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(A) The City Council shall elect one of its own body who shall be styled the President of the City Council and who shall preside at all meetings of the City Council in the absence of the Mayor.
(B) In the absence of the President, the City Council shall elect one of its own body to occupy his or her place temporarily, who shall be styled Acting President of the City Council.
(C) The President, and Acting President, when occupying the place of the Mayor, shall have the same privileges as other members of the City Council; and all acts of the President or Acting President, while so acting, shall be as binding upon the City Council and upon the city as if done by the Mayor.
(Neb. RS 17-148)
At the organizational meeting of the City Council, the Mayor shall appoint members of such standing committees as the City Council may create by ordinance or resolution. The membership of such standing committees may be changed at any time by the Mayor. The Mayor shall be an ex officio member of each standing committee. The members of the standing committees shall serve a term of office of one year, unless reappointed.
(A) The office of member of the City Council shall be vacant upon the happening of any of the events specified in Neb. RS 32-560 except as provided in Neb. RS 32-561.
(B) Any vacancy on the City Council shall be filled as provided in division (C) below.
(Neb. RS 32-568)
(C) (1) (a) Except as otherwise provided in divisions (C)(2) or (C)(3) below or § 30.17, vacancies in city elective offices shall be filled by the Mayor and City Council for the balance of the unexpired term. Notice of a vacancy, except a vacancy resulting from the death of the incumbent, shall be in writing and presented to the City Council at a regular or special meeting and shall appear as a part of the minutes of such meeting. The City Council shall at once give public notice of the vacancy by causing to be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the city or by posting in three public places in the city the office vacated and the length of the unexpired term.
(b) The Mayor shall call a special meeting of the City Council or place the issue of filling such vacancy on the agenda at the next regular meeting at which time the Mayor shall submit the name of a qualified registered voter to fill the vacancy for the balance of the unexpired term. The regular or special meeting shall occur upon the death of the incumbent or within four weeks after the meeting at which such notice of vacancy has been presented. The City Council shall vote upon the nominee, and if a majority votes in favor of the nominee, the vacancy shall be declared filled. If the nominee fails to receive a majority of the votes, the nomination shall be rejected and the Mayor shall, at the next regular or special meeting, submit the name of another qualified registered voter to fill the vacancy. If the subsequent nominee fails to receive a majority of the votes, the Mayor shall continue at that meeting to submit the names of qualified registered voters in nomination and the City Council shall continue to vote upon the nominations at such meeting until the vacancy is filled. The Mayor shall cast his or her vote for or against the nominee in case of a tie vote of the City Council. All City Council members present shall cast a ballot for or against the nominee. Any member of the City Council who has been appointed to fill a vacancy on the City Council shall have the same rights, including voting, as if that person were elected.
(2) The Mayor and City Council may, in lieu of filling a vacancy in a city elected office as provided in division (C)(1) above, call a special city election to fill such vacancy.
(3) If vacancies exist in the offices of one-half or more of the members of the City Council, the Secretary of State shall conduct a special city election to fill such vacancies.
(Neb. RS 32-569)
Statutory reference:
Additional and similar provisions, see Neb. RS 32-560 through 32-572
Ineligibility of person subjected to recall, see Neb. RS 32-1308
(A) In addition to the events listed in Neb. RS 32-560 and any other reasons for a vacancy provided by law, after notice and a hearing, a vacancy on the City Council shall exist if a member is absent from more than five consecutive regular meetings of the City Council unless the absences are excused by a majority vote of the remaining members.
(Neb. RS 19-3101)
(B) The City Council shall take a vote on whether to excuse a member’s absence from a meeting upon either:
(1) A written request from the member submitted to the City Clerk; or
(2) A motion of any other City Council member.
(C) If City a Council member has been absent from six consecutive regular meetings and none of the absences have been excused by a majority vote of the remaining members, the City Clerk shall include this as an item on the agenda for the next regular meeting. At that meeting, the City Council shall set a date for a hearing and direct the City Clerk to give the member notice of the hearing by personal service or first class mail to the member’s last known address.
(D) At the hearing, the City Council member shall have the right to present information on why one or more of the absences should be excused. If the City Council does not excuse one or more of the member’s absences by a majority vote at the conclusion of the hearing, there shall be a vacancy on the City Council.
ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS, AND MOTIONS
In addition to its special powers specifically granted by law, the city shall have the power to make all ordinances, bylaws, rules, regulations, and resolutions, not inconsistent with the laws of the state, as may be expedient for maintaining the peace, good government, and welfare of the city and its trade, commerce, and manufactories, and to enforce all ordinances by inflicting fines or penalties for the breach thereof, not exceeding $500 for any one offense, recoverable with costs.
(Neb. RS 17-505)
Statutory reference:
Adoption of standard codes, see Neb. RS 18-132 and 19-922
Prosecution in county court, see Neb. RS 25-2703
Unless the City Council provides otherwise, ordinances shall be introduced by members of the City Council in one of the following ways:
(A) With the recognition of the Mayor, a member may, in the presence and hearing of a majority of the members elected to the City Council, read aloud the substance of the proposed ordinance and file a copy with the City Clerk for future consideration; or
(B) With the recognition of the Mayor, a member may present the proposed ordinance to the City Clerk, who, in the presence and hearing of a majority of the members elected to the City Council, shall read aloud the substance of the ordinance and file it for future consideration.
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