§ 23-3504 — Board of trustees; powers and duties

Nebraska § 23-3504

• Jurisdiction: Nebraska
• Ch. 23: County Government and Officers

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The board of
trustees:
(1) May purchase or lease a site for a facility established under
section 23-3501 and provide and equip any building deemed necessary to fulfill
the facility's mission;
(2) May accept property by gift, devise, bequest, or otherwise and
may carry out any conditions connected to the receipt of any gift, devise,
or bequest;
(3) May sell, lease, exchange, encumber, or otherwise dispose of
a facility or any other property under the control of the board of trustees
upon a concurring vote of a majority of the board of trustees. If such sale,
lease, exchange, encumbrance, or disposal is of all or substantially all of
the facility or property, the sale, lease, exchange, encumbrance, or disposal
shall also be approved by the county board;
(4) May borrow money on an unsecured basis
or secured by the facility and revenue of the facility for the purposes of
initially financing or refinancing the construction, improvement, maintenance,
or replacement of the facility or equipping the facility and acquiring other
property or for any other purpose deemed appropriate by the board of trustees.
Any issuance of revenue bonds for which the revenue of the facility has been
pledged shall be subject to approval by the county board;
(5) Shall have
exclusive control of the expenditures of all money collected to the credit
of the fund for any such facility;
(6) Shall have exclusive control over any
and all improvements or additions to the facility and equipment, including
the authority to contract for improvements, additions, equipment, and other
property. If any such improvement or addition to the facility costs more than
fifty percent of the current replacement cost of the facility, the improvement
or addition shall also be approved by the county board;
(7) Shall have
exclusive control, supervision, care, and custody of the grounds, rooms, buildings,
and other property purchased, constructed, leased, or set apart for the purposes
set forth under section 23-3501 ;
(8) Shall have the authority to pay all
bills and claims due and owing by the facility and the salaries of all employees
of such facility;
(9) Shall have the authority to expend hospital operating funds
for recruitment and reimbursement of the reasonable expenses of any person
interviewed or retained for employment or for medical staff appointment at
the facility;
(10) May authorize the delivery of any additional health care service,
ambulance service, assisted-living or independent living service, or other
ancillary service deemed by the board to be necessary for the betterment of
the health status of the residents of the county;
(11) May control, own,
and operate clinics and health care facilities both within and outside the
county; and
(12) Is granted all other powers and duties necessary for the management,
control, and governance of a facility, including, but not limited to, any
applicable powers and duties granted to any board under Nebraska law relating
to nonprofit corporations, except as otherwise provided in this section or
section 23-3505 .

Legislative History

Source: Laws 1945, c. 44, § 4, p. 209; Laws 1949, c. 38, § 1, p. 130; Laws 1951, c. 50, § 1, p. 168; Laws 1963, c. 114, § 4, p. 449; Laws 1965, c. 102, § 1, p. 424; Laws 1967, c. 121, § 4, p. 388; Laws 1981, LB 171, § 2; Laws 1981, LB 260, § 2; Laws 1991, LB 798, § 1; R.S.Supp.,1991, § 23-343.03; Laws 1995, LB 366, § 2; Laws 1996, LB 681, § 193; Laws 2012, LB995, § 4. Annotations: Pursuant to subdivision (2) of this section, a board of trustees appointed by a county board "[m]ay accept property by gift, devise, bequest, or otherwise and may carry out any conditions connected to the receipt of any gift, devise, or bequest." In re Estate of Akerson, 309 Neb. 470, 960 N.W.2d 719 (2021). Cost of improvements or additions is limited to fifty percent of original cost. Armstrong v. Board of Supervisors of Kearney County, 153 Neb. 858, 46 N.W.2d 602 (1951).