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Bill would let small Nebraska villages shrink boards and give cities flexibility on retail aid and adjustment boards
Summary
LB289 would let villages vote to reduce their board size to three, allow municipalities greater discretion in using LB840 economic development funds for retail projects, and give some cities the option to have their city council serve as the board of adjustment, advocates told the Urban Affairs Committee.
Senator Terrell McKinney, who introduced LB289 on behalf of the League of Nebraska Municipalities, told the Urban Affairs Committee the bill bundles three municipal-government changes aimed at easing governance in small communities and giving localities more discretion over economic development dollars. "This bill allows villages to have... three village board members with the vote of the people," McKinney said, adding that the measure also would give municipalities more flexibility over the use of LB840 funds and permit city councils of first- and second-class cities to constitute boards of…
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