinance; cause of action for damages § 16-664 Construction; cost; special assessment; levy; when delinquent; payment § 16-665 Ungraded streets; construction of sidewalks § 16-666 Assessments; levy; certification; collection § 16-667 Creation of districts; regulations § 16-667.01 Prohibit formation of district; procedure § 16-667.02 Districts; formation; sewer, drainage, or water systems and mains; special assessments; use of other funds § 16-667.03 Sewer, drainage, or water systems and mains; failure to make connections; order; costs assessed § 16-669 Special assessments; when delinquent; interest; future installments; collection § 16-670 Bonds; amount; interest; maturity; special assessments; revenue bonds § 16-671 Construction costs; warrants; power to issue; amount; interest; payment; fund; created § 16-671.01 Partial payments, authorized; interest; rate; warrants; issuance; payment § 16-672 Special assessments; equalization; reassessment § 16-672.01 Storm sewer districts; ordinance; contents § 16-672.02 Ordinance; hearing; notice § 16-672.03 Ordinance; protest; filing; effect § 16-672.04 Ordinance; adoption § 16-672.05 Construction; notice to contractors, when; contents; bids; acceptance § 16-672.06 Construction; acceptance; notice of assessments § 16-672.07 Assessments; hearing; equalization; delinquent payments; interest § 16-672.08 Special assessments; levy § 16-672.09 Assessments; maturity; interest; rate § 16-672.10 Assessments; sinking fund; disbursement § 16-672.11 Bonds; maturity; interest; rate; contractor; interest; warrants; tax levy § 16-673 Construction and operation; contracts; procedures § 16-674 Acquisition of plants or facilities; condemnation; procedure § 16-675 Acquisition; operation; tax authorized § 16-676 Acquisition; operation; bonds; issuance; amount; approval of electors required § 16-677 Bonds; sinking funds; tax to provide § 16-678 Existing franchises and contracts; rights preserved; tax authorized § 16-679 Service; duty to provide; rates; regulation § 16-680 Sewerage system; drainage; waterworks; bonds authorized; amount; approval of electors; sewer or water commissioner; authorized § 16-681 Municipal utilities; service; rates; regulation § 16-682 Municipal utilities; service; delinquent rents; lien; collection § 16-683 Construction; bonds; plan and estimate required; extensions, additions, and enlargements § 16-684 Construction; operation; location; eminent domain; procedure § 16-684.01 Reserve funds; water mains and equipment; when authorized; labor § 16-686 Rural lines; when authorized; rates § 16-686.01 Natural gas distribution system; service to cities of the second class and villages; when authorized § 16-687 Contracts; terms; special election § 16-688 Water; unwholesome supply; purification system; authority to install; election; tax authorized § 16-691 Board of public works; powers and duties; employees authorized; approval of budget; powers of city council; signing of payroll checks § 16-691.01 Board of public works; surplus funds; investment; securities; purchase; sale § 16-691.02 Board of public works; surplus funds; disposition; transfer § 16-692 Water commissioner; city council member and mayor ineligible § 16-693 Bonds; tax authorized; how used § 16-694 Sewers; maintenance and repairs; annual tax; service rate in lieu of tax; lien § 16-695 Parks; swimming pool; stadium; other facilities; acquisition of land; bonds; election; issuance; interest; term § 16-696 Board of park commissioners; appointment; number; qualifications; powers and duties; recreation board; board of park and recreation commissioners § 16-697 Park fund or park and recreation fund; annual levy; audit of accounts; warrants; contracts; reports § 16-697.01 Parks, recreational facilities, and public grounds; acquisition; control § 16-697.02 Borrowing; authorized; bonds; approval of electors; mayor and city council; duties; issuance of refunding bonds; approval of electors § 16-698 Markets; construction; operation; location; approval of electors; notice; when required § 16-699 Regulation of markets § 16-6,100 Public buildings; construction; bonds authorized; approval of electors required, when § 16-6,100.01 Joint city-county building; authorized; acquisition of land; erect; equip, furnish, maintain, and operate § 16-6,100.02 Joint city-county building; expense; bonds; election; approval by electors § 16-6,100.03 Joint city-county building; indebtedness; bonds; principal and interest; in addition to other limitations § 16-6,100.04 Joint city-county building; county board and city council; building commission; powers; duties § 16-6,100.05 Joint city-county building; building commission; plans and specifications; personnel; compensation; contracts § 16-6,100.06 Joint city-county building; annual budget of city and county § 16-6,100.07 Joint city-county building; building commission; accept gifts § 16-6,101 Acquisition; revenue bonds; approval of electors required § 16-6,102 Districts; created § 16-6,103 Districts; benefits; certification; connection fee § 16-6,104 Construction of sewer and water mains; cost; payment; connection fees; use § 16-6,105 Construction of sewer and water mains; cost; revenue bonds; issuance authorized § 16-6,106 Powers § 16-6,107 Costs; financing § 16-6,108 General obligation bonds; issuance; hearing § 16-6,109 Sections; supplemental to other laws § 16-6,110 Acquisition of system; acceptance of funds; administration; powers § 16-701 Fiscal year, commencement § 16-702 Property tax; general purposes; levy; collection; maximum authorized; specific purposes; additional levies § 16-704 Annual appropriation bill; contents § 16-706 Expenditures; how made; limitations; diversion of funds; violation; penalty; payment of judgments § 16-707 Board of equalization; meetings; notice; special assessments; grounds for review § 16-708 Special assessments; invalidity; reassessment § 16-708.01 Special assessments; illegal annexation; validation § 16-709 Special assessments; irregularities; correction § 16-711 Road tax; how expended § 16-712 City funds; depositories; payment; conflict of interest § 16-713 City funds; certificates of deposit; time deposits; security required § 16-714 City funds; depository bond; conditions § 16-715 City funds; depository; security inlieu of bond; authorized § 16-716 City funds; depositories; maximum deposits; liability of treasurer § 16-717 City treasurer; books and accounts § 16-718 City treasurer; warrants; issuance; delivery § 16-719 City treasurer; conversion of funds; penalty § 16-720 City treasurer; report; warrant register § 16-721 City funds; transfer; when authorized § 16-722 City receipts and expenditures; publication § 16-723 Taxes; payable in cash; sinking fund; investment; matured bonds or coupons; payment § 16-726 Claims and accounts payable; filing; requirements; disallowance; notice; costs § 16-727 Claims; disallowance; appeal to district court; procedure § 16-728 Claims; allowance; appeal by taxpayer § 16-729 Claims; allowance or disallowance; appeal; transcript; trial § 16-731 County treasurer; monthly paymentof bond fund money; when § 16-801 Offstreet parking; purpose § 16-802 Grant of power § 16-803 Acquisition of property and facilities; cost; revenue bonds; interest; issuance; revenue pledged § 16-804 Revenue bonds; plans and specifications; engineer § 16-805 City council; rules and regulations; rates and charges; adopt § 16-806 Ordinance; publication; objections; submission to electors; election; notice § 16-807 Lease of facilities; competitive bidding § 16-808 Property not subject to condemnation § 16-809 Revenue bonds; rights of holders § 16-810 Revenue bonds; onstreet parking meters; revenue; use; exception § 16-811 Sections; supplementary to existing law § 16-901 Zoning regulations; building ordinances; public utility codes; extension; notice to county board § 16-902 Designation of jurisdiction; subdivision; platting; consent required; review by county planning commission; when required § 16-903 Platting; recording; city council; powers § 16-904 Conformity with ordinance; dedication of avenues, streets, and alleys § 16-905 Designation of jurisdiction; how described Ask a legal question, get an answer ASAP!Click here to chat with a lawyer about your rights.