Nebraska § 19-612 City council members; number; nomination and election; terms

Nebraska Statutes

§ 19-612 — City council members; number; nomination and election; terms

Nebraska § 19-612

Ch. 19Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes

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Bluebook

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-612 (2026).

Text

City council members in a city under the city manager plan of government shall be nominated and elected as provided in section  32-538 . The number of city council members shall be determined by the class and population of the city. In cities having one thousand or more but not more than forty thousand inhabitants as determined by the most recent federal decennial census or the most recent revised certified count by the United States Bureau of the Census, there shall be five members, and in cities having more than forty thousand but less than two hundred thousand inhabitants as determined by the most recent federal decennial census or the most recent revised certified count by the United States Bureau of the Census, there shall be seven members, except that in cities having between ten tho

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City council members in a city under the city manager plan of government shall be nominated and elected as provided in section 32-538 . The number of city council members shall be determined by the class and population of the city. In cities having one thousand or more but not more than forty thousand inhabitants as determined by the most recent federal decennial census or the most recent revised certified count by the United States Bureau of the Census, there shall be five members, and in cities having more than forty thousand but less than two hundred thousand inhabitants as determined by the most recent federal decennial census or the most recent revised certified count by the United States Bureau of the Census, there shall be seven members, except that in cities having between ten thousand and forty thousand inhabitants as determined by the most recent federal decennial census or the most recent revised certified count by the United States Bureau of the Census, the city council may by ordinance provide for seven members. The terms of office of all such members shall commence on the first regular meeting of such city council in December following their election.

Legislative History

Source: Laws 1917, c. 208, § 13, p. 500; C.S.1922, § 4550; C.S.1929, § 19-613; R.S.1943, § 19-612; Laws 1963, c. 90, § 1, p. 311; Laws 1967, c. 90, § 1, p. 279; Laws 1969, c. 257, § 21, p. 943; Laws 1972, LB 661, § 6; Laws 1975, LB 323, § 3; Laws 1977, LB 201, § 6; Laws 1979, LB 80, § 54; Laws 1994, LB 76, § 518; Laws 2019, LB193, § 43; Laws 2020, LB1003, § 180.