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§ 31.04 CITY COUNCIL; ORGANIZATION.
   City Council Members of this city shall take office and commence their duties on the first regular meeting in December following their election. The newly elected Council Members who have qualified as prescribed by law, together with the members of the City Council holding over, shall assemble in a regular meeting at the hour and place hereinafter prescribed and perfect the reorganization of the City Council as herein provided, and all appointive offices in which the terms of incumbents are expired shall be filled by appointment. After the meeting has been called to order, the City Clerk/Treasurer shall report to the City Council the names of all City Council Members-elect who have qualified for their respective offices, and this report shall be spread upon the minutes of the meeting preceding the roll call.
(Neb. RS 17-104 and 19-613) (1973 Code, § 1-104) (Ord. 454, passed 12-1-1977; Ord. 792, passed 8-6-2009)
§ 31.05 VACANCY.
   (A)   Whenever a vacancy occurs in an elected office of the city, except Mayor, notice of the vacancy shall be presented in writing to the City Council at a regular meeting and the notice shall appear as a part of the minutes of the meeting.
   (B)   The City Council shall at once give public notice of the vacancy by causing to be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the city or by posting in three public places in the city the office vacated and the length of the unexpired term.
   (C)   The Mayor shall within two weeks after the regular meeting at which the notice has been presented, or upon the death of the incumbent, call a special meeting of the City Council, at which time the Mayor shall submit the name of a qualified elector to fill the vacancy for the balance of the unexpired term. Upon a majority vote of approval by the City Council, the vacancy shall be filled.
   (D)   If a majority vote is not reached, the nomination shall be rejected and the Mayor shall at the next regular meeting submit the name of another qualified elector. If the vote on the nominee fails to carry by majority vote, the Mayor shall continue at the meeting to submit the names of qualified electors and the City Council shall continue to vote upon the nominations until the vacancy is filled.
   (E)   The Mayor shall cast his or her vote only in case of a tie vote of the City Council.
   (F)   All City Council Members shall cast a ballot for or against each nominee.
(1973 Code, § 1-105) (Ord. 421, passed 3-4-1976)
§ 31.06 MAYOR VACANCY.
   (A)   Whenever a vacancy occurs in the Office of Mayor, or in case of his or her disability or absence, the President of the Council shall exercise the Office of Mayor until the vacancy is filled or the disability is removed, or in case of temporary absence, until the Mayor returns.
   (B)   When the successful candidate for Mayor shall be prevented from assuming office, the incumbent Mayor shall not be entitled to hold over the term, but the office shall automatically become vacant and the President of the Council shall exercise the office of Mayor until the vacancy is filled.
   (C)   If the President of the Council shall for any cause assume the office of Mayor for the remainder of the unexpired term, there shall be a vacancy on the Council which shall be filled as provided in § 31.05.
(Neb. RS 17-107) (1973 Code, § 1-106) (Ord. 421, passed 3-4-1976)
§ 31.07 MAYOR; ELECTION; QUALIFICATIONS; TERM.
   (A)   The Mayor shall be elected as provided in the Election Act. The Mayor shall take office on the date of the first regular meeting of the City Council held in December following the statewide general election. The Mayor shall be a resident and registered voter of the city.
(Neb. RS 17-107)
   (B)   The Mayor shall serve for a term of four years or until his or her successor is elected and qualified.
(Neb. RS 32-533)
(Ord. 848, passed 4-5-2012)
APPOINTED OFFICIALS
§ 31.19 APPOINTMENT; TERMS; REMOVAL; POWERS; DUTIES.
   (A)   (1)   The Mayor, with the consent of the City Council, may appoint such officers as shall be required by ordinance or otherwise required by law. Such officers may be removed from office by the Mayor.
      (2)   The terms of office for all officers, except regular police officers, appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the Council shall be established by the City Council by ordinance. The ordinance shall provide that either:
         (a)   The officers hold the office to which they have been appointed until the end of the Mayor's term of office and until their successors are appointed and qualified unless sooner removed; or
         (b)   The officers hold office for one year unless sooner removed.
(Neb. RS 17-107)
   (B)   (1)   The city may enact ordinances or bylaws to regulate and prescribe the powers and duties of officers not provided for in state law.
(Neb. RS 17-604)
      (2)   If the Mayor and City Council appoint any of the officials specified in this chapter or any other officials, the officials shall have the powers and duties, if any, provided in this chapter or as otherwise provided by city ordinances and state law.
(Ord. 839, passed 2-9-2012)
§ 31.20 MERGER OF OFFICES.
   The City Council of the city may, in its discretion, by ordinance combine, and merge any elective, or appointive office, or employment, except the Mayor or a City Council Member with any other elective or appointive office so that one or more of the offices may be held by the officer or employee at the same time; provided, the offices so merged, and combined shall always be construed to be separate, and the effect of the combination or merger shall be limited to a consolidation of official duties only; and provided further, the salary of the officer holding the merged offices shall not be in excess of the maximum amount provided by law for the salary of the offices so combined.
(Neb. RS 17-108.02) (1973 Code, § 1-201)
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