Section
Board of Trustees
30.01 Organization; terms; qualifications
30.02 General powers
30.03 Chairperson; powers and duties; absence
30.04 Standing committees
30.05 Vacancy
Ordinances, Resolutions and Motions
30.20 Grant of power
30.21 Resolutions and motions
30.22 Introduction of ordinances
30.23 Ordinances; style, title
30.24 Reading and passage of ordinances, resolutions, orders, bylaws
30.25 Publication or posting
30.26 Certificate of publication or posting
30.27 Effective date; emergency ordinances
30.28 Amendments and revisions
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
The Village Board of Trustees shall consist of five members. Any person who is a citizen of the United States, a resident of the municipality at the time of his or her election and a registered voter may be eligible to be elected to the Board of Trustees. Every Trustee so elected and so qualified shall hold his or her office for the term of four years; provided, a Trustee’s term shall expire and the office will become vacant upon a change of residence from the municipality. The Trustees shall, before entering upon the duties of their office, take an oath to support the United States Constitution and the State Constitution and faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of their office. The Board of Trustees shall qualify and meet on the December Board meeting, organize and appoint the municipal officers required by law.
(Ord. 270, passed 5-6-2024)
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see Neb. RS 17-202 through 17-204
(A) The Village Board of Trustees shall have the power to pass ordinances:
(1) To prevent and remove nuisances within the village or within its one-mile zoning jurisdiction;
(2) To restrain and prohibit gambling;
(3) To provide for licensing and regulating theatrical and other amusements within the village;
(4) To prevent the introduction and spread of contagious diseases;
(5) To establish and regulate markets;
(6) To erect and repair bridges;
(7) To erect, repair and regulate wharves;
(8) To regulate the landing of watercraft;
(9) To provide for the inspection of building materials to be used or offered for sale in the village;
(10) To govern the planting and protection of shade trees in the streets and the building of structures projecting upon or over and adjoining, and all excavations through and under, the sidewalks of the village;
(11) To maintain the peace, good government and welfare of the village and its trade and commerce; and
(12) To enforce all ordinances by inflicting penalties upon inhabitants or other persons for violation of such ordinances not exceeding $500 for any one offense, recoverable with costs.
(Neb. RS 17-207)
(B) The village has the power and authority by ordinance to define, regulate, suppress and prevent nuisances, and to declare what constitutes a nuisance, and to abate and remove the same. The village may exercise this power and authority within its corporate limits and extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction.
(C) The village may enter into an interlocal agreement pursuant to the Interlocal Cooperation Act with a county in which the extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction of the city or village is located to provide for joint and cooperative action to abate, remove or prevent nuisances within such extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction. The governing body of such city or village and the county board of such county shall first approve such interlocal agreement by ordinance or resolution.
(Neb. RS 18-1720)
Statutory reference:
Interlocal Cooperation Act, see Neb. RS 13-801
The Village Board Chairperson shall be selected at the December Board meeting in each year by the Village Board from its own membership. The Village Board Chairperson shall preside at all meetings of the Village Board. In the absence of the Village Board Chairperson, the Village Board shall elect one of its own body to occupy the place temporarily, who shall hold the title of Chairperson pro tempore of the Village Board. The Chairperson and Chairperson pro tempore shall have the same powers and privileges as other members of the Board. The Chairperson shall cause the ordinances of the Board to be printed and published for the information of the inhabitants. The Village Chairperson shall also perform all duties of his or her office in accordance with the laws of the state and the ordinances of the village. The qualifications for the Village Board Chairperson shall be the same general qualifications that apply to the Village Board members.
(Ord. 270, passed 5-6-2024)
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see Neb. RS 17-202 through 17-210
(A) At the organizational meeting of the Board of Trustees each year, the Chairperson shall appoint members of those standing committees as the Board may create by ordinance or resolution. The membership of the standing committees may be changed at any time by the Chairperson. The Chairperson shall be an ex officio member of each standing committee. The members of the standing committees shall serve terms of office of one year, unless reappointed.
(B) The standing committees shall be appointed or reappointed each year until changed by the Board of Trustees.
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