22-403. Consolidation; petition; percentage required; duty of board of county commissioners or supervisors; failure to exercise duty, effect.
(1) If the county board has not taken the initiative to enter into a consolidation agreement under section 22-402, the registered voters of the county may require the board to proceed by filing with the county clerk a petition, signed by registered voters of the county equal in number to ten percent of the total vote cast for Governor at the last general election, directing the board to develop a consolidation agreement pursuant to section 22-402 with the county or counties named in the petition.
(2) The county board shall attempt to develop an agreement under section 22-402 with the county or counties named in the petition within six months after the filing date of the petition. Failure by the county board to make a good faith effort to develop an agreement pursuant to the petition constitutes willful neglect of duty for which the members of the board may be removed from office pursuant to sections 23-2001 to 23-2009. If after good faith attempts to develop an agreement the county board is unable to perfect an agreement within six months after the filing date of the petition, the petition is no longer valid.
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Structure Nebraska Revised Statutes
22-194 - Boundary streams; change in channel; old channel governs.
22-195 - County map; how made; where deposited.
22-196 - Counties; boundary changes; how effected.
22-197 - Counties; boundary changes; election; notice.
22-198 - Counties; boundary changes; ballot; form; effect.
22-201 - New county; formation; petition; election.
22-202 - New county; formation; officers; election.
22-203 - County seat; location; designation on ballot.
22-204 - County seat; location; special election.
22-205 - Elections; laws governing.
22-206 - Township or precinct officers; continuance in office.
22-207 - County seat; location; void election; resubmission.
22-208 - County seat; location upon public land; site; acquisition.
22-209 - County seat; site; surveying; platting.
22-210 - County seat; site; lots; sale.
22-211 - County seat; site; lots; certificate of purchase.
22-212 - County seat; lots; sale; fund; how used.
22-213 - Oath of office; counties, when deemed organized; judicial district, how determined.
22-214 - Judicial proceedings; transfer; judgments and liens, effect.
22-215 - County assets and liabilities, how divided.
22-216 - New county; records; how made up.
22-217 - New county; records; duty of clerk; evidentiary effect.
22-218 - Territory; transfer to another county; petition.
22-219 - Territory; transfer to another county; election; notice.
22-220 - Territory; transfer to another county; election; ballot; conditions.
22-221 - Territory; transfer to another county; debts; adjustment.
22-303 - Offices and records; transfer; violations; penalty.
22-401 - Counties; consolidation, when authorized.
22-402 - Consolidation agreement; contents; advisory committee.
22-402.01 - Consolidation agreement; hearing; notice.
22-402.02 - Consolidation agreement; adoption; vote required.
22-402.03 - Consolidation of counties or county or township offices; vote required.
22-402.04 - Joint performance of common function or service; vote required; when effective.
22-404 - Consolidation agreement; publication; availability.
22-405.01 - Final approval of consolidation agreement; county boards; duties.
22-405.02 - Consolidated county officers; county boards; adjust election district boundaries.
22-406 - Consolidated counties; officers; election; terms; appointment.
22-411 - Approval of consolidation; salary determinations.
22-412 - Candidates for consolidated office; election; procedure.
22-413 - Consolidated office; officer; bond; conditions; filing.
22-414 - Officer of consolidated counties; duties.
22-415 - Officer of consolidated county; legal advisor.
22-416 - Consolidated office; withdrawal of county; procedure; effect.
22-418 - Consolidation of counties, offices, or services; county board; duty.