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§ 30.34 VACANCY DUE TO UNEXCUSED ABSENCES.
   (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
§ 30.45 GRANT OF POWER.
   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
§ 30.46 INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES.
   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.
§ 30.47 PROCEDURE FOR RESOLUTIONS AND MOTIONS.
   Unless the City Council provides otherwise, resolutions and motions shall be introduced in one of the methods prescribed in § 30.46 of this subchapter for the introduction of ordinances. The issue raised by the resolution or motion shall be disposed of in accordance with the usage of parliamentary law adopted for the guidance of the City Council. A majority vote shall be required to pass any resolution or motion. The vote on any resolution or motion shall be by roll call vote.
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