Nebraska § 70-619 Board of directors; qualifications; eligibility to serve

Nebraska Statutes

§ 70-619 — Board of directors; qualifications; eligibility to serve

Nebraska § 70-619

Ch. 70Power Districts and Corporations

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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 70-619 (2026).

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(1)The corporate powers of the district shall be vested in and exercised by the board of directors of the district. No person shall be qualified to hold office as a member of the board of directors unless (a) he or she is a registered voter (i) of such chartered territory, (ii) of the subdivision from which a director is to be elected if such chartered territory is subdivided for election purposes as provided in subsection (1), (2), or (3) of section 70-612 , or (iii) of one of the combined subdivisions from which directors are to be elected at large as provided in section 70-612 or (b) he or she is a retail customer duly certified in accordance with subsection (3) of section 70-604.03 .

(2)No person who is a full-time or part-time employee of the district shall be eligible to serve

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(1) The corporate powers of the district shall be vested in and exercised by the board of directors of the district. No person shall be qualified to hold office as a member of the board of directors unless (a) he or she is a registered voter (i) of such chartered territory, (ii) of the subdivision from which a director is to be elected if such chartered territory is subdivided for election purposes as provided in subsection (1), (2), or (3) of section 70-612 , or (iii) of one of the combined subdivisions from which directors are to be elected at large as provided in section 70-612 or (b) he or she is a retail customer duly certified in accordance with subsection (3) of section 70-604.03 .
(2) No person who is a full-time or part-time employee of the district shall be eligible to serve as a member of the board of directors of that district. A member of a governing body of any one of the municipalities within the areas of the district may not serve on the original board of directors under sections 70-603 to 70-609 .

Legislative History

Source: Laws 1933, c. 86, § 5, p. 345; C.S.Supp.,1941, § 70-705; Laws 1943, c. 146, § 2(1), p. 518; R.S.1943, § 70-619; Laws 1944, Spec. Sess., c. 5, § 1(1), p. 106; Laws 1957, c. 127, § 2, p. 440; Laws 1963, c. 396, § 1, p. 1258; Laws 1967, c. 418, § 6, p. 1288; Laws 1973, LB 364, § 4; Laws 1982, LB 198, § 4; Laws 1983, LB 15, § 1; Laws 1985, LB 2, § 5; Laws 1986, LB 949, § 13; Laws 1991, LB 3, § 1; Laws 1994, LB 76, § 585; Laws 2013, LB646, § 4; Laws 2015, LB177, § 1; Laws 2023, LB565, § 42. Cross References: Eligibility, additional requirements, see section 70-610. Annotations: District was not estopped to attack constitutionality of a distinct, separate legislative act. May v. City of Kearney, 145 Neb. 475, 17 N.W.2d 448 (1945).