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(A) (1) The Board of Trustees shall appoint a Board of Health consisting of three members: The Chairperson of the Board of Trustees, who shall be chairperson, and two other members. One member shall be a physician or health care provider, if one can be found who is willing to serve. Such physician or health care provider, if appointed, shall be the Board of Health’s medical advisor. If the Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief of Police, the Chief of Police may be appointed to the Board of Health and serve as secretary and quarantine officer.
(2) A majority of the Board of Health shall constitute a quorum and shall enact rules and regulations, which shall have the force and effect of law, to safeguard the health of the people of such village and prevent nuisances and unsanitary conditions. The Board of Health shall enforce such rules and regulations and provide fines and punishments for violations.
(3) The appointees shall hold office for one year unless removed by the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees with the advice and consent of the Trustees.
(Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-208)
(B) The Board of Health shall reorganize at its meeting each year after the Board of Trustees’ meeting when appointments are regularly made and, if necessary, select a member to serve as secretary. No member of the Board of Health shall hold more than one Board of Health position. The secretary shall keep full and correct minutes and records of all meetings and file the same with the Village Clerk-Treasurer where they shall be available for public inspection during office hours.
(C) The Board shall meet at such times as the Board of Trustees may designate. Special meetings may be held upon the call of the Chairperson or any two members of the Board of Health.
(D) The members of the Board of Health shall serve without compensation. The Board of Health shall be funded by the Board of Trustees from time to time out of the General Fund.
(E) The Board of Health may regulate, suppress and prevent the occurrence of nuisances and enforce all laws of the state and ordinances of the village relating to nuisances and to matters of sanitation which affect the health and safety of the people. The Board shall regularly inspect such premises and businesses as the Board of Trustees may direct.
(F) All members of the Board of Health shall be responsible for making such reports and performing such other duties as the Board of Trustees may, from time to time, designate.
(A) There is hereby created and established a Village Tree Board for the village, which shall consist of at least three members, who shall be residents of the village, and a village employee for the Village Board of Trustees, of which one shall be named Village Forester with Village Tree Board voting privileges. All Village Tree Board members shall be appointed by the Chairperson with the consent of the Board of Trustees.
(B) The term of the Village Tree Board appointees shall be three years, except that the terms of two of the members appointed to the first board shall be for only two years, and the term of one member of the first board shall be for one year. In the event that a vacancy shall occur during the term of any member, the replacement shall be appointed by the Chairperson with the consent of the Board of Trustees for the unexpired portion of the term.
(C) Members of the Village Tree Board shall serve without salary but can, with prior approval of the Board of Trustees, be reimbursed for expenses.
(D) (1) It shall be the responsibility of the Village Tree Board to study, investigate, counsel and develop and/or update annually, and administer a written plan for the care, including planting, culture, preservation, pruning, replanting, removal or disposition of trees and shrubs in parks, streets, alleys and other lands owned or managed by the village. Such plan will be presented annually to the Village Board of Trustees and, upon its acceptance and approval, shall constitute the official comprehensive village tree plan.
(2) The Village Tree Board, when requested by the Board of Trustees, shall consider, investigate, make findings, report and recommend back to the Board of Trustees any matter of question coming within the scope of its work as defined in this section.
(E) The Village Tree Board shall choose its own officers, make its own regulations and rules and keep a journal of its proceedings. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Quarterly meetings shall be conducted at a minimum and shall be public meetings with prior notice publicized.
(F) The Board of Trustees shall have the right to review the conduct, acts and decisions of the Village Tree Board. Any person may appeal any ruling or order of the Village Tree Board to the Board of Trustees which may sustain, reverse or modify the acts and decisions of the Village Tree Board.
(Prior Code, § 2-204)
(A) General provisions.
(1) The Memorial Hall Committee shall be composed of six couples and one individual. The one individual represents the village and shall be a Village Board member, appointed by the Chairperson of the Board. This individual maintains one vote. The Village Board representative shall be appointed annually at the December reorganizational meeting. The six couples shall be split equally between rural and village, with each couple maintaining one vote.
(2) Membership on the Committee by the couples shall be perpetual. When a couple resigns for any reason, the balance of the Committee shall nominate other couples eligible to assume the position, preferably at least two couples or more, and then vote to decide on the replacement couple. This shall be done at the regular meeting after the resignation. In the event of resignation from the Village Board by the Village Board representative, the Chairperson shall appoint a new representative at the next Village Board meeting.
(Prior Code, § 2-205)
(B) Management. The municipality owns and manages the Memorial Hall through the Memorial Hall Committee as provided in an agreement entered into between the governing body and the Memorial Hall Committee. A copy of the agreement shall be on file for public inspection at the office of the Municipal Clerk-Treasurer during office hours.
(Prior Code, § 3-501)
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-953
(A) There is hereby established, pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-2101.01, a Community Development Agency for the village.
(B) The Chairperson of the Board and Village Board of Trustees of the village are hereby designated to be the Community Development Agency for the village.
(C) The Chairperson of the Board of the Village shall be the Chairperson of the Community Development Agency; the Vice Chairperson of the Village Board of Trustees shall be the Vice Chairperson; and the Village Clerk-Treasurer shall be the secretary of the Community Development Agency.
(D) The Community Development Agency shall have the power and authority to exercise those powers and authority granted to a community redevelopment authority under the Community Development Law, being Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 18-2101 et seq. The Community Development Agency shall also have the power and authority to do all community development activities and to do all things necessary to cooperate with the federal government in all matters relating to community development program activities as a grantee, or as an agent or otherwise, under the provisions of the Federal Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, being Pub. L. No. 93-383, § 808, 88 Sat. 633, 728, as amended through the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1981, being 42 U.S.C. §§ 5301 et seq. The Community Development Agency may levy taxes for the exercise of such jurisdiction and authority and may issue general obligation bonds, general obligation notes, revenue bonds and revenue notes including those general obligation and revenue refunding bonds and notes for the purposes set forth in the Community Development Law and under the powers granted to any community redevelopment authority described therein.
(Ord. 2015-1, passed 5-5-2015)
(A) Any person, or any person’s agent or servant, who violates any of the provisions of this chapter, unless otherwise specifically provided herein, shall be deemed guilty of an offense and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $500. A new violation shall be deemed to have been committed every 24 hours of failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter.
(B) (1) Whenever a nuisance exists as defined in this chapter, the municipality may proceed by a suit in equity to enjoin, abate and remove the same in the manner provided by law.
(2) Whenever, in any action, it is established that a nuisance exists, the court may, together with the fine or penalty imposed, enter an order of abatement as a part of the judgment in the case.
(Prior Code, § 2-301) (Ord. 1-1001, passed 6-6-2000)
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 17-207, 17-505, 18-1720 and 18-1722