§ 31.26 POWER TO COMPEL WITNESSES AND TESTIMONY.

   The Council or any committee of the members thereof shall have power to compel the attendance of witnesses for the investigation of matters that may come before them. The presiding officer of the Council, or chairperson of the committee for the time being, may administer the requisite oaths. The Council or committee shall have the same authority to compel the giving of testimony as is conferred on courts of justice.

(Prior Code, § 1-613)

Statutory reference:

   Similar state law provisions, see Neb. RS 16-406

ELECTIONS

§ 31.40 GENERAL PROVISIONS.

   The city shall hold its city elections in accordance with the provisions of Neb. RS Chapter 32.

(Prior Code, § 1-801) (Ord. 2005-2722, passed 2-7-2005)

Statutory reference:

   Similar state law provisions, see Neb. 19-612(2), 32-505

§ 31.41 REPRESENTATION AT LARGE; TERM.

   The City Council shall be made up of five Council members. Council members shall be elected from the city at large unless the City Council by ordinance provides for the election of all or some of its Council members by wards. Council members shall serve for a term of four years and until their successors are elected and have qualified, except that the first election under an ordinance changing the manner of election shall be for all Council members irrespective of their manner of election.

(Prior Code, § 1-806)

§ 31.42 INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM.

   The city accepts and makes a part of this code Neb. RS Chapter 18, Article 25 relating to initiative and referendum.

(Prior Code, § 1-1101) (Ord. 2005-2721, passed 2-7-2005)

Statutory reference:

   Similar state law provisions, see Neb. RS 18-2501 through 18-2511

CITY PROPERTY

§ 31.55 RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAINTENANCE AND CONTROL.

   The governing body shall have the care, supervision, and control of all public highways, bridges, streets, alleys, public squares, and commons within the city, and shall cause the same to be kept open and in repair, and free from nuisances.

(Prior Code, § 8-101)

Statutory reference:

   Authority, see Neb. RS 16-609