The governing body shall have the responsibility of making all ordinances, by-laws, rules, regulations, and resolutions, not inconsistent with the laws of the state, as may be necessary and proper for maintaining the peace, good government, and welfare of the city and its trade, commerce, and security.
(Prior Code, § 1-701)
Statutory reference:
Similar state law provisions, see Neb. RS 16-403, 16-404, 19-611
All ordinances shall be passed pursuant to rules and regulations as the Council may provide. All ordinances may be proven by the certificate of the City Clerk under the seal of the city. The passage, approval, and publication or posting of any ordinance shall be sufficiently proven by a certificate under the seal of the city from the Clerk showing that the ordinance was passed and approved, and when and in what paper the same was published. The city code shall be received as evidence of the passage and legal publication of its contents in all courts without further proof.
(Prior Code, § 1-702)
Statutory reference:
Similar state law provisions, see Neb. RS 16-403
All ordinances, resolutions, or orders for the appropriation or payment of money shall require for their passage or adoption the concurrence of a majority of all members elected to the Council.
(Prior Code, § 1-703)
Statutory reference:
Similar state law provisions, see Neb. RS 16-404
Ordinances, resolutions, or orders for the appropriation of money shall require for their passage the concurrence of the majority of the members elected to the governing body. Ordinances of a general or permanent nature shall be read by the title on three different days. This requirement may be suspended by three-fourths vote of the Council, in which case the ordinance may be read by title or number and then moved for final passage. Three-fourths of the Council may require any ordinance to be read in full before final passage under either process.
(Prior Code, § 1-704)
Statutory reference:
Similar state law provisions, see Neb. RS 16-404
Within 15 days after they are passed, all ordinances of a general nature shall be published one time in:
(A) Some newspaper published in the city, or if no paper is published in the city, then by posting a written or printed copy thereof in each of three public places in the city; or
(B) In book or pamphlet form.
(Prior Code, § 1-705) (Ord. 1816, passed 1-5-1987)
Statutory reference:
Similar state law provisions, see Neb. RS 16-613
(A) The style of all City ordinances shall be: "Be it ordained by the Governing Body of the City of McCook, Nebraska."
(Prior Code, § 1-706)
(B) No ordinance shall contain a subject not clearly expressed in its title.
(Prior Code, § 1-707)
Statutory reference:
Similar state law provisions, see Neb. RS 16-404, 16-405
In the case of riot, infectious or contagious diseases, or other impending danger or any other emergency requiring its immediate operation, an ordinance shall take effect upon the proclamation of the Mayor, and the posting thereof in at least three of the most public places in the city. The emergency notice shall recite the emergency and be passed by a three-fourths vote of the governing body, and entered upon the City Clerk's minutes.
(Neb. RS 16-405) (Prior Code, § 1-708)
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