(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) (Prior Code, § 1-201)
(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.
(C) The City Council may, at its discretion, by ordinance combine and merge any elective or appointive office or employment or any combination of duties of any offices or employments, except Mayor and Council member, with any other elective or appointive office or employment so that one or more of the offices or employments or any combination of duties of any offices or employments may be held by the same officer or employee at the same time. The offices or employments 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. The salary or compensation of the officer or employee holding the merged or combined offices or employments or offices and employments shall not be in excess of the maximum amount provided by law for the salary or compensation of the office, offices, employment or employments so merged and combined. For purposes of this section, volunteer firefighters and ambulance drivers shall not be considered officers.
(Neb. RS 17-108.02) (Prior Code, § 1-202)