Chapter 17 - CITIES OF THE SECOND CLASS AND VILLAGES

17-101 City of the second class, defined; population; exception.
17-102 Wards; number; how determined.
17-103 City council; members; number; qualifications.
17-104 City council members; election; term; qualifications.
17-105 City council; meetings; quorum.
17-106 City council; special meetings.
17-107 Mayor; qualifications; election; officers; appointment; removal; terms of office; police officers; appointment; removal, demotion, or suspension; procedure.
17-107.01 Repealed. Laws 1975, LB 323, § 6.
17-107.02 Repealed. Laws 1994, LB 76, § 615.
17-108 Officers and employees; salaries.
17-108.01 Repealed. Laws 1949, c. 21, § 4.
17-108.02 Officers and employees; merger of offices or employment; salaries.
17-108.03 Repealed. Laws 1959, c. 266, § 1.
17-109 Repealed. Laws 1973, LB 559, § 10.
17-110 Mayor; general duties and powers.
17-111 Mayor; ordinances; veto power; passage over veto.
17-112 Mayor; recommendations to city council.
17-113 Mayor; reports of officers; power to require.
17-114 Mayor; territorial jurisdiction.
17-115 Repealed. Laws 1994, LB 76, § 615.
17-116 Repealed. Laws 1980, LB 741, § 1.
17-117 Mayor; remission of fines; pardons; powers.
17-118 Police; arrest; power.
17-119 City overseer of streets; duties.
17-120 Public morals; powers; restrictions.
17-121 Health and sanitation; rules and regulations; board of health; members; powers.
17-122 Hospital; establishment and control.
17-123 Public health; regulations; water; power to supply.
17-123.01 Transferred to section 17-573.
17-124 Police; power to establish.
17-125 Transferred to sections 17-528.02 and 17-528.03.
17-126 Public market; establishment; regulation.
17-127 Public buildings; power to erect.
17-128 Repealed. Laws 2017, LB133, § 331.
17-129 Disorderly conduct; power to prevent.
17-130 Fire escapes; exits; regulation.
17-131 Safety regulations.
17-132 Places of amusement; safety regulations; revocation of license.
17-133 Repealed. Laws 2017, LB133, § 331.
17-134 Peddlers; pawnbrokers; entertainers; licensing and regulation.
17-135 Repealed. Laws 2017, LB133, § 331.
17-136 Fire hazards; dangerous buildings; elimination.
17-137 Explosives; storage; fireworks; regulation.
17-138 Animals; cruelty, prevention of.
17-139 Traffic; sales; regulation.
17-140 Signs and handbills; regulation.
17-141 Sidewalks and substructures; regulation.
17-142 Streets; moving of buildings; other obstructions; regulation.
17-143 Railroads; location, grade, and crossing; regulation.
17-144 Repealed. Laws 2017, LB133, § 331.
17-145 Sewers and drains; regulation.
17-146 Refunding bonds; power to issue.
17-147 Fire department; organization and equipment.
17-148 City council; president; acting president; powers.
17-149 Transferred to section 17-574.
17-149.01 Transferred to section 17-575.
17-150 Sewerage system; establishment; estimates; duties of engineer; contracts; advertisement for bids.
17-151 Sewerage system; establishment; borrowing money; conditions precedent.
17-152 Repealed. Laws 1983, LB 421, § 18.
17-153 Sewerage system; bonds; sinking funds; investment.
17-154 Sewers; right-of-way; condemnation; procedure.
17-155 Board of equalization; counties under township organization; members; meetings.
17-156 Joint city and school district facility; acquisition of land; erection, equipment, furnishings, and maintenance.
17-157 Joint city and school district facility; expense; bonds; election; approval by electors.
17-158 Joint city and school district facility; indebtedness; bonds; principal and interest; in addition to other limitations.
17-159 Joint city and school district facility; city council and board of education; building commission; powers; duties.
17-160 Joint city and school district facility; building commission; plans and specifications; personnel; compensation; contracts.
17-161 Joint city and school district facility; annual budget of city and school district.
17-162 Joint city and school district facility; building commission; accept gifts.
17-163 Offstreet parking; declaration of purpose.
17-164 Offstreet parking; facilities; acquisition; procedure.
17-165 Offstreet parking; revenue bonds; issuance; terms.
17-166 Offstreet parking; plans and specifications; coordination with traffic control program.
17-167 Offstreet parking; city council; rules and regulations; contracts; rates.
17-168 Offstreet parking; acquisition of facilities; submission at election; notice.
17-169 Offstreet parking; facilities; lease; controls retained; business restricted.
17-170 Offstreet parking; private parking lot; not subject to eminent domain.
17-171 Offstreet parking; rights of bondholders.
17-172 Offstreet parking; revenue; use.
17-173 Offstreet parking; supplementary powers.
17-174 City of second class; public passenger transportation system; acquire; accept funds; administration; powers.
17-201 Village, defined; incorporation; restriction on territory; condition.
17-201.01 Villages; incorporation; presumption of regularity of proceedings.
17-202 Board of trustees; election; terms.
17-203 Board of trustees; qualifications.
17-203.01 Repealed. Laws 1994, LB 76, § 615.
17-204 Board of trustees; oath; meetings.
17-205 Board of trustees; quorum; compulsory attendance.
17-206 Board of trustees; journal; roll calls; public proceedings.
17-207 Board of trustees; powers; restrictions.
17-207.01 Offstreet motor vehicle parking; acquisition; procedure.
17-207.02 Offstreet motor vehicle parking; acquisition; board of trustees; powers.
17-208 Appointive officers; term of office; police officer; removal, demotion, or suspension; procedure; board of health; members; duties.
17-209 Appointed officers and employees; compensation; fixed by ordinance.
17-209.01 Repealed. Laws 1949, c. 21, § 4.
17-209.02 Officers and employees; merger of offices; salaries.
17-210 Board of trustees; ordinances; publication; chairperson pro tempore.
17-211 Elections; notice.
17-212 Elections; officers of election; vacancies; how filled.
17-213 Village chief of police; powers and duties.
17-213.01 Village engineer; powers and duties.
17-214 Village overseer of streets; power and duties.
17-215 Village; dissolution; how effected.
17-215.01 Village; dissolution; county, defined.
17-216 Village; dissolution; petition or resolution; election.
17-217 Village; dissolution; election; form of ballot.
17-218 Village; dissolution; when effective.
17-219 Village; dissolution; village property, records, and funds; disposition.
17-219.01 Village; dissolution; property; sale by county board; when authorized.
17-219.02 Village; dissolution; property; sale; notice.
17-219.03 Village; dissolution; board of trustees; county board; duties.
17-220 Village situated in more than one county; how organized.
17-221 Repealed. Laws 1994, LB 76, § 615.
17-222 Village situated in more than one county; jails.
17-223 Village situated in more than one county; tax; how certified.
17-224 Village situated in more than one county; legal notices; publication.
17-225 Railroads; blocking crossings; penalty.
17-226 Transferred to section 17-219.01.
17-227 Transferred to section 17-219.02.
17-228 Transferred to section 17-219.03.
17-229 Street improvement program; authorization; tax levy.
17-230 Street improvement program; tax levy limitation.
17-231 Street improvement program; construction of improvements; issuance of warrants; interest; unused funds transferred to general fund.
17-301 City of the first class; reorganization as city of the second class; procedure; mayor, city council, and Secretary of State; duties.
17-302 Government pending reorganization.
17-303 Wards; establish.
17-304 Reorganization; council; members; qualifications.
17-305 Reorganization; existing ordinances; effect; modification.
17-305.01 Repealed. Laws 2010, LB 919, § 3.
17-306 City of the second class; reorganization as village; petition; election.
17-306.01 Village reorganized from city of second class; discontinuation; reorganize as city of the second class; petition; election.
17-307 Transferred to section 17-312.
17-308 Reorganization; transfer of property; how effected.
17-309 Reorganization; existing ordinances; effect; debts; taxes.
17-310 Decrease in population; remain city of the second class.
17-311 Village; increase in population; reorganization as city of the second class.
17-312 Village; retention of village government; petition; election.
17-313 Village; organize as city of second class; petition; election.
17-401 Consolidation; authority.
17-402 Consolidation; procedure.
17-403 Consolidation; when effective; existing rights and liabilities preserved.
17-404 Consolidation; property.
17-405 Transferred to section 18-3301.
17-405.01 Annexation; powers; restrictions.
17-405.02 Contiguous land, defined.
17-405.03 Laws, codes, rules, or regulations; effect of annexation.
17-405.04 Inhabitants of annexed land; benefits; ordinances.
17-405.05 City or village in two or more counties; annexation by city or village; procedure.
17-406 Transferred to section 18-3302.
17-407 Annexation by city or village within county between 100,000 and 250,000 inhabitants; mayor and city council or chairperson and village board of trustees; powers; notice; contents; liability; limitation on action.
17-408 Repealed. Laws 1967, c. 74, § 6.
17-409 Repealed. Laws 1967, c. 74, § 6.
17-410 Repealed. Laws 1967, c. 74, § 6.
17-411 Repealed. Laws 1967, c. 74, § 6.
17-412 Transferred to section 18-3303.
17-413 Transferred to section 17-405.05.
17-414 Land within corporate limits; disconnection; procedure.
17-415 Transferred to section 18-3304.
17-416 Transferred to section 18-3305.
17-417 Transferred to section 18-3306.
17-418 Transferred to section 18-3307.
17-419 Transferred to section 18-3308.
17-420 Transferred to section 18-3309.
17-421 Transferred to section 18-3310.
17-422 Transferred to section 18-3311.
17-423 Transferred to section 18-3312.
17-424 Transferred to section 18-3313.
17-425 Transferred to section 18-3314.
17-426 Transferred to section 18-3315.
17-501 Cities of the second class and villages; powers; board of public trust; members; duties.
17-502 Seal; other powers.
17-503 Real property; sale; exception; procedure; remonstrance petition; procedure; hearing.
17-503.01 Real property less than five thousand dollars; sale; procedure.
17-503.02 Personal property; sale; procedure; other conveyance.
17-504 Corporate name; process; service.
17-505 Ordinances, rules, and regulations; enactment; enforcement.
17-505.01 Notice; publication.
17-506 Property tax; amount of levy authorized.
17-507 Other taxes; power to levy.
17-508 Streets; grading and repair, when; bridges and sewers; construction.
17-508.01 Streets; maintenance and repair; contracts with county authorized.
17-508.02 Streets; grading and repair; bridges and sewers; tax limits.
17-509 Streets and malls; power to improve; districts.
17-510 Streets; improvement district; creation by petition; denial; special assessments.
17-511 Streets; improvement by ordinance; objections; time of filing; special assessment.
17-512 Streets; main thoroughfares; improvement by ordinance; assessments.
17-513 Streets; improvement; petitions and protests; sufficiency; how determined; appeal.
17-514 Streets; improvement; assessments; certification to county treasurer.
17-515 Streets and malls; improvement; assessments; interest; when delinquent; payment in installments.
17-516 Streets and malls; improvement; paving bonds; warrants; interest; terms.
17-517 Repealed. Laws 1963, c. 72, § 2.
17-518 Streets; improvement; sinking fund; investment.
17-519 Streets; improvement; assessments against public lands; payment.
17-520 Streets; improvement; intersections; property; assessment; Intersection Paving Bonds; warrants; interest; partial payments; final payments.
17-521 Streets; improvement; railways; duty to pave.
17-522 Sidewalks; repair; cost; assessment; notice.
17-523 Sidewalks; temporary walks; construction; cost.
17-524 Streets and sidewalks; improvements; assessments; how made; collection.
17-525 Occupation tax; power to levy; exceptions.
17-526 Dogs and other animals; license tax; enforcement.
17-527 Elections; rules governing; power to prescribe.
17-528 Electricity; franchises and contracts; tax; sale by public service company to city.
17-528.01 Repealed. Laws 1957, c. 33, § 2.
17-528.02 Gas franchises; length; conditions; tax.
17-528.03 Electricity franchises; length; conditions; election, when required; exceptions.
17-529 Watercourses; aqueducts; wells; regulation.
17-529.01 Dikes; erection and maintenance; eminent domain; procedure.
17-529.02 Flood control projects; cooperation with United States; consent to requirements.
17-529.03 Flood control projects; removal to another site; definitions.
17-529.04 Flood control projects; removal to another site; when authorized.
17-529.05 Flood control projects; removal to another site; petition; contents; order for hearing; notice.
17-529.06 Flood control projects; removal to another site; hearing; entry of order.
17-529.07 Flood control projects; removal to another site; order; effect.
17-529.08 Flood control projects; bonds; interest; election; tax; levy.
17-530 Waterworks; franchises; terms.
17-531 Waterworks; acquisition or construction authorized.
17-532 Waterworks; private companies; compulsory connections.
17-533 Waterworks; construction; bids.
17-534 Waterworks; purchase or construction; bonds; interest; limitation; tax; approval of electors required; exception.
17-535 Waterworks; construction and maintenance; acquisition of land beyond extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction; procedure.
17-536 Waterworks; water supply; pollution; power to prevent.
17-537 Waterworks; rules and regulations.
17-538 Waterworks; use of water; rates or rental; collection.
17-539 Waterworks; construction; cost; special assessments.
17-540 Waterworks; income; how used; surplus, investment.
17-541 Waterworks; water commissioner; appointment; term; bond or insurance; removal; public works commissioner, when.
17-542 Waterworks; rates; regulation.
17-543 Waterworks; water commissioner; duty to account; report; salary; public works commissioner; duties.
17-544 Repealed. Laws 1947, c. 36, § 1.
17-545 Waterworks; additional tax; when authorized.
17-546 Waterworks; additional tax; provision cumulative.
17-547 Animals running at large; regulation.
17-548 Pounds; establishment.
17-549 Fire prevention; regulations.
17-550 Buildings; construction; regulation.
17-551 Railways; depots; regulation.
17-552 Railways; crossings; safety regulations.
17-553 Repealed. Laws 1991, LB 356, § 36.
17-554 Fuel and feed; inspection and weighing.
17-555 Streets and sidewalks; removal of obstructions; trees; declaration of nuisance; procedure; special assessment.
17-556 Public safety; firearms; explosives; riots; regulation.
17-557 Streets; safety regulations; removal of snow, ice, and other encroachments.
17-557.01 Sidewalks; removal of encroachments; cost of removal; special assessments; interest.
17-558 Streets; improving; vacating; abutting property; how treated.
17-559 Streets; offstreet parking; markets; public utilities; establishment; eminent domain; procedure.
17-560 Borrowing power; pledges.
17-561 Railway tracks; lighting, city may require; cost; assessment.
17-562 Repealed. Laws 1980, LB 741, § 1.
17-563 Lots; drainage; weeds or litter; nuisance; noncompliance by owner; notice; hearing; special assessment; violation; penalty; civil action.
17-563.01 Repealed. Laws 1991, LB 330, § 3.
17-564 Fines; actions to recover.
17-565 Fines; action to recover; limitation.
17-566 County jail; use by city; compensation.
17-567 Highways, streets, bridges; maintenance and control.
17-568 Employment of special engineer.
17-568.01 City engineer or village engineer; public works; prepare estimate of cost; board of public works; powers; contracts; procedure; city council or village board of trustees; powers and duties; public emergency.
17-568.02 Municipal bidding procedure; waiver; when.
17-569 Abandoned real estate; sale; ordinance.
17-570 Abandoned real estate; sale; notice.
17-571 Abandoned real estate; sale; sealed bids; deed.
17-572 Loans to students; conditions.
17-573 Litter; removal; notice; action by city or village.
17-574 Sewerage and drainage; districts; regulation.
17-575 Sewerage and drainage; failure of property owner to connect; notice; cost; special assessment; collection.
17-601 Repealed. Laws 1969, c. 257, § 44.
17-601.01 Caucus; when held; notice.
17-601.02 Caucus; notice to village clerk; contents.
17-601.03 Caucus; additional filings.
17-602 Registered voters; qualifications.
17-603 Officers; canvass; certificates of election; failure to qualify, effect.
17-604 Officers; powers, duties, and compensation; regulate by ordinance; bond or insurance; premium.
17-605 City clerk or village clerk; duties.
17-606 Treasurer; duties; failure to file account; penalty.
17-607 Treasurer; depositories; qualification; bond; exemption of treasurer from liability; conflict of interest.
17-608 Treasurer; surplus funds; investments authorized; interest.
17-609 Treasurer; utility funds; retirement of bonds or warrants.
17-610 City attorney or village attorney; duties.
17-611 Officer; extra compensation prohibited.
17-612 Elective officers, salary; increase during term of office prohibited; exception.
17-613 Ordinances; style; publication; proof.
17-614 Ordinances; how enacted; title.
17-615 Ordinances; passage; rules and regulations; proof.
17-616 Ordinances; contracts; appointments; vote; record.
17-701 Fiscal year; commencement.
17-702 Property tax; general levy authorized; sale for delinquent taxes; additional levies.
17-703 Special assessments; relevy or reassess tax limit; refunding; when authorized; how paid.
17-704 Repealed. Laws 1965, c. 70, § 1.
17-705 Repealed. Laws 1978, LB 847, § 4.
17-706 Annual appropriation bill; contents.
17-707 Repealed. Laws 1971, LB 634, § 1.
17-708 Funds; expenditure; appropriation condition precedent.
17-709 Contracts; appropriation condition precedent.
17-710 Special assessments; expenditure; limitations.
17-711 Warrants; how executed.
17-712 Repealed. Laws 1967, c. 58, § 2.
17-713 Road tax; amount; when authorized.
17-714 Claims and accounts payable; filing; requirements; disallowance; notice; costs.
17-715 Claims; allowance; payment.
17-716 Transferred to section 19-3201.
17-717 Intersection paving bonds; tax authorized.
17-718 Voluntary fire departments; maintenance; tax; limitation.
17-719 Repealed. Laws 1969, c. 79, § 2.
17-720 Certificates of deposit; time deposits; security required.
17-801 Board of public works; how created; members; appointment; removal; qualifications; terms.
17-802 Board of public works; powers and duties; city council; approve budget.
17-802.01 Board of public works; insurance plan; cooperation and participation.
17-803 Board of public works; surplus funds; investment.
17-804 Water commissioner and light commissioner; compensation; removal.
17-805 Board of public works; organization; meetings; records.
17-806 Board members; oath; bond.
17-807 Board members; interest in contracts prohibited.
17-808 Bookkeeper and city clerk.
17-809 Repealed. Laws 1971, LB 32, § 5; Laws 1971, LB 435, § 1.
17-810 Rates; power to fix.
17-901 Utilities; service; contracts for sale; when authorized.
17-902 Utilities; contracts for service; transmission lines authorized.
17-903 Utilities; contracts for service; approval of electors; bonds; interest; taxes.
17-904 Transmission line outside city prohibited.
17-905 Utilities; acquisition; revenue bonds; issuance; when authorized.
17-905.01 Gas distribution system or bottled gas plant; lease by city; terms; submission to election.
17-906 Power plant; construction; eminent domain; procedure.
17-907 Power plant; transmission lines; right-of-way.
17-908 Power plant; construction; election; bonds; interest; redemption.
17-909 Power plant; operation and extension; tax authorized.
17-910 Joint power plant; construction; approval of electors.
17-911 Joint power plant; bonds; election; interest.
17-912 Joint power plant; operation and extension; tax.
17-913 Sewers; resolution to construct, purchase, or acquire; contents; estimate of cost; special assessment.
17-914 Sewers; resolution to construct; publication; hearing.
17-915 Repealed. Laws 2017, LB133, § 331.
17-916 Sewers; resolution to construct; petition in opposition; effect.
17-917 Sewers; resolution to construct, purchase, or acquire; vote required.
17-918 Sewers; construction; contracts; notice; bids; acceptance.
17-919 Sewers; acceptance by engineer; approval; cost; assessments; notice.
17-920 Sewers; assessments; hearing; equalization; payable in installments; interest.
17-921 Sewers; special assessments; levy; collection.
17-922 Sewers; assessments; interest; exempt property; cost; how paid.
17-923 Sewers; assessments; when due; interest.
17-924 Sewers; assessments; sinking fund; purpose.
17-925 Sewers; bonds; term; rate of interest; partial payments; final payment; contractor; interest; special assessments; tax authorized.
17-925.01 Sewers; water utilities; maintenance and repair; tax authorized; service rate in lieu of tax; lien.
17-925.02 Sewers; rental charges; collection.
17-925.03 Sewers; rental charges; reduction in taxes.
17-925.04 Sewers; rental charges; cumulative to service rate for maintenance and repair.
17-926 Cemetery; acquisition; condemnation; procedure.
17-927 Repealed. Laws 1951, c. 101, § 127.
17-928 Repealed. Laws 1951, c. 101, § 127.
17-929 Repealed. Laws 1951, c. 101, § 127.
17-930 Repealed. Laws 1951, c. 101, § 127.
17-931 Repealed. Laws 1951, c. 101, § 127.
17-932 Repealed. Laws 1951, c. 101, § 127.
17-933 Cemetery; acquisition; title.
17-934 Cemetery; existing cemetery association; transfer to; conditions.
17-935 Existing cemetery association; transfer; deeds; how executed.
17-936 Existing cemetery association; transfer of funds.
17-937 Existing cemetery association; trustees; oath; bond; vacancy; how filled.
17-938 Cemetery; maintenance; tax; forfeiture of lot; resale; reclamation of lot; procedure.
17-939 Cemetery; acquisition; bonds; interest; approval of electors required.
17-940 Cemetery; improvement.
17-941 Cemetery; lots; conveyance.
17-942 Cemetery; lots; ownership and use; regulations.
17-943 Cemetery; protection; rules and regulations.
17-944 Cemetery association; formation; when authorized.
17-945 Cemetery association; trustees; conveyances.
17-946 Cemetery association; powers of board of trustees; income; use.
17-947 Cemetery association; formation; funds; transfer to.
17-948 Recreation and conservation; real estate; acquisition by gift or purchase; title.
17-949 Recreation and conservation; real estate; regulation and control; penalties authorized.
17-950 Recreation and conservation; real estate; acquisition; purposes; bonds; interest; approval of electors required.
17-951 Facilities; maintenance and improvement; tax authorized.
17-952 Board of commissioners; members; duties.
17-953 Public buildings; acquisition or construction; approval of electors required; exception.
17-953.01 Purchase or construction of public buildings without bond issue; remonstrance petition; procedure.
17-954 Public buildings; purchase or construction; bonds; approval of electors required; exception.
17-955 Public buildings; maintenance; tax.
17-956 Cold storage plants; construction and operation; power.
17-957 Cold storage plants; construction; cost; tax; bonds.
17-958 Cold storage plants; bonds; approval of electors; interest; redemption.
17-959 Cold storage plants; operation and extension; tax.
17-960 Cold storage plants; management; rates.
17-961 Facility; acquisition or construction; management; facility, defined.
17-962 Gift or devise; approval by city council or village board of trustees.
17-963 Facility; acquisition or construction; issuance of bonds; interest; election.
17-964 Facility; maintenance; tax.
17-965 Facility fund; established; custodian.
17-966 Facility board; members; duties; powers; warrants.
17-967 Bonds; city of the second class or village; municipal library; issuance; interest; conditions; limitations; tax levy.
17-968 Bonds; issuance; record.
17-969 Bonds; sinking fund; interest; levy.
17-970 Water service districts; establishment; ordinance.
17-971 Water service districts; improvements; protest; effect; special assessments.
17-972 Water service districts; failure to comply with regulation or make connection; effect; special assessment.
17-973 Water service district; assessments; lien; date due; payable.
17-974 Water service district; assessments; delinquent; interest; rate; payment.
17-975 Water service districts; cost of improvements; partial payments; final payment; contractor; interest.
17-976 Water service districts; cost of improvements; bonds; interest; issuance; tax; levy.
17-1001 Suburban development; zoning ordinances; building regulations; public utility codes; extension; notice to county board.
17-1002 Designation of jurisdiction; suburban development; subdivision; platting; consent required; review; when required.
17-1003 Suburban development; powers of city council or village board of trustees; dedication of avenues, streets, and alleys.
17-1004 Designation of jurisdiction; how described.