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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-611 (2026)

Officer; extra compensation prohibited

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No officer shall receive any pay or perquisites from a city of the second class or village other than his or her salary. Neither the city council nor village board of trustees shall pay or appropriate any money or other valuable thing to any person not an officer for the performance of any act, service, or duty, the doing or performance of which shall come within the proper scope of the duties of any officer of such municipality.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1952–2021 · 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× “3 Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-611 (Reissue 2012). - 305 - Nebraska Supreme Court Advance Sheets 310 Nebraska Reports MOORE v.”
Freeman v. City of Neligh, 53 N.W.2d 67 (Neb. 1952). · cites it 3× “aforesaid paving districts, which ordinance was null and void by reason of sections 17-611 and 18-301, R. S. 1943, in that upon other occasions but not in the proceedings here involved the four members of the council had allegedly been severally interested directly or indirectly…”
Heese v. Wenke, 73 N.W.2d 223 (Neb. 1955). · cites it 6× “The judgment in favor of the plaintiff for the benefit of the village and against the appellants was rendered on the theory that the payments made were violative of and void under section 17-611, R. R. S. 1943. Numerous assignments of error are set out in the brief as grounds…”
Davy v. Sch. Dist. of Columbus, 222 N.W.2d 562 (Neb. 1974). “Wenke, supra, a taxpayer sought recovery from a village officer of the amount paid for material furnished in violation of the statute, § 17-611, R. R. S. 1943. The officer defended on the ground, among others, that the contract price was the reasonable value of the property and…”
Kansas-nebraska Nat. Gas Co., Inc. v. Wiles, 212 N.W.2d 633 (Neb. 1973). · cites it 4× “Kansas-Nebraska in its petition alleges that Wiles, as an employee and serviceman of Kansas-Nebraska, had interests which were adverse to and in conflict with his duties as a councilman and that his service as a member of the city council placed Kansas-Nebraska's franchise in…”
Kansas-Nebraska Nat. Gas Co. v. Wlles, 212 N.W.2d 633 (Neb. 1973). · cites it 4× “Kansas-Nebraska in its petition alleges that *797 Wiles, as an employee and serviceman of Kansas-Nebraska, had interests which were adverse to and in conflict with his duties as a councilman and that his service as a member of the city council placed Kansas-Nebraska’s franchise…”
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