Nebraska Revised Statutes

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-209.02 (2026)

Officers and employees; combine or merge office, employment, or duties

✓ current as of July 2026

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(1)(a) The village board of trustees may, by ordinance, combine or merge any elective or appointive village office or village employment or any combination of duties of any such offices or employments, except that the office of village trustee shall not be combined or merged with any other village office or village employment except as provided in subsection (2) of this section.

(b) The village offices or village employments combined or merged shall always be construed to be separate and the effect of the combination or merger shall be limited to a consolidation of official duties only.

(2)(a) The office of village trustee shall not be combined or merged with any other village office or village employment, except that a member of the village board of trustees may receive compensation to perform seasonal or emergency work upon approval by the village board of trustees.

(b) No member of the village board of trustees shall receive compensation from the village in excess of the maximum amount provided by law.

(3) For purposes of this section, volunteer firefighters and volunteer rescue squad personnel shall not be considered village officers.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2021–2021 · leading case: Moore v. Nebraska Acct. & Disclosure Comm., 310 Neb. 302 (Neb. 2021).

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Moore v. Nebraska Acct. & Disclosure Comm., 310 Neb. 302 (Neb. 2021). · cites it 5× “The court held that Moore was serving as a Village Board trustee at all relevant times, and under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-209.02 (Reissue 2012), trustees are not allowed to simultaneously perform the duties of a village employee, unless they are performing “seasonal or emergency…”

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