(A) 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 Councilmember, 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.
(B) The office of “City Clerk” and “Clerk” as defined in the city ordinances and the applicable statutes of laws of the state, and the office of “City Treasurer” and “Treasurer” as defined in the city ordinances and the applicable statutes and laws of the state shall be merged and combined so that one officer shall perform and be responsible for the official duties of both offices. Nothing in this division (B) shall be construed to be in conflict with division (A) above regarding the salary or compensation for said officer.
(Prior Code, § 31.02) (Ord. 485, passed 11-6-1984; Ord. 647, passed 3-21-2019)
Statutory reference:
Merger of offices or employment see Neb. RS 17-108.02
Related provisions, see Neb. RS 17-108.02