(A) Upon receipt of the preliminary levy from the County Clerk, the governing body may either accept or change the amount of the preliminary levy established by the county. If the amount of the preliminary levy is deemed to be adequate and sufficient by the governing body, the preliminary levy shall become the final levy without further action by the governing body. The governing body may reject the preliminary levy and pass by a majority vote a resolution or ordinance setting the levy at a different amount prior to October 15. Such resolution or ordinance shall only be passed after the governing body holds a special public hearing called for such purpose and after notice of the hearing is published in a newspaper of general circulation within the municipality at least five days prior to the hearing. Any resolution or ordinance setting a tax levy under this section shall be forwarded to the County Clerk and certified.
(B) The compensation of any elective official of the municipality shall not be increased or diminished during the term for which he or she shall have been elected except when there has been a merger of offices; provided, the compensation of the members of the governing body, a board or commission may be increased or diminished at the beginning of the full term of any member whether or not the terms of one or more members commence and end at different times. No elected official may be rehired at a greater salary if he or she resigns and desires to be rehired during the unexpired term of office. He or she may be rehired after the term of office during which he or she resigned at a greater salary. All salaries shall be set by ordinance of the governing body and will be available for public inspection at the office of the Municipal Clerk.
(1999 Code, § 1-821)
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see Neb. RS 17-108.02, 17-612, 77-1601.01. 77-1601.02