Nebraska § 14-102.02 - Fire department and police department; rules and regulations; adoption; duty of city council.
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§ 14-102.02. Fire department and police department; rules and regulations; adoption; duty of city council.
All powers and duties connected with and incident to the appointment, removal, government, and discipline of the officers and members of the fire department and police department of any city of the metropolitan class in the State of Nebraska, under such rules and regulations as may be adopted by the city council, shall be vested in and exercised by the city council. Rules and regulations for the guidance of the officers and members of such departments, and for the appointment, promotion, removal, trial, or discipline of such officers and members, shall be such as the city council shall consider proper and necessary.
Under this and other sections in this article, firemen are officers and come under workmen's compensation law, even though receiving pension from city. Shandy v. City of Omaha, 127 Neb. 406, 255 N.W. 477 (1934).
Source: official Nebraska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 14-102.02 ("Fire department and police department; rules and regulations; adoption; duty of city council.") is part of the Revised Statutes of Nebraska, the codified statutory law of Nebraska. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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