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City of the second class, defined; population; exception.

Wards; number; how determined.

City council; members; number; qualifications.

City council members; election; term; qualifications.

City council; meetings; quorum.

City council; special meetings.

Mayor; qualifications; election; officers; appointment; removal; terms of office; police officers; appointment; removal, demotion, or suspension; procedure.

Section
17-107.01

Repealed. Laws 1975, LB 323, § 6.

Section
17-107.02

Repealed. Laws 1994, LB 76, § 615.

Officers and employees; salaries.

Section
17-108.01

Repealed. Laws 1949, c. 21, § 4.

Section
17-108.02

Officers and employees; merger of offices or employment; salaries.

Section
17-108.03

Repealed. Laws 1959, c. 266, § 1.

Repealed. Laws 1973, LB 559, § 10.

Mayor; general duties and powers.

Mayor; ordinances; veto power; passage over veto.

Mayor; recommendations to city council.

Mayor; reports of officers; power to require.

Mayor; territorial jurisdiction.

Repealed. Laws 1994, LB 76, § 615.

Repealed. Laws 1980, LB 741, § 1.

Mayor; remission of fines; pardons; powers.

Police; arrest; power.

City overseer of streets; duties.

Public morals; powers; restrictions.

Health and sanitation; rules and regulations; board of health; members; powers.

Hospital; establishment and control.

Public health; regulations; water; power to supply.

Section
17-123.01

Transferred to section 17-573.

Police; power to establish.

Transferred to sections 17-528.02 and 17-528.03.

Public market; establishment; regulation.

Public buildings; power to erect.

Repealed. Laws 2017, LB133, § 331.

Disorderly conduct; power to prevent.

Fire escapes; exits; regulation.

Safety regulations.

Places of amusement; safety regulations; revocation of license.

Repealed. Laws 2017, LB133, § 331.

Peddlers; pawnbrokers; entertainers; licensing and regulation.

Repealed. Laws 2017, LB133, § 331.

Fire hazards; dangerous buildings; elimination.

Explosives; storage; fireworks; regulation.

Animals; cruelty, prevention of.

Traffic; sales; regulation.

Signs and handbills; regulation.

Sidewalks and substructures; regulation.

Streets; moving of buildings; other obstructions; regulation.

Railroads; location, grade, and crossing; regulation.

Repealed. Laws 2017, LB133, § 331.

Sewers and drains; regulation.

Refunding bonds; power to issue.

Fire department; organization and equipment.

City council; president; acting president; powers.

Transferred to section 17-574.

Section
17-149.01

Transferred to section 17-575.

Sewerage system; establishment; estimates; duties of engineer; contracts; advertisement for bids.

Sewerage system; establishment; borrowing money; conditions precedent.

Repealed. Laws 1983, LB 421, § 18.

Sewerage system; bonds; sinking funds; investment.

Sewers; right-of-way; condemnation; procedure.

Board of equalization; counties under township organization; members; meetings.

Joint city and school district facility; acquisition of land; erection, equipment, furnishings, and maintenance.

Joint city and school district facility; expense; bonds; election; approval by electors.

Joint city and school district facility; indebtedness; bonds; principal and interest; in addition to other limitations.

Joint city and school district facility; city council and board of education; building commission; powers; duties.

Joint city and school district facility; building commission; plans and specifications; personnel; compensation; contracts.

Joint city and school district facility; annual budget of city and school district.

Joint city and school district facility; building commission; accept gifts.

Offstreet parking; declaration of purpose.

Offstreet parking; facilities; acquisition; procedure.

Offstreet parking; revenue bonds; issuance; terms.

Offstreet parking; plans and specifications; coordination with traffic control program.

Offstreet parking; city council; rules and regulations; contracts; rates.

Offstreet parking; acquisition of facilities; submission at election; notice.

Offstreet parking; facilities; lease; controls retained; business restricted.

Offstreet parking; private parking lot; not subject to eminent domain.

Offstreet parking; rights of bondholders.

Offstreet parking; revenue; use.

Offstreet parking; supplementary powers.

City of second class; public passenger transportation system; acquire; accept funds; administration; powers.

Village, defined; incorporation; restriction on territory; condition.

Section
17-201.01

Villages; incorporation; presumption of regularity of proceedings.

Board of trustees; election; terms.

Board of trustees; qualifications.

Section
17-203.01

Repealed. Laws 1994, LB 76, § 615.

Board of trustees; oath; meetings.

Board of trustees; quorum; compulsory attendance.

Board of trustees; journal; roll calls; public proceedings.

Board of trustees; powers; restrictions.

Section
17-207.01

Offstreet motor vehicle parking; acquisition; procedure.

Section
17-207.02

Offstreet motor vehicle parking; acquisition; board of trustees; powers.

Appointive officers; term of office; police officer; removal, demotion, or suspension; procedure; board of health; members; duties.

Appointed officers and employees; compensation; fixed by ordinance.

Section
17-209.01

Repealed. Laws 1949, c. 21, § 4.

Section
17-209.02

Officers and employees; combine or merge office, employment, or duties.

Board of trustees; ordinances; publication; chairperson pro tempore.

Elections; notice.

Elections; officers of election; vacancies; how filled.

Village chief of police; powers and duties.

Section
17-213.01

Village engineer; powers and duties.

Village overseer of streets; power and duties.

Village; dissolution; how effected.

Section
17-215.01

Village; dissolution; county, defined.

Village; dissolution; petition or resolution; election.

Village; dissolution; election; form of ballot.

Village; dissolution; when effective.

Village; dissolution; village property, records, and funds; disposition.

Section
17-219.01

Village; dissolution; property; sale by county board; when authorized.

Section
17-219.02

Village; dissolution; property; sale; notice.

Section
17-219.03

Village; dissolution; board of trustees; county board; duties.

Village situated in more than one county; how organized.

Repealed. Laws 1994, LB 76, § 615.

Village situated in more than one county; jails.

Village situated in more than one county; tax; how certified.

Village situated in more than one county; legal notices; publication.

Railroads; blocking crossings; penalty.

Transferred to section 17-219.01.

Transferred to section 17-219.02.

Transferred to section 17-219.03.

Street improvement program; authorization; tax levy.

Street improvement program; tax levy limitation.

Street improvement program; construction of improvements; issuance of warrants; interest; unused funds transferred to general fund.

City of the first class; reorganization as city of the second class; procedure; mayor, city council, and Secretary of State; duties.

Government pending reorganization.

Wards; establish.

Reorganization; council; members; qualifications.

Reorganization; existing ordinances; effect; modification.

Section
17-305.01

Repealed. Laws 2010, LB 919, § 3.

City of the second class; reorganization as village; petition; election.

Section
17-306.01

Village reorganized from city of second class; discontinuation; reorganize as city of the second class; petition; election.

Transferred to section 17-312.

Reorganization; transfer of property; how effected.

Reorganization; existing ordinances; effect; debts; taxes.

Decrease in population; remain city of the second class.

Village; increase in population; reorganization as city of the second class.

Village; retention of village government; petition; election.

Village; organize as city of second class; petition; election.

Consolidation; authority.

Consolidation; procedure.

Consolidation; when effective; existing rights and liabilities preserved.

Consolidation; property.

Transferred to section 18-3301.

Section
17-405.01

Annexation; powers; restrictions.

Section
17-405.02

Contiguous land, defined.

Section
17-405.03

Laws, codes, rules, or regulations; effect of annexation.

Section
17-405.04

Inhabitants of annexed land; benefits; ordinances.

Section
17-405.05

City or village in two or more counties; annexation by city or village; procedure.

Transferred to section 18-3302.

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.

Repealed. Laws 1967, c. 74, § 6.

Repealed. Laws 1967, c. 74, § 6.

Repealed. Laws 1967, c. 74, § 6.

Repealed. Laws 1967, c. 74, § 6.

Transferred to section 18-3303.

Transferred to section 17-405.05.

Repealed. Laws 2021, LB131, § 27.

Transferred to section 18-3304.

Transferred to section 18-3305.

Transferred to section 18-3306.

Transferred to section 18-3307.

Transferred to section 18-3308.

Transferred to section 18-3309.

Transferred to section 18-3310.

Transferred to section 18-3311.

Transferred to section 18-3312.

Transferred to section 18-3313.

Transferred to section 18-3314.

Transferred to section 18-3315.

Cities of the second class and villages; powers; board of public trust; members; duties.

Seal; other powers.

Real property; sale; exception; procedure; remonstrance petition; procedure; hearing.

Section
17-503.01

Real property less than five thousand dollars; sale; procedure.

Section
17-503.02

Personal property; sale; procedure; other conveyance.

Corporate name; process; service.

Ordinances, rules, and regulations; enactment; enforcement.

Section
17-505.01

Notice; publication.

Property tax; amount of levy authorized.

Other taxes; power to levy.

Streets; grading and repair, when; bridges and sewers; construction.

Section
17-508.01

Streets; maintenance and repair; contracts with county authorized.

Section
17-508.02

Streets; grading and repair; bridges and sewers; tax limits.

Streets and malls; power to improve; districts.

Streets; improvement district; creation by petition; denial; special assessments.

Streets; improvement by ordinance; objections; time of filing; special assessment.

Streets; main thoroughfares; improvement by ordinance; assessments.

Streets; improvement; petitions and protests; sufficiency; how determined; appeal.

Streets; improvement; assessments; certification to county treasurer.

Streets and malls; improvement; assessments; interest; when delinquent; payment in installments.

Streets and malls; improvement; paving bonds; warrants; interest; terms.

Repealed. Laws 1963, c. 72, § 2.

Streets; improvement; sinking fund; investment.

Streets; improvement; assessments against public lands; payment.

Streets; improvement; intersections; property; assessment; Intersection Paving Bonds; warrants; interest; partial payments; final payments.

Streets; improvement; railways; duty to pave.

Sidewalks; repair; cost; assessment; notice.

Sidewalks; temporary walks; construction; cost.

Streets and sidewalks; improvements; assessments; how made; collection.

Occupation tax; power to levy; exceptions.

Dogs and other animals; license tax; enforcement.

Elections; rules governing; power to prescribe.

Electricity; franchises and contracts; tax; sale by public service company to city.

Section
17-528.01

Repealed. Laws 1957, c. 33, § 2.

Section
17-528.02

Gas franchises; length; conditions; tax.

Section
17-528.03

Electricity franchises; length; conditions; election, when required; exceptions.

Watercourses; aqueducts; wells; regulation.

Section
17-529.01

Dikes; erection and maintenance; eminent domain; procedure.

Section
17-529.02

Flood control projects; cooperation with United States; consent to requirements.

Section
17-529.03

Flood control projects; removal to another site; definitions.

Section
17-529.04

Flood control projects; removal to another site; when authorized.

Section
17-529.05

Flood control projects; removal to another site; petition; contents; order for hearing; notice.

Section
17-529.06

Flood control projects; removal to another site; hearing; entry of order.

Section
17-529.07

Flood control projects; removal to another site; order; effect.

Section
17-529.08

Flood control projects; bonds; interest; election; tax; levy.

Waterworks; franchises; terms.

Waterworks; acquisition or construction authorized.

Waterworks; private companies; compulsory connections.

Waterworks; construction; bids.

Waterworks; purchase or construction; bonds; interest; limitation; tax; approval of electors required; exception.

Waterworks; construction and maintenance; acquisition of land beyond extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction; procedure.

Waterworks; water supply; pollution; power to prevent.

Waterworks; rules and regulations.

Waterworks; use of water; rates or rental; collection.

Waterworks; construction; cost; special assessments.

Waterworks; income; how used; surplus, investment.

Waterworks; water commissioner; appointment; term; bond or insurance; removal; public works commissioner, when.

Waterworks; rates; regulation.

Waterworks; water commissioner; duty to account; report; salary; public works commissioner; duties.

Repealed. Laws 1947, c. 36, § 1.

Waterworks; additional tax; when authorized.

Waterworks; additional tax; provision cumulative.

Animals running at large; regulation.

Pounds; establishment.

Fire prevention; regulations.

Buildings; construction; regulation.

Railways; depots; regulation.

Railways; crossings; safety regulations.

Repealed. Laws 1991, LB 356, § 36.

Fuel and feed; inspection and weighing.

Streets and sidewalks; removal of obstructions; trees; declaration of nuisance; procedure; special assessment.

Public safety; firearms; explosives; riots; regulation.

Streets; safety regulations; removal of snow, ice, and other encroachments.

Section
17-557.01

Sidewalks; removal of encroachments; cost of removal; special assessments; interest.

Streets; improving; vacating; abutting property; how treated.

Streets; offstreet parking; markets; public utilities; establishment; eminent domain; procedure.

Borrowing power; pledges.

Railway tracks; lighting, city may require; cost; assessment.

Repealed. Laws 1980, LB 741, § 1.

Lots; drainage; weeds or litter; nuisance; noncompliance by owner; notice; hearing; special assessment; violation; penalty; civil action.

Section
17-563.01

Repealed. Laws 1991, LB 330, § 3.

Fines; actions to recover.

Fines; action to recover; limitation.

County jail; use by city; compensation.

Highways, streets, bridges; maintenance and control.

Employment of special engineer.

Section
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.

Section
17-568.02

Municipal bidding procedure; waiver; when.

Abandoned real estate; sale; ordinance.

Abandoned real estate; sale; notice.

Abandoned real estate; sale; sealed bids; deed.

Loans to students; conditions.

Litter; removal; notice; action by city or village.

Sewerage and drainage; districts; regulation.

Sewerage and drainage; failure of property owner to connect; notice; cost; special assessment; collection.

Repealed. Laws 1969, c. 257, § 44.

Section
17-601.01

Caucus; when held; notice.

Section
17-601.02

Caucus; notice to village clerk; contents.

Section
17-601.03

Caucus; additional filings.

Registered voters; qualifications.

Officers; canvass; certificates of election; failure to qualify, effect.

Officers; powers, duties, and compensation; regulate by ordinance; bond or insurance; premium.

City clerk or village clerk; duties.

Treasurer; duties; failure to file account; penalty; continuing education; requirements.

Treasurer; depositories; qualification; bond; exemption of treasurer from liability; conflict of interest.

Treasurer; surplus funds; investments authorized; interest.

Treasurer; utility funds; retirement of bonds or warrants.

City attorney or village attorney; duties.

Officer; extra compensation prohibited.

Elective officers, salary; increase during term of office prohibited; exception.

Ordinances; style; publication; proof.

Ordinances; how enacted; title; revised election district boundary; ordinance.

Ordinances; passage; rules and regulations; proof.

Ordinances; contracts; appointments; vote; record.

Fiscal year; commencement.

Property tax; general levy authorized; sale for delinquent taxes; additional levies.

Special assessments; relevy or reassess tax limit; refunding; when authorized; how paid.

Repealed. Laws 1965, c. 70, § 1.

Repealed. Laws 1978, LB 847, § 4.

Annual appropriation bill; contents.

Repealed. Laws 1971, LB 634, § 1.

Funds; expenditure; appropriation condition precedent.

Contracts; appropriation condition precedent.

Special assessments; expenditure; limitations.

Warrants; how executed.

Repealed. Laws 1967, c. 58, § 2.

Road tax; amount; when authorized.

Claims and accounts payable; filing; requirements; disallowance; notice; costs.

Claims; allowance; payment.

Transferred to section 19-3201.

Intersection paving bonds; tax authorized.

Voluntary fire departments; maintenance; tax; limitation.

Repealed. Laws 1969, c. 79, § 2.

Certificates of deposit; time deposits; security required.

Board of public works; how created; members; appointment; removal; qualifications; terms.

Board of public works; powers and duties; city council; approve budget.

Section
17-802.01

Board of public works; insurance plan; cooperation and participation.

Board of public works; surplus funds; investment.

Water commissioner and light commissioner; compensation; removal.

Board of public works; organization; meetings; records.

Board members; oath; bond.

Board members; interest in contracts prohibited.

Bookkeeper and city clerk.

Repealed. Laws 1971, LB 32, § 5; Laws 1971, LB 435, § 1.

Rates; power to fix.

Utilities; service; contracts for sale; when authorized.

Utilities; contracts for service; transmission lines authorized.

Utilities; contracts for service; approval of electors; bonds; interest; taxes.

Transmission line outside city prohibited.

Utilities; acquisition; revenue bonds; issuance; when authorized.

Section
17-905.01

Gas distribution system or bottled gas plant; lease by city; terms; submission to election.

Power plant; construction; eminent domain; procedure.

Power plant; transmission lines; right-of-way.

Power plant; construction; election; bonds; interest; redemption.

Power plant; operation and extension; tax authorized.

Joint power plant; construction; approval of electors.

Joint power plant; bonds; election; interest.

Joint power plant; operation and extension; tax.

Sewers; resolution to construct, purchase, or acquire; contents; estimate of cost; special assessment.

Sewers; resolution to construct; publication; hearing.

Repealed. Laws 2017, LB133, § 331.

Sewers; resolution to construct; petition in opposition; effect.

Sewers; resolution to construct, purchase, or acquire; vote required.

Sewers; construction; contracts; notice; bids; acceptance.

Sewers; acceptance by engineer; approval; cost; assessments; notice.

Sewers; assessments; hearing; equalization; payable in installments; interest.

Sewers; special assessments; levy; collection.

Sewers; assessments; interest; exempt property; cost; how paid.

Sewers; assessments; when due; interest.

Sewers; assessments; sinking fund; purpose.

Sewers; bonds; term; rate of interest; partial payments; final payment; contractor; interest; special assessments; tax authorized.

Section
17-925.01

Sewers; water utilities; maintenance and repair; tax authorized; service rate in lieu of tax; lien.

Section
17-925.02

Sewers; rental charges; collection.

Section
17-925.03

Sewers; rental charges; reduction in taxes.

Section
17-925.04

Sewers; rental charges; cumulative to service rate for maintenance and repair.

Cemetery; acquisition; condemnation; procedure.

Repealed. Laws 1951, c. 101, § 127.

Repealed. Laws 1951, c. 101, § 127.

Repealed. Laws 1951, c. 101, § 127.

Repealed. Laws 1951, c. 101, § 127.

Repealed. Laws 1951, c. 101, § 127.

Repealed. Laws 1951, c. 101, § 127.

Cemetery; acquisition; title.

Cemetery; existing cemetery association; transfer to; conditions.

Existing cemetery association; transfer; deeds; how executed.

Existing cemetery association; transfer of funds.

Existing cemetery association; trustees; oath; bond; vacancy; how filled.

Cemetery; maintenance; tax; forfeiture of lot; resale; reclamation of lot; procedure.

Cemetery; acquisition; bonds; interest; approval of electors required.

Cemetery; improvement.

Cemetery; lots; conveyance.

Cemetery; lots; ownership and use; regulations.

Cemetery; protection; rules and regulations.

Cemetery association; formation; when authorized.

Cemetery association; trustees; conveyances.

Cemetery association; powers of board of trustees; income; use.

Cemetery association; formation; funds; transfer to.

Recreation and conservation; real estate; acquisition by gift or purchase; title.

Recreation and conservation; real estate; regulation and control; penalties authorized.

Recreation and conservation; real estate; acquisition; purposes; bonds; interest; approval of electors required.

Facilities; maintenance and improvement; tax authorized.

Board of commissioners; members; duties.

Public buildings; acquisition or construction; approval of electors required; exception.

Section
17-953.01

Purchase or construction of public buildings without bond issue; remonstrance petition; procedure.

Public buildings; purchase or construction; bonds; approval of electors required; exception.

Public buildings; maintenance; tax.

Cold storage plants; construction and operation; power.

Cold storage plants; construction; cost; tax; bonds.

Cold storage plants; bonds; approval of electors; interest; redemption.

Cold storage plants; operation and extension; tax.

Cold storage plants; management; rates.

Facility; acquisition or construction; management; facility, defined.

Gift or devise; approval by city council or village board of trustees.

Facility; acquisition or construction; issuance of bonds; interest; election.

Facility; maintenance; tax.

Facility fund; established; custodian.

Facility board; members; duties; powers; warrants.

Bonds; city of the second class or village; municipal library; issuance; interest; conditions; limitations; tax levy.

Bonds; issuance; record.

Bonds; sinking fund; interest; levy.

Water service districts; establishment; ordinance.

Water service districts; improvements; protest; effect; special assessments.

Water service districts; failure to comply with regulation or make connection; effect; special assessment.

Water service district; assessments; lien; date due; payable.

Water service district; assessments; delinquent; interest; rate; payment.

Water service districts; cost of improvements; partial payments; final payment; contractor; interest.

Water service districts; cost of improvements; bonds; interest; issuance; tax; levy.

Section
17-1001

Suburban development; zoning ordinances; building regulations; public utility codes; extension; notice to county board.

Section
17-1002

Designation of jurisdiction; suburban development; subdivision; platting; consent required; review; when required.

Section
17-1003

Suburban development; powers of city council or village board of trustees; dedication of avenues, streets, and alleys.

Section
17-1004

Designation of jurisdiction; how described.